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. 以色列勉強在床上坐起來——在義人躺臥的房中，可以期待造就人、屬靈的談話。
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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. 全能的神在路斯向我顯現——雅各如此回顧在伯特利那難忘的異象
[Ge 28:10-15]
——他一生中重要的里程碑之一——目的是要指出為他後裔所保留的那榮耀的應許，為要引起約瑟的關注，並使他持續與神的子民相連，而不與埃及人相連。
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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，我必使你生養眾多——這是聖約的重申
(Ge 28:13-15; 35:12)。
這些話究竟應以有限的意義來看，即指猶太人佔據聖地的那許多世紀，還是這些話有更廣的意義，暗示以色列那分散的支派將要重新在應許之地得着恢復，作為他們「永遠的產業」，這些都是尚未能令人滿意地確定的問題。
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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. 你的兩個兒子以法蓮和瑪拿西——這位年邁先祖的用意，是要收養約瑟的兒子作自己的兒子，從而給他雙分的產業。這樣作的緣由已經說明
(1Ch 5:1, 2)。
都是我的——雖然他們的關係本可使他們與埃及相連，並在他們出生之地為他們開啟錦繡前程，他們卻甘願接受這收養
(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. 請你把他們領到我這裏來，我要給他們祝福——使徒
(Heb 11:21)
選擇約瑟兒子得祝福的事，作為先祖信心最主要（因為最全面）的例子，這是他全部歷史中所提供的。
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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. 約瑟把他們兩人都領來——宣告祝福這行動本身值得注意，表明雅各胸中是受了預言之靈的感動。
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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. 以色列對約瑟說：看哪，我要死了——這位先祖能以鎮定談論死亡，但他希望約瑟和全家對這衝擊先有準備。
只是神必與你們同在——雅各多半沒有獲授權談論他們將來的為奴——他只論及他們必歸回迦南的確實性。
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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. 並且我從前用弓用刀從亞摩利人手下奪的那塊地，我都賜給你，使你比眾弟兄多一分——這塊地在示劍附近
（Ge 33:18； Joh 4:5；
亦見
Jos 16:1; 20:7）。
亞摩利人大概曾趁他屢次外出之際佔據了那地，先祖便率領他的部族之力，以刀弓從他們手中將其奪回。
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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.
約瑟探望患病的父親。
1. 有人告訴約瑟說，看哪，你父親病了——約瑟急忙被請去，這一次他帶了兩個兒子同去。