Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 48: 17-19
MEDITATION
Genesis 48:17-19
17 Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. Joseph’s displeasure
a. He noted that Jacob had crossed his hands.
b. His right hand was on Ephraim’s head.
c. His left hand was on Manasseh’s head.
d. This seemed wrong to him; perhaps his father had made a mistake.
e. He wanted to shift his father’s hands so that his right hand would be on Manasseh and his left hand would be on Ephraim.
2. Jacob’s insistence
a. He knew what Joseph was thinking.
i. The firstborn should receive the greater blessing.
ii. The second born would still be blessed, but differently.
iii. He knew that Joseph was thinking he had made a mistake.
b. Assurance given concerning Manasseh.
i. He shall become a people (a multitude..
ii. He would also become great.
c. Prediction concerning Ephraim:
i. The younger son would be greater.
ii. His descendants would be mightier than that of his elder brother.
经文：创世记 48：17-19
沉思
《创世记 48：17-19》
17 约瑟见他父亲把右手按在以法莲的头上，就不喜悦，便提起他父亲的手，要从以法莲的头上挪到玛拿西的头上。
18 约瑟对他父亲说：“我父，不是这样。这本是长子，求你把右手按在他的头上。”19 他父亲不从，说：“我知道，我儿，我知道。他也必成为一族，也必昌大。只是他的兄弟将来比他还大，他兄弟的后裔要成为多族。”