The Final Blessing: Prophecy, Consequence, and Hope | Living the Dream
- Introduction
- Blessings and curses are ___________________.
- Jesus blessed His disciples.
- Jacob has blessed Pharaoh, and Ephraim and Manasseh. This is the final act of his life: blessing his sons.
- Jacob’s life ___________________ with prophecy and ___________________ with prophecy.
- A Look at the Text
- This is a ___________________ event where the ___________________ is told.
- Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, was a man
who had great privileges.- He should have received a ___________________ blessing. Instead, he is seen as
unstable as ___________________.
- He will not ___________________.
- Because he had sex with his father’s ___________________.
- Simeon and Levi
- They were ___________________ and cruel, and were cursed for it. This refers to their actions in ___________________ all the men of Shechem.
- They were not to have an ___________________.
- Judah
- Will be ___________________ by his brothers.
- Will have ___________________ over his enemies.
- He will be a ___________________ over the domain of Israel, like a lion over his territory
- ___________________ will come from Judah, and there will be great ___________________ and blessing.
- What God Is Saying to Us
- Our destiny—and that of our descendants— is affected by our ___________________.
- We can be ___________________; things can change.
- We can live ___________________, and that blessing can be passed down.
- God has blessed us all through His gift— His ___________________.
- Conclusion
