1 Chronicles 5:2 KJV
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
Matthew Henry's commentary explains this verse as well as any I have seen so far. He says that the blessing of the birthright entailed two things primarily
Dominion and
Double Portion
Then he says that is was "thought too much" that any one tribe receive both of those (who would have thought it and why it would be that it should be too much now, it is not speculated - it is just obvious from the text that this is what God did)
To Judah came the dominion
It was given him by Jacob before he died.
Through Judah came King David and all of the Kings that sat in Jerusalem
Through Judah came our Saviour who will reign as "the Lion of the Tribe of Judah"
But to Joseph remained the double portion
Of the tribes of Israel, two of them belong to one of Jacob's sons, Joseph. He received two portions of property for each portion his brethren received. He has two names written in the tribes for every one name of his brethren.
God's will is still His own and He divides to “each man severally as He will”[1]. Ours is to trust Him for the best use for our lives and to follow Him regardless.
[1] 1 Corinthians 12:11
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
Matthew Henry's commentary explains this verse as well as any I have seen so far. He says that the blessing of the birthright entailed two things primarily
Dominion and
Double Portion
Then he says that is was "thought too much" that any one tribe receive both of those (who would have thought it and why it would be that it should be too much now, it is not speculated - it is just obvious from the text that this is what God did)
To Judah came the dominion
It was given him by Jacob before he died.
Through Judah came King David and all of the Kings that sat in Jerusalem
Through Judah came our Saviour who will reign as "the Lion of the Tribe of Judah"
But to Joseph remained the double portion
Of the tribes of Israel, two of them belong to one of Jacob's sons, Joseph. He received two portions of property for each portion his brethren received. He has two names written in the tribes for every one name of his brethren.
God's will is still His own and He divides to “each man severally as He will”[1]. Ours is to trust Him for the best use for our lives and to follow Him regardless.
[1] 1 Corinthians 12:11
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