4. Behold, I will make theefruitful<\/B>This is a repetition of the covenant (Gen 28:13-15<\/span>;Gen 35:12<\/span>). Whether these wordsare to be viewed in a limited sense, as pointing to the manycenturies during which the Jews were occupiers of the Holy Land, orwhether the words bear a wider meaning and intimate that thescattered tribes of Israel are to be reinstated in the land ofpromise, as their “everlasting possession,” are points thathave not yet been satisfactorily determined.<\/P><\/p>\n And said unto me, behold, I will make thee fruitful<\/strong>,…. In a spiritual sense, in grace and good works; in a literal sense, in an increase of worldly substance, and especially of children:<\/p>\n and multiply thee<\/strong>; make his posterity numerous as the sand of the sea:<\/p>\n and I will make of thee a multitude of people<\/strong>; a large nation, consisting of many tribes, even a company of nations, as the twelve tribes of Israel were;<\/p>\n and I will give this land unto thy seed after thee, [for] an everlasting possession<\/strong>; the land of Canaan, they were to possess as long as they were the people of God, and obedient to his law; by which obedience they held the land, even unto the coming of the Messiah, whom they rejected, and then they were cast out, and a “Loammi” (i.e. not my people, Ho 1:9<\/span>) written upon them, and their civil polity, as well as church state, at an end: and besides, Canaan was a type of the eternal inheritance of the saints in heaven, the spiritual Israel of God, which will be possessed by them to all eternity.<\/p>\n (4) A multitude of people.<\/strong>In Gen. 35:11<\/span> the words are a congregation (or church) of nations; here a congregation (same word) of peoples. (See <\/em>Note there.)<\/p>\n 4<\/strong>. <\/strong> An everlasting possession <\/strong> “The great family promise absorbs Jacob’s soul . He is identified with the nation which is to spring from his loins, whose home is to be Canaan, whence blessings are to flow down all ages and to all lands . He sets this sublime mission before Joseph as a far higher dignity for his children than princedoms in Egypt, and so claims for himself Ephraim and Manasseh . ” Newhall<\/em> .<\/p>\n Gen 48:4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession.<\/p>\n Ver. 4. For an everlasting possession.<\/strong> ] This is fully made good to the Israel of God, those heirs of heaven.<\/p>\n and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton, to emphasise the four parts of the blessing. <\/p>\n Behold I: Gen 12:2, Gen 13:15, Gen 13:16, Gen 22:17, Gen 26:4, Gen 28:3, Gen 28:13-15, Gen 32:12, Gen 35:11, Gen 46:3, Gen 47:27, Exo 1:7, Exo 1:11 <\/p>\n will give: Deu 32:8, Amo 9:14, Amo 9:15 <\/p>\n everlasting: Gen 17:8, Gen 17:13 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 35:9 – General Gen 35:12 – the land Gen 46:20 – Manasseh Psa 127:3 – children Mal 1:2 – yet I Heb 6:14 – multiplying Heb 11:9 – the heirs<\/p>\n Gen 48:4. For an everlasting possession His natural seed should long inherit Canaan, and his spiritual seed enjoy the heavenly inheritance typified by Canaan, for ever.<\/p>\n 48:4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an {b} everlasting possession.<\/p>\n (b) Which is true in the carnal Israel until the coming of Christ, and in the spiritual forever.<\/p>\n And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession. 4. Behold, I will make theefruitfulThis is a repetition of the covenant (Gen 28:13-15;Gen 35:12). 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Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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