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 Genesis  48
  Vs: 22 En: 639:204  He: 326:124
  
  
Ge 48:1
Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.
Ge 48:1
JOSEPH

And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father1 is sick: and he took with him his two sons2, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Ge 48:2
Jacob strengthens himself to bless them.
Ge 48:2
JACOB

And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened3 himself, and sat upon the bed.

Ge 48:3
He repeats God's promise.
Ge 48:3
Canaan
Luz 1

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God4 Almighty appeared5 unto me at Luz6 in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Ge 48:4

And said unto me, Behold, I7 will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give8 this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting9 possession.

Ge 48:5
He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons.
Ge 48:5
EPHRAIM
HOME
MANASSEH
Egypt

And now thy two sons10, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine;11 as Reuben12 and Simeon, they shall be mine.

Ge 48:6

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called13 after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

Ge 48:7
He tells Joseph of his mother's grave.
Ge 48:7
BETH-LEHEM
Canaan
Bethlehem 1
Ephrath
Paddan

And as for me, when I came from Padan14, Rachel15 died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath16; the same is Bethlehem.

Ge 48:8
He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.
Ge 48:8

And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

Ge 48:9
HOME

And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons17, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them18.

Ge 48:10
LONG LIFE

Now the eyes19 of Israel were dim20 for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed21 them, and embraced them.

Ge 48:11

And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not22 thought to see thy face: and, lo, God23 hath shewed me also thy seed.

Ge 48:12

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself24 with his face to the earth.

Ge 48:13

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left25 hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right26 hand, and brought them near unto him.

Ge 48:14
EPHRAIM
HANDS, LAYING ON OF
MANASSEH

And Israel stretched out his right hand27, and laid28 it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding29 his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn30.

Ge 48:15

And he blessed31 Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk32, the God which fed me33 all my life long unto this day,

Ge 48:16
BLESSINGS-AFFLICTIONS

The Angel34 which redeemed35 me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name36 be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into37 a multitude38 in the midst of the earth.

Ge 48:17
He prefers the younger before the elder.
Ge 48:17

And when Joseph saw that his father laid his39 right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him:40 and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

Ge 48:18

And Joseph said unto his father, Not so,41 my father: for this42 is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

Ge 48:19
SUPREMACY, GRANTED TO CERTAIN MEN

And his father refused, and said, I know it,43 my son, I know it: he also shall become44 a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude45 of nations.

Ge 48:20

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless46, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set47 Ephraim before Manasseh.

Ge 48:21
He prophesies their return to Canaan.
Ge 48:21

And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold,48 I die: but God49 shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land50 of your fathers.

Ge 48:22
AMORITES
HOME

Moreover I have given51 to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite52 with my sword and with my bow.

   
   
 Genesis  48
  Vs: 22 En: 639:204  He: 326:124
  
  

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