Archives for April 2021

We’ve been talking about the Cross-handed blessing and how Manasseh was literally disenfranchised from his firstborn blessing. I dunno about you guys but sometimes I couldn’t help feeling sorry for Manasseh because of what happened to him when Jacob gave his brother Ephraim the authority and status of the firstborn. But here’s the thing. The […]

So let’s quickly talk about what it means when the Scripture says… …”Ephraim carries the rod of authority for the tribe of Joseph”. Recall during the cross-handed blessing that Jacob performed on Manasseh and Ephraim, poor Manessah, who was Joseph’s oldest son, was displaced and lost the honor of being the firstborn son according to […]

We’re in the midst of discussing the cross-handed blessing Jacob bestowed upon Joseph’s two sons Ephraim and Manasseh. Recall the blessing began with Jacob taking Joseph’s two children away from him and making them his own. Now some folks think, what a cruel thing to do?! However, it was actually meant as a blessing for […]

I last finished off by establishing that it was Judah who received the “Ruling Authority” and Ephraim who received the “Double Portion Blessing” of the Firstborn Blessing. However, understand that Joseph was the real inheritor of Jacob’s tribal wealth simply because Joseph was Ephraim’s father. Let’s rewind the tape all the way back to the closing […]

Let’s talk a little bit about the firstborn blessing as defined in the Scriptures. The firstborn blessing was comprised of two parts:  One part was the “Double-portion Blessing” and the other part was the “Ruling Authority” within the family. The “Double-portion Blessing” consisted of the wealth (in other words, material blessings). And the “Ruling Authority” was […]