Study Article 25. This article will be studied during the week of August 25th through 31st.

Lessons for Living from a Deathbed Prophecy, Part 2.

Theme text. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing.

Genesis 49.28.

Song 96.

God's own book, a treasure.

Focus.

Practical lessons from Jacob's deathbed prophecy regarding eight of his sons.

Paragraph one. Question. what part of Jacob's deathbed

prophecy will we discuss in this article? Jacob's sons are gathered around him, listening

carefully as their elderly father blesses each of them. As discussed in the preceding article, Jacob's words to Rubin,

Simeon, Levi, and Judah intrigued, and perhaps even surprised his sons. So they must be

wondering what Jacob will say to his remaining eight sons. Let us see what lessons we can

learn from his words to Zebulin, Isikar, Dan,

Gad, Asher, Naftali, Joseph, and Benjamin. The footnote reads,

After blessing Rubin, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, from the oldest to the youngest, Jacob does not follow birth

order when blessing his remaining sons.

Zebulin

Paragraph 2.

Describe Zebulin's blessing and how it was fulfilled.

Genesis 4913 reads,

Zebulon will reside by the seashore,

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