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  1. Genesis 50:4-9

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    [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 50:4a . . and when the wailing period was over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's court[/B]

    It's curious that Joseph didn't meet with Pharaoh in person; I mean, after all, Joseph was second in command over the entire country of Egypt, and certainly outranked all of Pharaoh's courtiers. It's guessed by some that in the Egypt of Joseph's day, a dead man's close kin were deemed unfit to approach a Pharaoh. Whether it was for religious reasons, ...
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  2. Genesis 50:1-3

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    [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 50:1 . . Joseph threw himself upon his father's face and wept over him and kissed him.[/B]

    It almost looks like Joseph smothered his dad; but in reality that scene was probably a bit difficult to put in writing because there's so much emotion. I think what we're actually looking at there is a one last cheek-to-cheek farewell with Joseph clutching his father's hand; and I would not have liked to be in the room when it took place ...
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  3. Genesis 49:22-33

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    [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 49:22 . . Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.[/B]

    Jacob's assessment of Joseph is similar to the assessment of a blessed man in the very first Psalm.

    "Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked, nor taken the path of sinners, nor joined the company of the insolent; rather, Yhvh's teaching is his delight, and he studies that teaching ...
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  4. Genesis 49:16-21

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    [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 49:16 . . Dan shall govern his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.[/B]

    That prediction alludes to Dan's autonomous attitude towards the other tribes. In point of fact, Dan's tribe didn't join forces with the others in the north to help repel oppressors. (Judg 5:17)

    A good example of Dan's autonomous attitude is Mr. Samson. During his tenure as a Judge in Israel (Judg 13:1-16:31) Samson never mustered an army nor ...
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  5. Genesis 49:8-15

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    [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 49:8 . .You, O Judah, your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the nape of your foes; your father's sons shall bow low to you.[/B]

    Reuben was the original ranking brother, then the position passed to Joseph, and finally to the family of Judah's grandson David; and that's where it remains to this day. (Ps 89:20-27)

    [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 49:10a . .The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ...
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