Genesis 48:2

2 When Jacob was informed,"Your son Joseph is here now," he pulled himself together and sat up in bed.

Genesis 48:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 48:2

And [one] told Jacob
The same that came from Jacob to Joseph might be sent back by him to, his father, to let him know that he was coming to see him, or some other messenger sent on purpose; for it can hardly be thought that this was an accidental thing on either side: and said, behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee;
to pay him a visit, and which no doubt gave him a pleasure, he being his beloved son, as well as he was great and honourable: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon his bed;
his spirits revived, his strength renewed, he got fresh vigour on hearing his son Joseph was coming; and he exerted all his strength, and raised himself up by the help of his staff, and sat upon his bed to receive his son's visit; for now it was when he blessed the sons of Joseph, that he leaned upon the top of his staff and worshipped, as the apostle says, ( Hebrews 11:21 ) .

Genesis 48:2 In-Context

1 After this happened, Joseph was told,"Your father is getting weaker," so he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

2 When Jacob was informed,"Your son Joseph is here now," he pulled himself together and sat up in bed.

3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me in Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me

4 and said to me, ‘I am about to give you many children, to increase your numbers, and to make you a large group of peoples. I will give this land to your descendants following you as an enduring possession.'

5 Now, your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I arrived in Egypt are my own. Ephraim and Manasseh are just like Reuben and Simeon to me.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX; MT he informed
• [b]. Heb Israel