Genesis 49:22-26 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:… I. PREDICTION OF HIS FUTURE GREATNESS. 1. His extraordinary increase. 2. His great prosperity. (1) All kinds of blessings were promised. (2) His blessings were to surpass all former instances. (3) His blessings are traced to their source. II. PRAISE OF HIS CHARACTER. 1. He had been a much-tried man (ver 23). (1) The archers of envy and hatred. (2) The archers of temptation. (3) The archers of persecution. (4) The archers of neglect and ingratitude. 2. He had gained the victory over his trials (ver 24). III. HIS DESTINY THE NATURAL RESULT OF HIS CHARACTER. 1. His filial obedience. 2. His desire for God's glory. 3. The operation of that principle by which God rewards in kind. 4. The principle that God's dealings in the past constitute a ground of hope and trust for the future. 5. The principle by which a firm and well-established godliness tends to continue. (T. H. Leale.) Parallel Verses KJV: Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:WEB: "Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall. |
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