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G enesis 50
Archers attacked him savagely;
they shot at him and harassed him.
But his bow remained taut,
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.
May my fatherly blessings on you
surpass the blessings of my ancestors,*
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
devouring his enemies in the morning
and dividing his plunder in the evening.”
28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as
he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.
Jacob’s Death and Burial
29 Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury
me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the
Hittite. 30 This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan,
that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site.
31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife,
Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah. 32 It is the plot of land and the
cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.”
33 When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into
the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.
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Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed
him. 2 Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm
his father’s body; so Jacob* was embalmed. 3 The embalming process took
the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days.
4 When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh’s
advisers and said, “Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf. 5 Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me, ‘Listen,
I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in
the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father.
After his burial, I will return without delay.”
6 Pharaoh agreed to Joseph’s request. “Go and bury your father, as he made
you promise,” he said. 7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. He was accompanied by all of Pharaoh’s officials, all the senior members of Pharaoh’s
household, and all the senior officers of Egypt. 8 Joseph also took his entire
49:26 Or of the ancient mountains.
50:2 Hebrew Israel. See note on 35:21.
GENESIS 50:20
As a child of God,
your life is filled with the things
that he works together for good.
As his child, tough times
will build your character . . .
good times will keep you grateful . . .
testing times
will strengthen your faith . . .
prosperous times
will enrich your giving.
Through all the times of life
that come your way,
you will grow into the faithful child
God desires and enables you to be.
Father, thank you for your guidance
through all seasons and situations.
I give you permission to work
everything together in my life,
according to your plans, so that
I can be most effective for your
Kingdom work.
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