Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
 
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Day 367

Text: Genesis 48: 3-5

MEDITATION

Genesis 48:3-5

3 Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
5 And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. A meaningful visit

a. Jacob appreciated this special moment with his son, Joseph.
b. He chose to speak about God and His promises.
c. There was no better subject to talk about.

2. Recalling special moments of life

a. The appearance of God Almighty at Luz, which he renamed as Bethel (Genesis 28).
b. The promises of God remembered:
i. Jacob would be fruitful and multiply.
ii. The family would become a multitude.
iii. He would give the land of Canaan to him and his descendants as an everlasting possession.

3. The two sons of Joseph

a. Joseph had married an Egyptian.
b. They had two sons in the marriage:
i. Manasseh
ii. Ephraim

They would be the grandsons of Jacob.

4. Special elevation of status

a. Jacob elevated the status of his grandchildren to the rank of his own children.
b. They would now be on par with his other sons like Reuben and Simeon.

经文:创世记 48:3-5

沉思

《创世记 48:3-5》
3雅各对约瑟说:“全能的神曾在迦南地的路斯向我显现,赐福于我,
4对我说:‘我必使你生养众多,成为多民,又要把这地赐给你的后裔,永远为业。’

5我未到埃及见你之先,你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子是我的,正如鲁本和西缅是我的一样。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 一个意义重大的探访

a. 雅各非常珍惜与儿子约瑟所共享的这一刻
b. 他选择一再提述上帝和祂的应许
c. 临终前的雅各别无更好的话题

2. 回顾他在一生中经历过最重要的时光

a. 全能的上帝在路斯向雅各显现。雅各便给那地方起名为伯特利 《创世记 28》
b. 雅各谨记上帝的应许:
i. 上帝将使他生养众多
ii.他将成为多族
iii. 上帝将把迦南地赐给他和他的后裔,做永远的基业

3. 约瑟的两个儿子

a. 约瑟娶了一位埃及人为妻
b. 他们有两个儿子:
i.玛拿西
ii.以法莲
他们是雅各的孙子

4. 特别晋升的身份

a. 雅各将他的孙子晋升到他儿子的地位
b. 他们将和雅各其他的儿子如鲁本和西缅有着相同的地位