Genesis 49:22-26 NKJV,NLT

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:25

Blessings, &c. 1. Of rain; 2. of springs; 3. of milk, ( uberum ); and 4. ( vulv'e6 ) of children and cattle. read more

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:26

The blessings of thy father, &c. That is, thy father's blessings are made more prevalent and effectual in thy regard, by the additional strength they receive from his inheriting the blessings of his progenitors Abraham and Isaac. --- The desire of the everlasting hills, &c. These blessings all looked forward towards Christ, called the desire of the everlasting hills, as being longed for, as it were, by the whole creation. Mystically, the patriarchs and prophets are called the ... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:22-27

22-27 The blessing of Joseph is very full. What Jacob says of him, is history as well as prophecy. Jacob reminds him of the difficulties and fiery darts of temptations he had formerly struggled through. His faith did not fail, but through his trials he bore all his burdens with firmness, and did not do anything unbecoming. All our strength for resisting temptations, and bearing afflictions, comes from God; his grace is sufficient. Joseph became the shepherd of Israel, to take care of his father... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Genesis 49:13-33

Gen_49:13-33 . Thus far, in the blessing of the tribes, we have seen predicted the sorrowful history of Israel up to Christ, and Christ Himself presented as the Object of praise and the Wielder of power, though a hint be given of His suffering at His first advent. With Zebulon, in verse Gen_49:13 we pass to a prediction which sets forth that which has characterized the people after they rejected their Messiah. That tribe did occupy the north-western part of the land toward Zidon, which brought... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 49:19-28

The Prophecy upon Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin v. 19. Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last. The picture is that of a person crowded by malicious hordes, who nevertheless manages not only to hold his own, but even to turn upon the masses and drive them away. The tribe of Gad, living on the eastern side of the Jordan, was harassed more or less by the desert hordes, but managed to hold its own very successfully, 1 Chronicles 5:18; 1 Chronicles 12:8-Ezra... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 49:1-33

TENTH SECTIONJacob’s blessing of his sons. Judah and his brethren. Jacob’s last arrangements. His burial in Canaan. His death. Genesis 49:1-331And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 2Gather yourselves together, and 3hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 49:23

Genesis ‘THE HANDS OF THE MIGHTY GOD OF JACOB’ Gen_49:23 - Gen_49:24 . These picturesque words are part of what purports to be one of the oldest pieces of poetry in the Bible-the dying Jacob’s prophetic blessing on his sons. Of these sons there are two over whom his heart seems especially to pour itself-Judah the ancestor of the royal tribe, and Joseph. The future fortunes of their descendants are painted in most glowing colours. And of these two, the blessing on the ‘son who was dead and is... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 49:24

Genesis ‘ THE HANDS OF THE MIGHTY GOD OF JACOB’ THE SHEPHERD, THE STONE OF ISRAEL Gen_49:24 . A slight alteration in the rendering will probably bring out the meaning of these words more correctly. The last two clauses should perhaps not be read as a separate sentence. Striking out the supplement ‘is,’ and letting the previous sentence run on to the end of the verse, we get a series of names of God, in apposition with each other, as the sources of the strength promised to the arms of the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 49:13-27

Joseph Specially Blessed Genesis 49:13-27 The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1-28 . Notice the exclamation of the dying man in Genesis 49:18 . Such a spirit of waiting cannot be disappointed. See Isaiah 26:8-9 . Joseph’s blessing is pre-eminently beautiful: Fruitful! This is mentioned twice, reminding us of John 15:8 . But fruitfulness is only possible where there is the wall for separation,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 49:1-33

Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the allusions are difficult to follow, and the connection is not easy to see. In others both are unmistakable. Speaking of Reuben, Jacob declared that pre-eminence of privilege does lot necessarily issue in pre-eminence of position. Of Simeon and Levi he declared that cruelty of character ever issues in division and scattering. In Judah he saw the... read more