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BLESSINGS FOR BENJAMIN AND JOSEPH
LORD’S DAY, DECEMBER 26
Deuteronomy 33:12-17
Genesis 45:1-8
“And God sent me before you to
preserve you a posterity in the earth…”
BLESSINGS FOR BENJAMIN AND JOSEPH
Benjamin was the last-born son of Jacob. No longer that lad beloved of his father, he was now a whole tribe. He had his say among his brethren. Moses referred to him as the beloved of the Lord who would dwell safely by Him. The Lord would cover him all the day long and shall dwell between His shoulders (Deut 33:12). This was an assurance of the Lord’s protection and prosperity in their dwelling in the land of Canaan.
Joseph was a beloved son of Jacob. Jacob adopted Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh; and they were given recognition as bona fide sons of Jacob. In the division of the land in Canaan, they were given land in three locations. Ephraim was given a worthy portion in Canaan, while Manasseh was given land in both east and west of River Jordan. As Moses spoke to them, they carried the bones of Joseph, as Joseph had given a commandment regarding his bones that they should be buried in Canaan (Exod 13:19).
The role of Joseph in the settlement of Israel in Egypt is well known. Moses had a lengthy blessing for him: “And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh” (Deut 33:13-17). Joseph was destined to have good days as Moses showed here.
THOUGHT: God chose Joseph to manifest His glory through him.
PRAYER: Father, may Thy blessings fall on me.