Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

He would have, of course, known what Jacob did. That would have been on one of the forefronts of his mind of how he wanted to understand that, wanted us to understand that through his writings. So, friends, it's very important to understand these concepts that Paul and the New Testament writers would have understood. And if we don't understand that, then we're just not going to have that. Then Israel, or Jacob, saw Joseph's two sons and said, "Who are these?" And Joseph said to his father, "These are my sons whom God has given me in this place." And he said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them." Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them. And Israel said to Joseph, "I had not thought to see your face, but in fact, God has shown me your offspring." So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. The firstborn always received a blessing with the person's right hand. Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph and said, "God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all the day all my lifelong to this day, the angel Yeshua, who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads. Let my name be upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth." Amen. Amen. And amen. Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him.