1 Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel Now this is Gen. 49:28 the blessing with which Moses Ps. 90 the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 And he said: Ex. 19:18, 20; Ps. 68:8, 17; Hab. 3:3 “The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Deut. 2:1, 4 Seir; He shone forth from Num. 10:12 Mount Paran, And He came with Dan. 7:10; Acts 7:53; Rev. 5:11 ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.
3 Yes, Ps. 47:4; Hos. 11:1 He loves the people; 1 Sam. 2:9 All His saints are in Your hand; They (Luke 10:39) sit down at Your feet; Everyone Prov. 2:1 receives Your words.
4 Deut. 4:2; John 1:17; 7:19 Moses commanded a law for us, Ps. 119:111 A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.
5 And He was Ex. 15:18 King in Deut. 32:15 Jeshurun, When the leaders of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
6 “Let Gen. 49:3, 4 Reuben live, and not die, Nor let his men be few.”
7 And this he said of Gen. 49:8–12 Judah: “Hear, Lord , the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people; Gen. 49:8 Let his hands be sufficient for him, And may You be Ps. 146:5 a help against his enemies.”
8 And of Gen. 49:5 Levi he said: Ex. 28:30; Lev. 8:8 “ Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, Num. 20:2–13; Deut. 6:2, 3, 16; Ps. 81:7 Whom You tested at Massah, And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
9 (Num. 25:5–8; Matt. 10:37; 19:29) Who says of his father and mother, ‘I have not (Gen. 29:32) seen them’; Ex. 32:26–28 Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Or know his own children; For Mal. 2:5, 6 they have observed Your word And kept Your covenant.
10 Lev. 10:11; Deut. 31:9–13; Mal. 2:7 They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put incense before You, Lev. 1:9; Ps. 51:19 And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
11 Bless his substance, Lord , And 2 Sam. 24:23; Ezek. 20:40 accept the work of his hands; Strike the loins of those who rise against him, And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
12 Of Benjamin he said: “The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him, Who shelters him all the day long; And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”
13 And of Joseph he said: Gen. 49:22–26 “Blessed of the Lord is his land, With the precious things of heaven, with the Gen. 27:28 dew, And the deep lying beneath,
14 With the precious fruits of the sun, With the precious produce of the months,
15 With the best things of Gen. 49:26 the ancient mountains, With the precious things Hab. 3:6 of the everlasting hills,
16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Ex. 3:2–4; Acts 7:30–35 Him who dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come Gen. 49:26 ‘on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’
17 His glory is like a 1 Chr. 5:1 firstborn bull, And his horns like the Num. 23:22 horns of the wild ox; Together with them 1 Kin. 22:11; Ps. 44:5 He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth; Gen. 48:19 They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 And of Zebulun he said: Gen. 49:13–15 “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, And Issachar in your tents!
19 They shall Ex. 15:17; Ps. 2:6; Is. 2:3 call the peoples to the mountain; There Ps. 4:5; 51:19 they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas And of treasures hidden in the sand.”
20 And of Gad he said: “Blessed is he who 1 Chr. 12:8 enlarges Gad; He dwells as a lion, And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
21 Num. 32:16, 17 He provided the first part for himself, Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. Josh. 4:12 He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice of the Lord , And His judgments with Israel.”
22 And of Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s whelp; Gen. 49:16, 17; Josh. 19:47 He shall leap from Bashan.”
23 And of Naphtali he said: “O Naphtali, Gen. 49:21 satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord , Josh. 19:32 Possess the west and the south.”
24 And of Asher he said: Gen. 49:20 “Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored by his brothers, And let him Job 29:6 dip his foot in oil.
25 Your sandals shall be Deut. 8:9 iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be.
26 “ There is Ex. 15:11; Deut. 4:35; Ps. 86:8; Jer. 10:6 no one like the God of Deut. 32:15 Jeshurun, Deut. 10:14; Ps. 68:3, 33, 34; 104:3 Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds.
27 The eternal God is your (Ps. 90:1; 91:2, 9) refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; Deut. 9:3–5 He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy!’
28 Then Deut. 33:12; Jer. 23:6; 33:16 Israel shall dwell in safety, Deut. 8:7, 8 The fountain of Jacob Num. 23:9 alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His Gen. 27:28 heavens shall also drop dew.
29 Ps. 144:15 Happy are you, O Israel! Deut. 4:32–34;2 Sam. 7:23 Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord , Gen. 15:1; Ps. 115:9 The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies Ps. 18:44; 66:3 shall submit to you, And Num. 33:52 you shall tread down their high places.”