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Genesis 48:21

And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

Behold, I die. The patriarch could speak of death with composure; but he wished to prepare Joseph and the rest of the family for the shock.

But God shall ... Jacob, in all probability, was not authorized to speak of their bondage-he dwelt only on the certainty of their restoration to Canaan.

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See also Genesis 48:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Genesis 48:21. _BEHOLD, I DIE_] With what composure is this most awful word expressed! Surely of Jacob it might be now said, "He turns his sight undaunted on the tomb;" for though it is not sai...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intende...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 48 JACOB ADOPTS EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH _ 1. The sons of Joseph brought to Jacob (Gen. 48-12)_ 2. The words of Jacob (Genesis 48:3) 3. Ephraim and Manasseh presented (Genesis 48:8) 4. Jacob's...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    GENESIS 47:27 TO GENESIS 48:22. JACOB EXTRACTS AN OATH THAT JOSEPH WILL BURY HIM IN CANAAN, AND BLESSES EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH. Genesis 47:22 f.,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PART FORTY-SEVEN THE LAST DAYS OF JACOB AND JOSEPH (Genesis 48:1 to Genesis 50:26) The Biblical Account 48 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick:...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JACOB BLESSES MANASSEH AND EPHRAIM, THE SONS OF JOSEPH He adopts them as his own sons with privileges equal to the others, thus making them heads of distinct tribes. By so doing he gives to Joseph, th...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 48 JACOB BLESSES JOSEPH’S SONS V1 After this, Joseph heard that his father was ill. So he went to his father and he took with him his two sons, M...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל ־יֹוסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1; Genesis 49:1 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not consist o...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JACOB BLESSES JOSEPH'S SONS Genesis 48:8 By his act in blessing them, Jacob reversed the verdict of birth, and gave the younger the birthright. Probably there were qualities in Ephraim which naturall...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The use of the two names is observed once more. Jacob was sick, but, hearing that Joseph was coming to see him, it was Israel that strengthened himself. Once again Jacob was the speaker and in what he...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    JACOB'S FINAL DAYS The writer gives a brief record of the rest of Jacob's life before he gives details of the events surrounding the time of his death. Jacob lived seventeen more years in Egypt and s...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of (i) your fathers. (i) Which they had by faith in the promise....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Observe, how strong and ardent the faith of the ancient fathers was respecting the promise. John 8:56....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    21._And Israel said unto Joseph_. Jacob repeats what he had said. And truly all his sons, and especially Joseph and his sons, required something more than one simple confirmation, in order that they m...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 48, 49, AND 50. Lastly, in chapter 48 besides the prophetical character important in the history of Israel we see Joseph as heir; the double portion (mark of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ISRAEL SAID UNTO JOSEPH, BEHOLD, I DIE,.... Expected to die very shortly; and he not only speaks of it as a certain thing, and what would quickly be, but with pleasure and comfort, having no fear...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. Ver. 21. _Behold, I die._] This was a speech of faith, uttered without the le...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Gen. 48:21 Gen. 48:21. "And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die, but God shall be with you." So Joseph, when he was near his death, said to his brethren after the like manner, Genesis 50:24. "And Jo...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I die, but God shall be with you, and bring you again_ This assurance was given them, and carefully preserved among them, that they might neither love Egypt too much when it favoured them, nor fear i...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Ioseph with his sonnes visiteth his sicke father. 2 Iacob strengtheneth himselfe to blesse them. 3 He repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his owne. 7 Hee telleth him of hi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die; he knew that his end was now very near; BUT GOD SHALL BE WITH YOU, AND BRING YOU AGAIN UNTO THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS. He thus passed on the prophetic promis...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    NINTH SECTION _Jacob’s sickness. His blessing of his grandchildren. Joseph’s sons._ GENESIS 48:1-22 1And it came to pass, after these things, that _one_ told Joseph, Behold, thy father _Isaiah 23:2_...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL'S BLESSING FOR JOSEPH AND HIS SONS A little later Joseph was told that his father was sick, so he brought his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim to visit him. Jacob strengthened himself to sit on t...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    8-22 The two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them coming...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 48:21 Israel H3478 said H559 (H8799) Joseph H3130 dying H4191 (H8801) God H430 back H7725 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And Israel said to Joseph, “Behold I die. But God will be with you and bring you again to the land of your fathers. Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of t...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Genesis 48 and 49 _(with Deuteronomy 33and Judges 5)_ Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not consist of...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jacob on his death bed blesses Joseph's sons. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, Ephriam, Manasseh, Reuben, Simeon, Rachael. CONCLUSION: God in His grace, does not always observe the order of natu...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Genesis 48:1. _His two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim._ We here see again with what alacrity, reverence and devotion the sons of the holy patriarchs awaited the final benediction of their departing Sires,...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Behold, I die_ JACOB IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH We have here a threefold picture. I. OF STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS. 1. The strength of faith. 2. The strength of godliness. 3. The strength of peace. II...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:1 When Jacob is very old and close to death, he pronounces a variety of blessings on his sons. He first blesses Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (ch. Genesis 48:1), a...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:21 Jacob anticipates that, after his death, his family will return to Canaan. He gives Joseph ONE MOUNTAIN SLOPE that he took from the Amorites, possibly referring to...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 48:22. One portion above thy brethren.] He was to have two lots in the land of promise. WHICH I TOOK OUT OF THE HAND OF THE AMORITE WITH MY SWORD AND WITH MY BOW. “The designa...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION GENESIS 48:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS (_i.e._ the events recorded in the preceding chapter, and in particular after the arrangements which had been made for Jacob's funeral),...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father's sick (Genesis 48:1): He's dying. and so Joseph grabbed his two sons to go and visit his father for the last time, Ma...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Behold. Genesis 50:24 1 Kings 2:2 Psalms 146:3 Psalms 146:4 Zechariah 1:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    I die, but God shall be with you, and bring you again — This assurance was given them, and carefully preserved among them, that they might neither love Egypt too much when it favoured them, nor fear i...

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