Hebrews 11: 21, “By faith, Jacob, when dying, blessed each
of the sons of Joseph, ‘bowing in worship over the top of his staff.’”
Blessed
As Jacob blessed from a heart of worship, he also brought
about the unexpected. He gave a blessing to two grandsons claiming them as his
own from Joseph. Whatever plans Joseph had intended for these sons, Jacob
changed.
He reversed the blessings of the birth order and when Joseph
tried to correct him, Jacob made it clear that he was not an old man mistaking
identity, but giving the Lord’s prophecy on them. And his actions guaranteed that future generations could never
reject Ephraim and Manasseh from Israel because of their Egyptian birth and
family connections. They belonged to his family and were given the same
privileges of all his people under God’s authority.
He built a bridge of kinship effectively erasing all
barriers of country, language, status, education and wealth. He faithfully
communicated God’s truth to his descendants in the one way they could not
counteract or deny—blessings of inheritance.
“There is neither Jew
nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor
female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then
you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.” Gal 3: 28-29
Unexpected inheritance. Undeniable future. Unshakeable
faith.
Blessed.
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