“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:”
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. The initial affirmation of Reuben — firstborn, might, strength, honor, power — acknowledges what he was given by birth. The application: the honest account of Reuben begins with what was given before it names what was lost.
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