Blessing By Way of Adoption and Providence - Genesis 48:1–22

• Jacob adopts Joseph’s two sons
  • Genesis 48:1–7
• Jacob blesses the younger son with a greater blessing than his older brother
  • Genesis 48:8–20
  • Hebrews 11:21
• Jacob also blesses Joseph greater than his brothers
  • Genesis 48:21–22

Blessing By Way of Birth, Action, and Providence - Genesis 49:1–27

• The disqualified (Reuben, Simeon, Levi)
  • Genesis 49:3-4
  • Genesis 35:22
  • Genesis 49:5–7
  • Genesis 34:25
• The blessed (Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Benjamin)
  • Genesis 49:13–21, 27
• The doubly blessed (Judah, Joseph)
  • Genesis 49:8-12
  • Genesis 49:22–26

Blessing By Way of Burial - Genesis 49:28 – 50:14

• Jacob instructs his sons to bury him with his fathers
  • Genesis 49:28–33
• The sons of Jacob bless their father by honoring his burial request
  • Genesis 50:1–14

So What?

• Through the sons of Jacob, the Lord would keep his promise to Abraham and bless all the nations of the earth.
  • Luke 2:8–14, 29–32