Day 27- Genesis 49; Job 33-35

I could have stopped at the first sentence of Henry's summary, but I continued,

This chapter is a prophecy; the likest to it we have yet met with was that of Noah, ch. 9:25 , etc. Jacob is here upon his death-bed, making his will. He put it off till now, because dying men’s words are apt to make deep impressions, and to be remembered long: what he said here, he could not say when he would, but as the Spirit gave him utterance, who chose this time, that divine strength might be perfected in his weakness. The twelve sons of Jacob were, in their day, men of renown, but the twelve tribes of Israel, which descended and were denominated from them, were much more renowned; we find their names upon the gates of the New Jerusalem, Rev. 21:12 . In the prospect of this their dying father says something remarkable of each son, or of the tribe that bore his name.

Here comes the youngin'...

Before I get too far into it...I love that he suggests that God speaks to us at night through our dreams.  Oh, I know we have seen this with Joseph and the baker, but when the young one says it...it sticks for some reason.  Get those bedside journals out, ladies and gents.  Oh, look at that, he takes Job's side.  I speak to justify you or to fill you with wisdom?  Wow!  Sounds like he is on a power kick now.  I love it because Henry then points out,

Pompous prefaces, like the teeming mountain, often introduce poor performances

And then Henry explains that, Elihau, unable to sit silent, has to reproach Job not once, not twice, but three times.

The little one apparently does not know when to sit down and stop.  I do...we finish Genesis tomorrow!  See you there!