“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey, in the evening still dividing the spoil.” -Genesis 49:27 We’ve now finally arrived at the last and youngest son Benjamin. As with some of the other sons, Benjamin’s blessing is very short, just one verse actually. When doing my research on the history of […]

“The blessings of your father are more powerful than the blessings of my parents, extending to the farthest of the everlasting hills; they will be on the head of Yosef, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.” Genesis 49:26 So in my last post I talked about how the main theme of the […]

“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.” […]

““Naphtali is a doe set free     that bears beautiful fawns” -Genesis 49:21 Okay, out of Jacob’s four sons born from his handmaidens, we’ve now come to the last one, but definitely not the least. “Naphtali” means “wrestling” in Hebrew. Recall that after Naphtali was born, Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, […]

“Asher’s food will be rich;   he will provide delicacies fit for a king.” -Genesis 49:20 Next we come to Asher who is the 3rd son of Jacob’s concubines. As it was with the Tribe of Gad, Asher’s blessing is very short and to the point. In Hebrew “Asher” means “happy“. So the blessing Jacob gave to […]