Deuteronomy 33:7

BLESSING OF JUDAH (Deuteronomy 33:7)

"And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said,

Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah,

And bring him in unto his people.

With his hands he contended for himself;

And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries."

As might have been expected, these blessings follow, generally, the same pattern as that of the blessings which Jacob pronounced upon the Twelve shortly before his death, but there were some significant differences. Here, in the case of Judah, the blessing is actually a prayer that God will fulfill the blessing that Jacob conferred upon Judah. Notice that there are absolutely no historical allusions whatever here.