Genesis 49:24 (HCSB) Yet his bow remained steady,
and his strong arms were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
This verse was Spurgeon's morning devotional for today where he wrote, "The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob." Thus God is represented as putting his hands on Joseph's hands, placing his arms on Joseph's arms. Like as a father teaches his children, so the Lord teaches them that fear him. He puts his arms upon them."
The picture comes to mind of a father teaching his son to swing a bat, a golf club or a bow, standing behind him, putting his arms around the child and teaching them how to swing or pull the string on the bow. The child may be shaky at first but the fathers presence instills confidence in the child. It is an early stage in the process of "training up a child in the way he should go".
As we grow as Christians, Jesus' arms are still around us reaching out to us and teaching as as we go through God's Word and apply His instructions to our lives, learning to walk as He walked.
May it encourage you today to know that the arms and hands of the Mighty One of Jacob are with us today.
Blessings,
Mike
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Genesis 49:22-25New Living Translation (NLT)
22 "Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey,
the foal of a wild donkey at a spring—
one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.[a]
23 Archers attacked him savagely;
they shot at him and harassed him.
24 But his bow remained taut,
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above
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