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Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
Why was it important to Jacob that Joseph’s two sons be his?		48:3
Jacob had many other grandchildren, why is it recorded that the children of Joseph should be his?
Was this more favoritism of Jacob being displayed, that he should name the children of Joseph among his inheritance, and not the children of the other brothers?
	New Living Translation But any children born to you in the future will be your own, and they will inherit land within the territories of their brothers Ephraim and Manasseh.	48:6
		48:9 Not how Joseph gives God the praise in everything he does. He praises the name of the Lord for giving him his two sons.
		O that we would develop this mindset where God is praised for everything that is  done in these mortal bodies.
		Israel blesses the younger Ephraim and not Manaseh the elder.
		48:22 Even when Israel is about to die he still gives chosen a greater portion than his brethren.