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But his bow abode in strength, The arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
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Strength Comes from God
Commentators unanimously agree that Joseph's ability to endure persecution from the "archers" was not his own. His strength came directly "by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob." Scholars like Matthew Henry emphasize that all our strength for resisting temptation and bearing afflictions comes from God, whose grace is sufficient for every trial.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
מכרה mekêrāh — “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: …
19th Century
Anglican
His bow abode in strength. —The word for strength is highly poetical. It means that which goes on forever, like the flowi…
Baptist
Were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel); even by the God of thy father, who…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But his bow abode in strength For as his enemies were archers, and had bows and arrows, so had he, and repelled forc…
The blessing of Joseph is very full. What Jacob says of him is history as well as prophecy. Jacob reminds him of the difficulties and fiery darts o…