by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:16 (NKJV) “…Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac…” Although your children are part of a historical genealogy, they are first and foremost your children and your primary responsibility. They will listen to you. They...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:15 (NKJV) “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day.” God is faithful. Israel was testifying before his son and grandsons, that the same God who had been true to His fathers, was also faithful...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:14 (NKJV) “Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.” Israel “guided his hands knowingly,” which means...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:12 (NKJV) “So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.” Before Joseph would hand over his two boys to his father for the blessing, he bowed his face to the ground in reverence. Joseph was not worshipping...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 3, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:9 (NKJV) “Joseph said to his father, ‘They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.’ And he said, ‘Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.’” What a privilege to be able to bless not just the next generation but the third generation...
