“And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:”
When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: if I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt. The oath request — hand under the thigh — is the same oath Abraham required of his servant in Genesis 24:2. Jacob is requesting from Joseph what Abraham requested from his servant: the covenant act of faithful provision after death. The application: the covenant oath that spans the distance between Canaan and Egypt — do not bury me there — is the covenant faithfulness that reaches beyond death.
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