July 22 – Genesis 49:1-16
July 22 – Genesis 49:1-16
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Heavenly Father, I wonder today why sometimes
we still treat different children differently because they are the oldest or a
son. I also struggle to understand why
we can’t treat everyone as family because we are all related as children of
Adam. I know for many people the saying “blood
is thicker than water” is a real truth for them, but truly, in my mind, the
only blood that matters is the blood of YOUR Son, Jesus, who shed His blood for
us. For me. So, I could become Your child. So, I could inherit Your kingdom. Help me see others as Your children as well
and realize that You love them just as much as You love me, no matter how they
act, or how loving or kind they might be, or might not be, You love them just
as much as You love me. Help me with
this Father, because it isn’t something that is easy for me.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
Blessings of the sons was a very important
thing in the culture of Israel. Why do
you think he blessed Joseph’s sons in this way?
Are there families in normal society that treat
the oldest differently still today? Why
or why not?
Genesis 49:1-16
After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So
he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And
it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned
his strength and sat up in bed. 3 And Jacob said to
Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of
Canaan and blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I
will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of
peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an
everlasting possession.’ 5 And now your two
sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in
Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon
are. 6 And the children that you fathered after
them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in
their inheritance. 7 As for me, when I came from
Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when
there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, and I buried her
there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
8 When Israel saw
Joseph's sons, he said, “Who are these?” 9 Joseph
said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he
said, “Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.” 10 Now the
eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought
them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 And
Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face; and behold, God
has let me see your offspring also.” 12 Then Joseph
removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the
earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his
right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward
Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. 14 And
Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was
the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands
(for Manasseh was the firstborn). 15 And he blessed
Joseph and said,
“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac
walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to
this day,
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
bless the boys;
and in them let my name be carried on, and the
name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude in the
midst of the earth.”
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