“ Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. ”
- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה m e kêrāh , “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitat...
The Blessing of Jacob. This poem had an independent origin, but if it was incorporated in one of the main documents it would be in J. It is not a mere collection of originally isolated utterances o...
19. Gad, a troop. Jacob also makes allusion to the name of Gad. He had been so called, because Jacob had obtained a numerous offspring by his mother Leah. His fattier now admonishes him, that...
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
Gad, a troop shall overcome him— Jacob, alluding to the name of Gad, which signifies a troop, foretels that this tribe should have many enemies to struggle with, who should sometimes get the bett...
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. х `Aaqeeb ( H6119 ) is here improperly rendered, "a...
Jacob Blesses his Twelve Sons It is generally considered that in its present form, this chapter gives us indeed the last utterances of the dying patriarch respecting the future of his sons, but wi...
Gad. — The word Gad, as we have seen ( Genesis 30:11 ), means good fortune, but Jacob connects it with the root gâdad, “to gather in troops.” Thus, then, “A troop” or “throng of plunderers shal...
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1-22 ; Genesis 49:1-33 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does...
Joseph Specially Blessed Genesis 49:13-27 The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1-28 . Notice the...
Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the allusions are difficult to follow, and the connection...
Gad is a type of grace, often overcome by troops of enemies, but at length victorious. Romans 8:37 . Concerning Gad, see 1 Chronicles 5:18 , etc.
Gad, a troop shall overcome him ,.... There is a paronomasia, or an allusion to the name of Gad almost in every word of the verse, which signifies a troop: the whole is a prediction that this tribe...
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. Ver. 19. Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but.] This is every good Christian's case in the spiritual warfare; he conquers, Joh...
Concerning Gad , he alludes to his name, which signifies a troop , foresees the character of that tribe, that it should be a warlike tribe; and so we find, 1 Chronicles 12:8 , the Gadites were...
JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief. His perception of God's ways became much more cle...
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens...
i.e. Troops of enemies shall frequently invade his country, and for a time conquer and spoil it. And so it came to pass, because the inheritance of that tribe lay beyond Jordan, near to the Ammonit...
“Gad, a marauding band will press on him, but he will press on their heel.” This rather enigmatic statement reflects Jacob's conviction of some disaster to face Gad at the hands of a marauding band...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 49:14 . A strong ass.] Heb. An ass of bone. “The figure here employed has nothing mean about it. The Oriental ass is a more stately animal than the Western.” ( Lange )—...
Genesis 48 and 49 (with Deuteronomy 33 and Judges 5 ) Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not co...
l, 2. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob;...
Genesis 49:2 . Gather yourselves together. This phrase implies that they should come purified, and prepared for instruction. Genesis 49:3 . Reuben. Jacob here seems to enumerate the excellenci...
Zebulun. .. Issachar. .. Dan. .. Gad. .. Asher. .. Naphtali. .. Benjamin The blessings of Zebulun, &c. : Consider these blessings-- I. IN THEIR VARIETY. 1. Maritime power. 2. Husb...
EXPOSITION Genesis 49:1 And Jacob (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) called (by means of messengers) unto his sons ( i.e. the others who were then absent), a...
Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last. The picture is that of a person crowded by malicious hordes, who nevertheless manages not only to hold his own, but even to turn up...
Genesis 30:11 Genesis 46:16 Numbers 32:1-42 Deuteronomy 33:20 Deuteronomy 33:21 Joshua 13:8 Judges 10:1 Judges 11:40 1 Chronicles 3:18-22 1 Chronicles 5:11-22 1 Chronicles 5:26
Concerning Gad, he alludes to his name, which signifies a troop, foresees the character of that tribe, that it should be a warlike tribe; and so we find, 1 Chronicles 12:8 , the Gadites were men o...