“Now you’re two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine.  Ephraim and Manasseh will be as much mine as Reuben and Simon are.“–Genesis 48:5 Okay, today we’re going to focus on the technical aspects of the cross-handed blessing that Jacob bestowed on […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 48. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Before Jacob passes away, as head of the clan, he has some very important duties to take care of. The time had now arrived for him to transfer the first-born rights over to the next […]

“When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, ‘If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury […]

“There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine. Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.“-Genesis 47:13-14  Perceived economic superiority […]

Pharaoh asked Jacob, “How old are you?” and Jacob replied, “The time of my stay on earth has been 130 years; they have been few and difficult, fewer than the years my ancestors lived.”-Genesis 47:7-9 After Jacob is presented to Pharaoh, we’re told the first question he was asked by Pharaoh is “how old are you?”  I find Pharaoh’s […]