13Concerning Joseph he said:
“May his land be blessed by the LORD
with the precious dew from heaven above
and the deep waters that lie beneath,
14with the bountiful harvest from the sun
and the abundant yield of the seasons,
15with the best of the ancient mountains
and the bounty of the everlasting hills,
16with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it,
and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush.
May these rest on the head of Joseph
and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
17His majesty is like a firstborn bull,
and his horns are like those of a wild ox.
With them he will gore the nations,
even to the ends of the earth.
Such are the myriads of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
“The two tribes of Joseph - Ephraim and Manasseh - were indeed blessed numerically in Israel. The descendants of this one son among twelve sons of Jacob were far more numerous than all the other tribes.” (Guzik)
Genesis 49: 22Joseph is a fruitful vine—
a fruitful vine by a spring,
whose branches scale the wall.
There is a pattern in these verses, nothing negative is mentioned! If we study all of Joseph’s trials and all that he had suffered, he kept his faith and everyone noticed the Lord was with him. Let that be our lesson today! When we suffer through a trial we need to keep the faith so others notice Jesus is with us. This is hard but how else can we draw others to King Jesus? They need to see Him in us and say to themselves, I want that!
Is Jesus your Rock?
Blessings
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