Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from Pharaoh's presence. The closing blessing of Pharaoh by Jacob — the patriarch blessing the king as he departs — is the covenant person's consistent practice: blessing those in authority over them. The application: the consistent practice of blessing — given at arrival and at departure — is the covenant person's way of honoring the image of God in those they encounter, regardless of the power differential.

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