Genesis: Jacob’s Last Days
As Jacob’s life is coming to an end, he is looking both backward, reflecting on God’s promises and faithfulness in his life. He also looks forward to how God will fulfill his promises to his sons, turning them into a great nation and giving them the land God has promised him and his fathers. In an act of faith, he adopts Ephraim and Manasseh as his own, giving Joseph a double portion. Believing that God will fulfill His promises.