Aug 18, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Asher is most blessed of sons; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil. (Deuteronomy 33:24) When Asher, whose name means “happy,” was born Leah said she was very fortunate to have been blessed with another son (Gen. 30:13). That is why she...
Aug 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord; possess the west and the south. (Deuteronomy 33:23) The land that was allotted for the tribe of Naphtali was some of the richest and most fertile land in all of Israel. In fact, Naphtali’s...
Aug 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Dan is a lion’s whelp; he shall leap from Bashan. (Deuteronomy 33:22) The name Dan means “to judge,” and so very often, the tribe of Dan is represented on banners with a scale symbolizing justice. When Jacob blessed and prophesied of this tribe, he...
Aug 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm and the crown of his head. He provided the first part for himself, because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; he administered the justice of the Lord,...
Aug 14, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar in your tents! They shall call the peoples to the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness for they shall partake of the abundance of the seas and of treasures hidden in the sand. (Deuteronomy...
Aug 13, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Let the blessing come on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers. (Deuteronomy 33:16) With this statement, Moses actually quotes what Jacob had said of Joseph just before he died. If he repeats Jacob, it merits our...
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