Genesis 48:15 KJV
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Matthew Henry
- Jacob blesses Joseph's sonsThe two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly...
Parallel Passages
- Hebrews 11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Genesis 5:22–24 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: …
- Genesis 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
- Genesis 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
- Genesis 27:4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
- Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
- Genesis 28:20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
- Genesis 28:22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
- Genesis 48:16 The Angel which 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.
- Genesis 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
- Genesis 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
- Deuteronomy 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
- 1 Kings 3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
- Psalms 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalms 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
- Psalms 103:4–5 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; …
- Ecclesiastes 2:24–25 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. …
- Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
- Ecclesiastes 6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- Isaiah 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
- Isaiah 33:16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
- Jeremiah 8:2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
- Matthew 6:25–34 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? …
- Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
- Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
- 1 Timothy 6:6–10 But godliness with contentment is great gain. …
- Hebrews 11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
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Topics
- Benedictions Upon Joseph’s sons
- Birthright That of Manasseh
- Ephraim Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning
- Firstborn Set aside: that of Manasseh
- Food From God
- God Preserver
- Intercession Exemplified
- Jacob His benediction upon Joseph and his two sons
- Jesus, the Christ Acknowledged by Old Testament saints
- Manasseh Adopted by Jacob on his deathbed
- Parents Jacob
- Thankfulness Exemplified
- Veneration For parents
- Will Of Jacob
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1745–1635 BC · Joseph
Bible Dictionary
- JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
- AbrahamFather of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the...
- IsaacLaughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, Amos 7:16).
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he blessed וַיְבָרֶךְ waybārek בָרַךְ Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- Joseph אֶת ʾet Object marker יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
- and said וַיֹּאמַר wayyōʾmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
- before לְפָנָיו lĕpānāyw פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- whom my fathers אֲבֹתַי ʾăbōtay אָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- Abraham אַבְרָהָם ʾabrāhām אַבְרָהָם Proper name
- and Isaac וְיִצְחָק wĕyiṣḥāq יִצְחָק Proper name · with and
- did walk אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הִתְהַלְּכוּ hithallĕkû הָלַךְ Verb · hithpael perfect, third person common plural
- the God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
- which fed הָרֹעֶה hārōʿê רָעָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
- me all my life long אֹתִי ʾōtî Object marker · with suffix: first person common singular מֵעוֹדִי mēʿôdî עוֹד Adverb · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
- unto this day עַד ʿad Preposition הַיּוֹם hayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
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