Génesis 48:8-22 RVA

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:16

Verse 16 16.The Angel which redeemed me. He so joins the Angel to God as to make him his equal. Truly he offers him divine worship, and asks the same things from him as from God. If this be understood indifferently of any angel what ever, the sentence is absurd. Nay, rather, as Jacob himself sustains the name and character of God, in blessing his son, (191) he is superior, in this respect, to the angels. Wherefore it is necessary that Christ should be here meant, who does not bear in vain the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:17

Verse 17 17.And when Joseph saw. Because by crossing his arms, Jacob had so placed his hands as to put his left hand upon the head of the first-born, Joseph wished to correct this proceeding, as if it had been a mistake. He thought that the error arose from dimness of vision; but his father followed the Spirit of God as his secret guide, in order that he might transfer the title of honor, which nature had conferred upon the elder to the younger. For, as he did not rashly assume to himself the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:19

Verse 19 19.He also shall become a people. Jacob does not dispute which of the youths shall be the more worthy; but only pronounces what God had decreed with himself, concerning each, and, what would take place after a long succession of time. He seeks, therefore, no causes elsewhere; but contents himself with this one statement, that Ephraim will be more greatly multiplied than Manasseh. And truly our dignity is hidden in the counsel of God alone, until, by his vocation, he makes it manifest... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:21

Verse 21 21.And Israel said unto Joseph. Jacob repeats what he had said. And truly all his sons, and especially Joseph and his sons, required something more than one simple confirmation, in order that they might not fix their abode in Egypt, but might dwell, in their minds, in the land of Canaan. He mentions his own death, for the purpose of teaching them that the eternal truth of God by no means depended on the life of men: as if he had said, my life, seeing it is short and fading, passes... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:22

Verse 22 22.I have given to thee one portion. In order to increase the confidence of his son Joseph, Jacob here assigns him a portion beyondhis proper lot. Some expound the passage otherwise; as if he called him a double heir in his two sons, thus honoring him with one portion more than the rest. But there is no doubt that he means a certain territory. And John, (John 4:5,) removes all controversy; for, speaking of the field adjoining Sychar, which before was called Shechem, says, it was that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:1-22

Jacob's dying utterances. I. AN OLD MAN 'S SICK - BED . "It came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick." In this the venerable patriarch— 1. Suffered an experience that is common to all . For nearly three half-centuries had this weather-beaten pilgrim been able to maintain himself erect amid the numberless vicissitudes of life. Strong, healthy, vigorous, and active too, he appears to have been until now, notwithstanding the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:1-22

We are admitted into the inner chamber of the patriarch's departing life, and we see there the presence of Jehovah with him. He is— 1. The subject of inspiration . 2. The mediator of the Divine promises . He is under the control of purposes which have been swaying him all his life. 3. A witness to Divine faithfulness . The grandfather blessing the grandchildren. The blessing passes on to the third and fourth generation. Yet the human blessing is only the type of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:8

And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these ? The failing sight of the patriarch ( Genesis 48:10 ) probably was the reason why he did not sooner recognize his grandchildren, and the fact that he did not at first discern their presence shows that his adoption of them into the number of the theocratic family was prompted not by the accidental impulse of a natural affection excited through beholding the youths, but by the inward promptings of the Spirit of God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:9

And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons (of whom you have just spoken), whom God hath given me in this place. It speaks highly in Joseph's favor that, after listening to Jacob's promise regarding Ephraim and Manasseh, he did not seek to draw his aged father's attention to the young men before him, but quietly waited for Jacob to take the initiative in any further communications of a personal nature that he might wish to address to them. And he ( i.e. Jacob) said Bring them, I ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:10

Now (literally, and) the eyes of Israel were dim (literally, heavy ) for age , so that he could not see. This explains why he did not earlier recognize his grandchildren, and why he asked them to be set close by his bed. And he (their father) brought them near unto him; and he (their old grandfather) kissed them, and embraced them (cf. Isaac's blessing of Jacob, Genesis 27:26 , Genesis 27:27 ). read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 48:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:10

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