Friday, October 12, 2012

Blessing of Judah (Gen 49:8-12)

Gen 49:8
¶ “Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
Gen 49:9
Judah is a lion’s cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
Gen 49:10

The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Gen 49:11
Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes.
Gen 49:12
His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk.

Who is speaking? Jacob (49:1)

To whom is Jacob speaking in Gen 49:1-27? His sons (49:1)

Who is Jacob blessing in Gen 49:1-27? Israel's tribes (49:28)

How many tribes received blessing? 12

Why was Reuben’s birthright given to Joseph's sons? (49:4)
“The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son” (1 Chr 5:1).

Who was Judah? (Gen 49:8-10) Jacob’s son

Who would praise Judah? His brothers (49:8)

Whose hand would be on the neck of his enemies? Judah (49:8)

Who would bow down before Judah? His father’s sons (49:8)

Who is a lion’s cub? Judah (49:9)

From what had Judah gone up? The prey (49:9)

What did Judah do? He stooped; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness (49:9)

What was asked about Judah? “who dares rouse him up?” (49:9)

What would not depart from Judah until שִׁילֹה (shilo) comes to him?
The scepter nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet (49:10)

What is between his feet? The ruler’s staff (49:10)

To whom shall be the obedience of the peoples? Him (49:10)

What did he bind to the vine? His foal (49:11)

To what did he bind his donkey’s colt? The choice vine (49:11)

In what does he wash his garments? Wine (49:11)

In what does he wash his robes? The blood of grapes (49:11)

What are his eyes darker than? Wine (49:12)

What are his teeth whiter than? Milk (49:12)

Which one of Jacob’s sons is recorded in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Luke 3:33?
Judah

When Jesus drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, what did Jesus say to two disciples as he sent them into the village in front of them?
“Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once (Matt 21:2-3).

What did Zechariah prophesy concerning the coming king?
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zech 9:9).

What did the large crowd do when Jesus came to Jerusalem?
“So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (John 12:13)

On what did Jesus sit?
“And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written” (John 12:14).

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