Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons
1 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may atell you what shall befall you bin the last days:
3 “Reuben, you are amy firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
Because you awent up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—
He went up to my couch.
Because you awent up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—
He went up to my couch.
6 aLet not my soul enter their council;
Let not my honor be united bto their assembly;
cFor in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they1 hamstrung an ox.
Let not my honor be united bto their assembly;
cFor in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they1 hamstrung an ox.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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| << Genesis 49:1 | Genesis 49:3 >> |
What Does Genesis 49:2 Mean?
Genesis 49:2-4
Reuben, "unstable as water," would "not excel," because of his sexual depravity. Although he was the firstborn, he did not receive the birthright blessing.
Charles Whitaker
Searching for Israel (Part Two): Blessings in Faith
Related Topics: Reuben
| Reuben as Unstable as Water
| Reuben's Sexual Depravity
| Searching for Israel
| Sexual Depravity
| Unstable as Water
| << Genesis 49:1 | Genesis 49:3 >> |
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