Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 49: 1-2
MEDITATION
Genesis 49:1-2
1 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:
2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. A special family gathering
a. This was the way a patriarch could call his family together.
b. The occasion was very significant.
i. Jacob knew that he was dying.
ii. He wanted to impart words of wisdom to his children.
2. Words of forewarning
a. These words were in part a forewarning concerning the future.
b. The wisdom behind these words must be discerned and obtained.
c. This was not a pronouncement of unavoidable fate.
3. “Gather together and hear… and listen”
a. These words are very similar to the way in which the Book of Proverbs was written.
b. As we read Proverbs, we can understand better how the words of wisdom are meant to be understood.
i. To hear
This is a call to pay attention.
ii. To listen
This is a call to take careful heed.
4. Israel your father
a. The sons had not always listened to their father.
b. There was now a very strong entreaty to pay close attention to the wise words that he would give to his children, for the last time.
经文：创世记 49：1-2
沉思
《创世记 49: 1-2》
1雅各叫了他的儿子们来，说：“你们都来聚集，我好把你们日后必遇的事告诉你们。2雅各的儿子们，你们要聚集而听，要听你们父亲以色列的话。