Jan 14, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “The blessings of your father have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.” (Genesis 49:26) It...
Jan 13, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “The archers have bitterly grieved him, shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob.” (Genesis 49:23-24) The Hebrew word translated as “archers” is...
Jan 12, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well; his branches run over the wall.” (Genesis 49:22) The most eloquent blessing was reserved for Joseph who unites the best qualities of Reuben and Judah. He is a dreamer, a visionary some might say,...
Jan 11, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!” (Genesis 49:18) At the end of Jacob’s blessing upon Dan, he said something very interesting —“I have waited for your salvation, O Lord.” It is understood in rabbinical sources that Jacob was alluding to...
Jan 10, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider shall fall backward.” (Genesis 49:16-17) The name Dan means “to judge” and carries the...
Jan 9, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two burdens; he saw that rest was good, and that the land was pleasant; he bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a band of servants.” (Genesis 49:14-15) The prophecy upon Issachar is interesting....
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