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In this weeks reading from Parashat Vayechi (Bereshit \/ Genesis 47:28-50:26<\/em>) is the final chapters of the book of Genesis.\u00a0 The opening verses tell us that Jacob (Israel) lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years and the total length of his life were 147 years.\u00a0 Before Jacob died he asked \u05dc\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b0\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05dc\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> \u201c 47:30 but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.\u2019 And he said, \u2018I will do as you have said.\u2019 (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 Jacob blesses Joseph\u2019s two sons Manasseh and Ephraim (48:1-2<\/em>).\u00a0 Jacob tells Joseph that his two sons will be his (48:5<\/em>) and declares that Joseph\u2019s descendents after him shall be called after their names (48:6<\/em>).\u00a0 Jacob then proceeds to make statements against his sons on account of what they had done while in the land of Canaan (49:1-26<\/em>).\u00a0 In the midst of Jacob\u2019s blessing over his sons he provides us with a Messianic expectation in his statements to Judah \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b8\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05d8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05e7\u05b5\u05e7 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>\u00a0 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler\u2019s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 Jacob dies and Joseph and his brothers bury him in the land of Canaan (49:29-50:14<\/em>).\u00a0 Joseph\u2019s brothers seek forgiveness and ask for mercy.\u00a0 Joseph assures them that they need not fear.\u00a0 The final verses of Genesis tell of the death of Joseph, he lived 110 years and then died, was embalmed and placed in an coffin (50:15-26<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9 \/ The Holy Scriptures<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bereshit \/ Genesis 48:13-16<\/em><\/strong>
\n 48:13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right, and brought them close to him.\u00a0 48:14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn.\u00a0 48:15 He blessed Joseph, and said, \u2018The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, 48:16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.\u2019 (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Scripture from this week\u2019s reading says \u05d9\u05d3\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05de\u05b9\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8:<\/span> 48:14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh\u2019s head, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 While blessing Joseph\u2019s sons, Jacob realized that God does not always choose the first born but in many instances He chooses the unusual thing to complete His will.\u00a0 For example in the Bible God uses common people to do his work.\u00a0 God often chooses the weak to do His will, 1 Corinthians 1:27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, (NASB)\u00a0 David says in Tehillim \/ Psalms 8<\/em> … \u05d2\u00a0\u00a0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05dd:<\/span>\u00a0 8:2 From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, To make the enemy and the revengeful cease. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 The Lord establishes his strength in the mouth of \u201cinfants\u201d and \u201cnursing babes.\u201d\u00a0 According to the Apostolic Gospels, in order for us to be strong and mighty in the Lord, we are to become as infants (Matthew 18:3<\/em>).\u00a0 Weakness in our culture is generally viewed as despicable.\u00a0 As a culture, we place value on strength, independence, and achievement.\u00a0 However, the Lord said their is strength in weakness.\u00a0 The reason being is to illustrate our total dependence upon the Lord for all of our needs.\u00a0 As you become more mature in the Lord (in Christ, in the Messiah) and grow in your relationship with Him, is your dependence upon the Lord increased or decreased?\u00a0 Truely our strength is in Him alone!\u00a0 BTT_Parashat Vayechi-2012<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this weeks reading from Parashat Vayechi (Bereshit \/ Genesis 47:28-50:26) is the final chapters of the book of Genesis.\u00a0 The opening verses tell us that Jacob (Israel) lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years and the total length of his life were 147 years.\u00a0 Before Jacob died he asked \u05dc\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bits-of-torah-truth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}