“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
the angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
bless the boys;
and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
When Israel blessed Joseph and his sons, Israel called on the God and the angel he experienced. He called on the God before whom his fathers Abraham and Isaac walked. This same God was the God who had been his shepherd all his life long. Israel also called on the angel, possibly the theophanic angel, who had redeemed me from all evil.
God, the God of my father, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, and the Lord Jesus who has redeemed me from all evil, bless my children and be their shepherd and redeemer! Amen.
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