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Post by alon on Sept 16, 2022 9:45:17 GMT -8
This Week’s Readings:
Parashah- Genesis 47:28-49:26
Haftara- Isaiah 43:1-44:8
D’rash:
Genesis 47:29-31 And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.
Ya’aqov knew that Egypt was not his home. Cana’an was, and as a patriarch he could not be buried anywhere but in ha’eretz, the land he and his fathers had been promised. His burial in haa’eretz Yisroel was a testimony to his faith, a witness to his trust that his Elohim would fulfill all His promises.
Genesis 48 is about blessings. We are blessed of God not so we can be comfortable and fat; but so that we may bless others. We are blessed so that we may implement and continue God’s plan.
Genesis 48:3-6 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty [El Shaddai] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 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.’ 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. And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
This adoption secures Ephriam and Manasseh in the twelve tribe confederation which would become Israel. Moreover they would each sire a tribe, becoming elders and patriarchs themselves. In another, more prophetic sense this makes his favored wife Rachael their mother; replacing the Egyptian priests' daughter Asenath. Gentiles would always be welcome to join Yisroel, becoming a new person as we perfect our walk with Avinu, Our Father:
Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
The way vs. 5 ends seems to say Ephriam and Manasseh will become the higher ranking tribes, replacing Reuben and Simion, who both had earned their fathers censure: "Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are."
Genesis 48:2, 8-9 And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. … When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, “Who are these?” 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.”
vs 8 seems confusing since Ya’aqov has just obviously recognized them. However when we see vss 3-7 as an interpretation inserted here (in classic Priestly language) it becomes more clear.
Genesis 48:13-16 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. 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). 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,
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 [let them be like fish for multitude] in the midst of the earth.”
Both tribes become preeminent, though through Ephriam will come Joshua, the prophet Samuel, and Jeroboam I (founder of the northern kingdom). In fact, Ephriam would later be another name for the Northern Kingdom.
Genesis 48:17-20 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude [fullness] of nations.” So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’”
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Before the first Sabbath meal Jewish fathers traditionally bestow a blessing on their sons. Ya’aqov’s words in vs. 20 are used in that blessing, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh,’ followed by the A’aronic blessing (Num 6:24-26).The father presses down so they can feel the weight of the words, just as Ya’aqov would have leaned on the two boys as he was old, weak and dieing, and would have needed the support. Judaism is a practical faith, using all our faculties as we experience בָּרָא bârâ, our Creator (Eccl 12:1; Rom 1:25, 1 Pet 4:19); Boreh Ketzot HaAretz, Creator of the Ends of the Earth (Is 40:28). We were made to serve Adon Khol HaEretz, The Lord God of All the Earth (Josh 3:13) in the physical realm. Therefore our halacha, our walk with The Almighty should be experienced physically. We sing blessings and prayers, we immerse fully in the mikvhah, and we are a physical representation of The Father Of Glory (Eph 1:17).
Genesis 48:22 Moreover, I have given to you [one portion more than] to your brothers one mountain slope [Or one portion of the land; Hebrew shekem, which sounds like the town and district called Shechem] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”
Shekhem (which means portion or praise) puns the name Shechem, a Manassite clan in Josh 17:2. But it appears as an Ephraimite city in Josh 20:7. Verse 22 sounds like he is giving the extra portion of the eldest, or senior son to Ephriam.
Genesis 49:1 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come.
Space won’t allow a look at all the prophetic blessings in this chapter. However they apply as much to the tribes these men will produce as to the men themselves. There is notwithstanding one very important prophetic blessing, that of Yehudah. It is undeniably a Messianic prophecy regarding Yeshua:
Genesis 49:8-12 “Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; (Deu 33:7, Ps 18:40) y
our father's sons shall bow down before you. (1 Chron 5:2)
Judah is a lion's cub; (Rev 5:5)
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness;
who dares rouse him? (Num 23:24,24:9)
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, (Rev 5:5, Ps 60:7)
nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
[By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew
until שִׁילֹה Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh- an epithet of the Messiah:] (Ps 2.6-9, 72.8-11, Is 11:10,)
Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, (Mat 21:2, Luke 19:35)
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes. (Isaiah 63:1-4, Rev 19:13)
His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk. (Dan 10:5-6, Rev 1:14-15)
Like all biblical blessings, this one is prophetic on many levels. But most important is the blessing given Yehudah, because it concerns the promise given Avraham, Yitz’chaq, and Ya’aqov; the reason for the establishment of the nation of Yisroel and for the Avrahamic Covenant: it concerns the coming Moshiach, Yeshua.
Mekorot: All scripture from the ESV unless otherwise specified; JPS Study TNK; David Stern; W Wiersbe; FB Meyer: my father and others
Next Week’s Readings:
Parashah- Gen 49:27-50:26
Haftara- Zech 14:1-11
* Apostolic references will be given in the darashot
Parashah- Genesis 47:28-49:26
Haftara- Isaiah 43:1-44:8
D’rash:
Genesis 47:29-31 And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.
