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<p class="tab-1">The time drawing nigh that Israel must die, having, in the former chapter, given order about his burial, in this he takes leave of his grand-children by Joseph, and in the next of all his children. Thus Jacob’s dying words are recorded, because he then spoke by a spirit of prophecy; Abraham’s and Isaac’s are not. God’s gifts and graces shine forth much more in some saints than in others upon their death-beds. The Spirit, like the wind, blows where it listeth. In this chapter, I. Joseph, hearing of his father’s sickness, goes to visit him, and takes his two sons with him, <a class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.1,Gen.48.2" href="/passage/?search=Gen.48.1,Gen.48.2"><span class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.1">Gen. 48:1</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.2">2</span></a>. II. Jacob solemnly adopts his two sons, and takes them for his own, <a class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.3-Gen.48.7" href="/passage/?search=Gen.48.3-Gen.48.7">Gen. 48:3-7</a>. III. He blesses them, <a class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.8-Gen.48.16" href="/passage/?search=Gen.48.8-Gen.48.16">Gen. 48:8-16</a>. IV. He explains and justifies the crossing of his hands in blessing them, <a class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.17-Gen.48.20" href="/passage/?search=Gen.48.17-Gen.48.20">Gen. 48:17-20</a>. V. He leaves a particular legacy to Joseph, <a class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.21,Gen.48.22" href="/passage/?search=Gen.48.21,Gen.48.22"><span class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.21">Gen. 48:21</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Gen.48.22">22</span></a>.</p>
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