Genesis 48:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:15-16

And he blessed Joseph ( i.e. in his sons), and said, God ,—literally, the Elohim . The use of Elohim in a passage ( Genesis 48:15-19 ) which is undoubtedly Jehovistic in its import, and is by advanced critics (Davidson, Colenso) assigned to that writer, has been explained (Hengstenberg) as an indication that " the great spiritual Sun, Jehovah, was at that time," viz; at the entrance of the captivity, "concealed behind a cloud from the chosen race;" but, without resorting to any... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 48:15-16

HOMILIES BY J.F. MONTGOMERY The threefold blessing. Though the doctrine of the Trinity is not revealed in the Old Testament with the same clearness as in the New Testament, the light of the gospel reveals many indications of it. In Numbers 6:24 , Numbers 6:27 , the "name" of God is put upon the children of Israel in a triple formula. A name suggests what we know of the person named. The "name" of God is what he has revealed concerning himself (cf. Exodus 34:5-7 ; Psalms 20:1 ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 48:1-22

- Joseph Visits His Sick FatherThe right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intended by Jacob to be his first and only wife. He has also been the means of saving all his father’s house, even after he had been sold into slavery by his brethren. He has therefore, undeniable claims to this part of the first-born’s rights.Genesis 48:1-7After these things. - After the arrangements... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 48:15

Genesis 48:15. The God who fed me, &c. As long as we have lived in this world we have had continual experience of God’s goodness to us in providing for the support of our natural life. Our bodies have called for daily food, and we have never wanted food convenient. He that has fed us all our life long will not fail us at last. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 48:1-22

Words for Joseph and his sons (47:27-48:22)By insisting that Joseph bury him at Machpelah, Jacob showed his faith in God’s promises. He knew that Canaan would become the land of his people (27-31; cf. 23:17-20; 35:12; 46:4).Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, were by now about twenty years old (see 41:50; 45:6; 47:28), and Joseph wanted his father to bless them before he died. This blessing was more than an expression of good wishes; it was an announcement believed to carry with it the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 48:14

guiding his hands wittingly (i.e. knowingly), Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. Hebrew "making his hands to understand". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 48:15

walk = walk habitually (Hebrew. Hithpael) . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 48:12-14

"And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 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 to him. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.""From between his knees ..." The... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 48:15-16

"And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day, the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."At this point Jacob began blessing, but in these two verses he had not yet come to the part of it that made any distinction between the sons of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 48:14

Genesis 48:14. Israel stretched out his right hand— Laying hands on the head was always used among the Jews in giving blessings, in appointing men to any office, and in the consecration of solemn sacrifices. This is the first time we meet with the mention of it; but we often read of it afterwards; see Numbers 18:23.Deuteronomy 34:9; Deuteronomy 34:9. Matthew 13:15. Act 6:6. 1 Timothy 4:14. Jacob laid his right hand upon the head of the younger, which, we are told, he did wittingly, or although... read more

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