Chapter commentary
Genesis Chapter 48
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Ge 48:1-22.
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Ge 48:1-22.
JOSEPH'S VISIT TO HIS SICK FATHER.
1. one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick--Joseph was hastily sent for, and on this occasion he took with him his two sons.
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2. 以色列勉强在床上坐起来——在一位敬虔人所卧的房中，可期待有造就人、属灵的言谈。
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2. Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed--In the chamber where a good man lies, edifying and spiritual discourse may be expected.
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3, 4. 全能的神曾在路斯向我显现——雅各如此重提伯特利那次难忘的异象
[Ge 28:10-15]——
那是他一生中的大里程碑之一——其用意在于指出为他后裔所存留的辉煌应许——为要引发约瑟的关注，并使他持续与神的子民相连，而不与埃及人联合。
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3, 4. God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz--The object of Jacob, in thus reverting to the memorable vision at Beth-el
[Ge 28:10-15]
--one of the great landmarks in his history--was to point out the splendid promises in reserve for his posterity--to engage Joseph's interest and preserve his continued connection with the people of God, rather than with the Egyptians.
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4. 看哪，我必使你生养众多——这是圣约的重申
(Ge 28:13-15；35:12)。
这些话是限于狭义，指犹太人占据圣地的多个世纪；还是含更广之意，暗示以色列分散的支派将重得应许之地作为其“永远产业”，至今仍未有令人满意的定论。
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4. Behold, I will make thee fruitful--This is a repetition of the covenant
(Ge 28:13-15; 35:12).
Whether these words are to be viewed in a limited sense, as pointing to the many centuries during which the Jews were occupiers of the Holy Land, or whether the words bear a wider meaning and intimate that the scattered tribes of Israel are to be reinstated in the land of promise, as their "everlasting possession," are points that have not yet been satisfactorily determined.
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5. 你的两个儿子以法莲和玛拿西——这位年迈的列祖有意收养约瑟的儿子为自己的儿子，使他得双分。其理由见
(1Ch 5:1, 2)。
都是我的——虽然他们的关系可能使他们与埃及相连，并在他们的出生地为他们开辟光辉的前途，他们却乐意接受这收养
(Heb 11:25)。
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5. thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh--It was the intention of the aged patriarch to adopt Joseph's sons as his own, thus giving him a double portion. The reasons for this procedure are stated
(1Ch 5:1, 2).
are mine--Though their connections might have attached them to Egypt and opened to them brilliant prospects in the land of their nativity, they willingly accepted the adoption
(Heb 11:25).
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9. 请把他们领到我这里来，我要给他们祝福——使徒
(Heb 11:21)
选取约瑟儿子蒙祝福一事，作为这位列祖一生历史中所提供最主要的（因而是最全面的）信心例证。
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9. Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them--The apostle
(Heb 11:21)
selected the blessing of Joseph's son as the chief, because the most comprehensive, instance of the patriarch's faith which his whole history furnishes.
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13. 约瑟把他们两人领来——宣告祝福这举动本身值得注意，表明雅各胸中被预言的灵所感。
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13. Joseph took them both--The very act of pronouncing the blessing was remarkable, showing that Jacob's bosom was animated by the spirit of prophecy.
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21. 以色列对约瑟说，看哪，我快要死了——这位先祖能从容地谈论死亡，但他愿意为约瑟和全家预备好承受这突如其来的打击。
神必与你们同在——雅各大概并未蒙授权论及他们将来的奴役——他只讲到他们必归回迦南的确定性。
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21. Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die--The patriarch could speak of death with composure, but he wished to prepare Joseph and the rest of the family for the shock.
but God shall be with you--Jacob, in all probability, was not authorized to speak of their bondage--he dwelt only on the certainty of their restoration to Canaan.
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22. 并且我从前用弓用刀从亚摩利人手下夺的那分地，我都赐给你，使你比众弟兄多得一分——这是在示剑附近
(Ge 33:18； 约 4:5；
又
书 16:1；20:7)。
很可能亚摩利人趁他常常不在时占据了那地，这位先祖便带着本支派联合的力量，用自己的刀和弓从他们手中夺回。
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22. moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren--This was near Shechem
(Ge 33:18; Joh 4:5;
also
Jos 16:1; 20:7).
And it is probable that the Amorites, having seized upon it during one of his frequent absences, the patriarch, with the united forces of his tribe, recovered it from them by his sword and his bow.
Ge 48:1-22.
约瑟探望病中的父亲。
1. 有人告诉约瑟说，看哪，你父亲病了——约瑟被急忙请去，这一次他带着两个儿子同去。