Genesis 49:24
But his bow remained strong.The arms of his hands were made strong,by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,(from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
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In Context
23The archers have sorely grieved him,shot at him, and persecute him:
Cross References
Genesis 35:10God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel." He named him Israel.
Genesis 45:7God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
Genesis 47:12Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
Exodus 3:6Moreover he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.
Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock, his work is perfect,for all his ways are justice:a God of faithfulness and without iniquity,just and right is he.
Joshua 1:1Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying,
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:23-28
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings… Read the whole commentary →