Genesis 49:4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed; then defiled you it: he went up to my couch. I. HIS PRIVILEGES. The first-born. Entitled to (1) first rank among his brethren; (2) leadership of the tribes; (3) a double share of the inheritance (Genesis 27:29; Deuteronomy 21:17). II. HIS FORFEITURE OF HIS PRIVILEGES. 1. By a foul sin. 2. By his instability of character. 3. By a life of sensuality. (T. H. Leale.) Parallel Verses KJV: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. |
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