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Like Judah, so also ("they also," referring back to Judges 1:2, Judges 1:3) did the house of Joseph (Ephraim and western Manasseh) renew the hostilities with the Canaanites who were left in their territory after the death of Joshua. The children of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Jehovah was with them, so that they were able to conquer the city.
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It is possible that the two nearly synonymous words, “house”...
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It is possible that the two nearly synonymous words, “house” and “lineage,” may have been used as referring to this union. Benson Commentary. Luke 2:4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee — Being thus obliged by the emperor’s decree; out of the city of Nazareth — Where he then dwelt; into Judea — Properly so called; unto the ...
2 sie 2017 · Through Joseph, Yahweh blesses the nations. Potiphar appoints Joseph as a steward over his house; then God blesses Potiphar for Joseph’s sake (Gen. 39:4–5). Later we again find Joseph established over the house of Pharaoh (Gen. 41:40).
Verse 18 tells us, "The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame." "The house of Jacob" may refer particularly to Judah, and "the house of Joseph" would then refer to the rest of the nations of Israel, led by the Joseph tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh.
4 lut 2022 · Joseph’s Life in Egypt. The Ishmaelites (Midianites) sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officers and captain of the guard (Genesis 37:36). And “the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man,” (Genesis 39:2) and the Lord blessed Potiphar’s house for Joseph’s sake (Genesis 39:5a).
2 gru 2019 · Remembering these two themes, and learning from the Biblical example of Joseph, can bring believers closer to their Lord. Partner a study of Joseph with prayer during times of difficulty, and seek God’s will, and see what other lessons can be gleaned from this remarkable man from history.
Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house of David.
