Gen 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
Joseph is dead, but the Lord has his Josephs now.
There are some still who understand by experience, and that is the best kind of understanding, the meaning of this passage,
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him; but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.
There are four things for us to consider.
First of all, The Cruel Attack: "the archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him;"
Secondly, The Shielded Warrior: "but his bow abode in strength;"
Thirdly, His Secret Strength: "the arms of his hands were made strong by the mighty power of the God of Jacob;" and
Fourthly, The Glorious Parallel drawn between Joseph and Christ-"from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel."
Joseph is dead, but the Lord has his Josephs now.
There are some still who understand by experience, and that is the best kind of understanding, the meaning of this passage,
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him; but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.
There are four things for us to consider.
First of all, The Cruel Attack: "the archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him;"
Secondly, The Shielded Warrior: "but his bow abode in strength;"
Thirdly, His Secret Strength: "the arms of his hands were made strong by the mighty power of the God of Jacob;" and
Fourthly, The Glorious Parallel drawn between Joseph and Christ-"from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel."