Read Genesis 49:1-2

Jacob called for his sons

Gather yourselves together

Tell them what shall happen to them in the future


Read Genesis 49:3-4 (Reuben)

The Expected Standing


Best that Jacob has to offer

Pre-Eminent


The Uno Reverse Card


Unstable as Water

Do not have Pre-eminence


The Reason You slept with my wife - see I Chronicles 5:1


Read Genesis 49:5-7 (Simeon & Levi)

Simeon and Levi ‘Blessed’ together

Out the Gate


weapons of violence are their swords

Nothing to do with them

Killed in Anger (Gen 34:25)

Hamstrung Oxen (shows their anger)


Cursed be their


anger - fierce

wrath - cruel


The Future


Division in Jacob

Scatter them in Israel



Read Genesis 49:8-12 (Judah)

Longest in verses with Joseph’s Blessing

Out the Gate Good things


Your brothers shall praise you

Forearm on the neck of your enemies

Respect from his brothers


His rise to position


Growth from cub  

A Lion formidable, the mightiest beast (Prov. 30:30)

A Lion a sign of royalty as well (Rev. 5:5)

Taking prey as defeated enemies

Who dares disturb him as he is ready to attack


Ruler


Scepter shall not depart from him (Judah) - David (2 Sam. 7:8-16, Ps. 89:3-4)

Will possess the rulers staff, commanders mace

Until Tribute comes - David, Messiah, Both?

Peoples/Nations will listen and obey him


Wealth as indicated by wine and grapes


Read Genesis 49:13 (Zebulon)

Not in order Leah’s sixth son, 10th overall

Callout out of where they would live, not a blessing or a curse

Not associated with their character


Read Genesis 49:14-15

Bony but strong, able bodied, able to bear

Who is resting by their baggage or amongst the sheep (pens, burdens)

The resting place is good and pleasant

So to remain there they became servants to those who were not expelled from the land


Read Genesis 49:16-18 (Dan)

A stand-offish tribe, or distant tribe, a tribe that may not look like it belongs, but we know that it does.

Dan will stand for the people in that tribe, just like any other tribe of Israel (Joshua 19:47, Judges 1:34-35)

The snake and viper references speaks to the tribes stature in battle or contending for their land

By the Road or along the way speak to the tribes cunning and caginess. (Judges 18:7,10,27)

Jacob offers a prayer - calls out salvation and will wait on the LORD.


Read Genesis 49:19-21

Gad


Living transjordan they will be a group that has to constantly battle

They fight back with mobility and agility, they are able to switch and turn the tides.


Asher


All about the Food


Naphtali


This one is hard (hard to interpret)

Bottom line is there is prosperity with Naphtali.



Read Genesis 49:22-26 (Jospeh)

The Longest in verses with Judah’s

Passage hard to translate


A bough as a branch 

A wild donkey


Joseph will prosper, be fruitful, branches or foal being prosperous, daughters running over fences, 

Attacked, hit, harassed,


Past, personal


We see Joseph’s Response


Bow Unmoved - like a calm sea

Hands made Agile - supple, quick moving


Joseph's response Sourced (Tells us about the LORD)


By the Hand of the Mighty One (Strength and Power)

This Mighty One Shepherds

This Mighty One is a Stone


Joseph’s blessing Sourced by


By the God of Your Father - God who helps

By the Almighty - The God who Blesses


Description of the Blessings


Of Heaven Above (Agricultural)

Of the Deep that crouches beneath (Agricultural)

Of the Breast and the Womb (Family)


The Extent of the Blessings


As Jacob was blessed so shall you

On the head of Joseph

The one who was set apart from His Brothers



Read Genesis 49:27 (Benjamin)

Benjamin’s animal is a wolf


Described as ravenous 

Catching Prey

Dealing with the Spoils


Probably referring to the tribes fierceness in battle


Read Genesis 49:28-33

Called the ‘twelve tribes of Israel’

They were blessed by their father


The father (Jacob) said it to them

Blessed each one with a blessing suitable to him


Last Command


I am to be gathered to my people

Gives the address

Notes the rights to that lot - Abraham brought it from Ephron as a burying place

Who else is there


Jacob breathes his last  

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