“And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.”
And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel's left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel's right hand, and brought them close to him. The arrangement places Manasseh — the firstborn — toward Jacob's right hand, the hand of primary blessing. Joseph is managing the expected outcome. The application: the human effort to arrange circumstances toward the expected outcome is the effort that God will cross.
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