“All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.”
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him. The summary statement — giving each the blessing appropriate to him — is the covenant acknowledgment that each tribe receives the blessing that fits its character and calling. The application: the covenant community is not uniform in its blessing. Each tribe receives what is appropriate to it — different blessings, different callings, one covenant.
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