Jacob Blesses His Sons Before He Dies. Genesis 49.

Truth In Scripture Pastor Rick Kabrick Sunday, August 6, 2023 Jacob Blesses His Sons Before He Dies. Genesis 49.
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4 “Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence (יָתַר yāṯar = preeminence), Because you went up to your father’s bed (מִשְׁכָּב miškāḇ = sleeping chamber); Then you defiled it, he went up to my couch (יָצוּעַ yāṣûa = bed or area for sex).
Unstable people are dangerous to be around. And an unstable life will promote unstable decisions, bad consequences.
Israel’s later history shows little significance for Reuben’s descendants. No prophet or judge came from this tribe.
Though many of Levi’s people will serve an honorable role as the priests of Israel. Their inheritance will come in the form of small areas or cities scattered throughout the nation, throughout the lands of the other brothers, including Yosef’s sons. They will have no land of their own.
From Levi came Moses, Aaron, Samuel, Jeremiah Ezekiel, Ezra, Malachi. Simeon will Simeon’s population seems to change drastically between NUM 1:23 and NUM 26:14.