Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 49:8

"Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father`s sons shall bow down before thee." — Genesis 49:8 (ASV)

Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise:

His name was praise, and such was his history to be, for David came of that tribe, and great David's greater Son, whom it is our joy to praise.

Your hand shall be in the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you.

While that was true of Judah, it is still more true of Him who sprang out of Judah, even our Lord and King, the Lion of the tribe of Judah.

Judah, –

Now the patriarch changes his tone, for he has come to that tribe which would take the birthright, out of which the Christ would come: "Judah" –

Thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise:

They praised God for him, they praised God by him, they praised God in him; he is the type of Jesus, of whom we can say all this with great emphasis.

Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

In the person of David, in the long line of kings of the tribe of Judah, all this came true; and in the person of the great Son of David, the Lord Jesus Christ, all this has come true to a very high degree.