Some passages of Scripture lend themselves more easily to contemporary application than others. A passage like Genesis 49:1-28, the testament of Jacob, is not such a passage.
However, what this passage does provide is an outstanding window into the themes that have already played out in the book of Genesis, some of which find some culmination in this passage, and also a prophetic look ahead at how the history of the Israelite nation will play out in the future, including in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Such passages aid us in understanding the way some passages of the Bible are connected to others and also in understanding how the whole Bible fits together.
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Greg earned his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Dec. 2021. He also holds a B.A. in Mathematics (UVA), an M.A. in Music Composition (UVA), and an M.S. in Meteorology (PSU).
Greg is passionate about digging into the deep truths of Scripture and then...
