Gênesis 49

Gênesis 49

GENESIS 49 PROPHECIES OF THE LAST DAYS Genesis 49:1 Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, "Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come (Hebrew - acharith; Lxx = eschatos hemera = last days [ep eschaton ton hemeron]). Note: For resources related to this passage please see Genesis Commentaries and Sermons AMPIFIED And Jacob called for his sons and said, Gather yourselves together [around me], that I may tell you what shall befall you in the latter or last days. BBE And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of your fate in future times. CSB Then Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. ESV Then Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. KJV And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. NET Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future. NKJ And Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: NLT Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, "Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come. YLT Genesis 49:1 And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, 'Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end of the days. Jacob called for his sons - He was bed-ridden so they had to come to him. Gather yourselves together - Ge 49:2 repeats this exhortation "Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob; And listen to Israel your father." Clearly this repeat exhortation would signal that the following discourse was of considerable importance! Notice also the repetition not just to gather together but to "hear...listen." (Ge 49:2) These words were clearly important as they would reveal to each brother both blessing (Ge 49:28) and prophecy. John Butler comments on the phrase "assemble yourselves" ("gather together") - This exhortation was not to a social meeting where food and fun was the theme but it was an exhortation to gather for the hearing of a Divine message. The fact that all the sons were to come meant that the message Jacob would speak was for all the sons to hear. That is, what was said about each son was to be heard by all the sons. This is the way it is at church, too. Every message needs to be heard by every member. The messages may not apply to all members equally, but all need them. The present day trend of individual counselling and the de-emphasis on public preaching is a subtle and Satanic attack on the value of public assembling for the messages from the Word of God by God’s preachers. I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come - So clearly Jacob's statement identifies this chapter as an "eschatological address" if you will. In fairness however it must be stated that while most evangelical writers interpret this chapter as prophetic, some do not see any end times implications. For example, amillennialist