Ya’aqov knew that Egypt was not his home. Cana’an was, and as a patriarch he could not be buried anywhere but in ha’eretz, the land he and his fathers had been promised. His burial in haa’eretz Yisroel was a testimony to his faith, a witness to his trust that his Elohim would fulfill all His promises.
Genesis 48 is about blessings. We are blessed of God not so we can be comfortable and fat; but so that we may bless others. We are blessed so that we may implement and continue God’s plan.
Genesis 48:3-6 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty [El Shaddai] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 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.’ 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. And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
This adoption secures Ephriam and Manasseh in the twelve tribe confederation which would become Israel. Moreover they would each sire a tribe, becoming elders and patriarchs themselves. In another, more prophetic sense this makes his favored wife Rachael their mother; replacing the Egyptian priests' daughter Asenath. Gentiles would always be welcome to join Yisroel, becoming a new person as we perfect our walk with Avinu, Our Father:
Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
The way vs. 5 ends seems to say Ephriam and Manasseh will become the higher ranking tribes, replacing Reuben and Simion, who both had earned their fathers censure: "Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are."
Genesis 48:2, 8-9 And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. … When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, “Who are these?” 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.”
vs 8 seems confusing since Ya’aqov has just obviously recognized them. However when we see vss 3-7 as an interpretation inserted here (in classic Priestly language) it becomes more clear.
Genesis 48:13-16 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. 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). 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,
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 [let them be like fish for multitude] in the midst of the earth.”
Both tribes become preeminent, though through Ephriam will come Joshua, the prophet Samuel, and Jeroboam I (founder of the northern kingdom). In fact, Ephriam would later be another name for the Northern Kingdom.
Genesis 48:17-20 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude [fullness] of nations.” So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’”
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Before the first Sabbath meal Jewish fathers traditionally bestow a blessing on their sons. Ya’aqov’s words in vs. 20 are used in that blessing, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh,’ followed by the A’aronic blessing (Num 6:24-26).The father presses down so they can feel the weight of the words, just as Ya’aqov would have leaned on the two boys as he was old, weak and dieing, and would have needed the support. Judaism is a practical faith, using all our faculties as we experience בָּרָא bârâ, our Creator (Eccl 12:1; Rom 1:25, 1 Pet 4:19); Boreh Ketzot HaAretz, Creator of the Ends of the Earth (Is 40:28). We were made to serve Adon Khol HaEretz, The Lord God of All the Earth (Josh 3:13) in the physical realm. Therefore our halacha, our walk with The Almighty should be experienced physically. We sing blessings and prayers, we immerse fully in the mikvhah, and we are a physical representation of The Father Of Glory (Eph 1:17).
Genesis 48:22 Moreover, I have given to you [one portion more than] to your brothers one mountain slope [Or one portion of the land; Hebrew shekem, which sounds like the town and district called Shechem] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”
Shekhem (which means portion or praise) puns the name Shechem, a Manassite clan in Josh 17:2. But it appears as an Ephraimite city in Josh 20:7. Verse 22 sounds like he is giving the extra portion of the eldest, or senior son to Ephriam.
Genesis 49:1 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come.
Space won’t allow a look at all the prophetic blessings in this chapter. However they apply as much to the tribes these men will produce as to the men themselves. There is notwithstanding one very important prophetic blessing, that of Yehudah. It is undeniably a Messianic prophecy regarding Yeshua:
Genesis 49:8-12 “Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; (Deu 33:7, Ps 18:40) y
our father's sons shall bow down before you. (1 Chron 5:2)
Judah is a lion's cub; (Rev 5:5)
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness;
who dares rouse him? (Num 23:24,24:9)
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, (Rev 5:5, Ps 60:7)
nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
[By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew
until שִׁילֹה Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh- an epithet of the Messiah:] (Ps 2.6-9, 72.8-11, Is 11:10,)
Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, (Mat 21:2, Luke 19:35)
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes. (Isaiah 63:1-4, Rev 19:13)
His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk. (Dan 10:5-6, Rev 1:14-15)
Like all biblical blessings, this one is prophetic on many levels. But most important is the blessing given Yehudah, because it concerns the promise given Avraham, Yitz’chaq, and Ya’aqov; the reason for the establishment of the nation of Yisroel and for the Avrahamic Covenant: it concerns the coming Moshiach, Yeshua.
Mekorot: All scripture from the ESV unless otherwise specified; JPS Study TNK; David Stern; W Wiersbe; FB Meyer: my father and others
Next Week’s Readings:
Parashah- Gen 49:27-50:26
Haftara- Zech 14:1-11
* Apostolic references will be given in the darashot
