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By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning on the top of his staff.
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Faith Follows God, Not Tradition
Commentators highlight that Jacob's faith was shown when he deliberately crossed his hands to bless the younger grandson, Ephraim, over the firstborn, Manasseh. This went against all human custom and even Joseph's protest. It teaches that true faith operates on God's divine guidance, which can often overturn human expectations and traditions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying. Genesis 47:31Genesis 48:1–20. That is, when he was about to die. He s…
Leaning upon the top of his staff (επ το ακρον της ραβδου αυτου). From Ge 47:31, but no word for "leaning." The quotation is from …
19th Century
Anglican
Both the sons.—Rather, each of the sons. The separate character of the two blessings is thus brought out ([Reference Gene…
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Baptist
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. ([Reference Hebre…
Jacob’s claim for inclusion in the list rests on his blessing of his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48). As with Isaac, the bl…
16th Century
Protestant
By faith Jacob, etc. It was the Apostle’s object to attribute to faith whatever was worthy of remembrance in the history of the p…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying Which was the usual time of blessing with the patriarchs; and the reason of it w…
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Present things are not the best things; no one knows love or hatred by having them or lacki…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle gave an example of Abraham’s faith; here he gives the example of the faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, beginning with Isaa…
