Ge 49:22-26. JOSEPH--
22. a fruitful bough, &c.--denotes the extraordinary increase of that tribe (compare Nu 1:33-35; Jos 17:17; De 33:17). The patriarch describes him as attacked by envy, revenge, temptation, ingratitude; yet still, by the grace of God, he triumphed over all opposition, so that he became the sustainer of Israel; and then he proceeds to shower blessings of every kind upon the head of this favorite son. The history of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh shows how fully these blessings were realized.
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Outline
1 Jacob calls his sons before him
3 Jacob foretells what will befall them in the last days
10 The Messiah King will descend from Judah
20 Jacob's charge concerning his burial
33 Jacob's death
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Prophesying
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Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies
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Each of the Twelve Sons
Shiloh
the shepherd
the stone of Israel
the Almighty
blessings of the breasts
twelve tribes of Israel
gathered unto my people
cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite
Jacob yielded up the Ghost
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Jacob, Joseph, Ephriam, Manasseh, Twelve Sons
Ephron the Hittite
Children of Heth
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The Land of Canaan
the field of Machpelah
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