Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9Judah is a young lion—
my son, you return from the prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
10The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the staff from between his feet,
until Shilohcomes
and the allegiance of the nations is his.
11He ties his donkey to the vine,
his colt to the choicest branch.
He washes his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
12His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth are whiter than milk.
“The dying patriarch was speaking of his own son Judah; but while speaking of Judah he had a special eye to our Lord, who sprang from the tribe of Judah. Everything therefore which he says of Judah, the type, he means with regard to our greater Judah, the antitype, our Lord Jesus Christ” (Spurgeon).
Judah, the son didn’t show exemplary character because of the way he wanted to sell Joseph for profit, Genesis 37:26.
Or the way he treated Tamar, Genesis 38:18, 38:26.
But he showed good character when he offered himself in place of Benjamin, Genesis 44:18.
What will be said about your character?
Blessings, David
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