And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Not long after their arrival in Egypt, Joseph brought his father to be presented to Pharaoh. Though a stranger in royal courts, Jacob was unawed by the pomp of royalty and the surrounding magnificence, because amid the sublime scenes of nature he had communed with a mightier Monarch. In conscious spiritual superiority he raised his hands and blessed Pharaoh.
He was crippled and weakened after wrestling with the covenant Angel, yet he had gained the victory of conquering faith. The proud Pharaoh stooped to seek Jacob's blessing, which Jacob gave before departing from before him. The scene shows that surrender to God does not destroy the will but purifies it, and that spiritual strength and victory can come through weakness and suffering.
Not long after their arrival in Egypt, Joseph brought his father to be presented to Pharaoh. Though a stranger in royal courts, Jacob was unawed by the pomp of royalty and the surrounding magnificence, because amid the sublime scenes of nature he had communed with a mightier Monarch. In conscious spiritual superiority he raised his hands and blessed Pharaoh.
He was crippled and weakened after wrestling with the covenant Angel, yet he had gained the victory of conquering faith. The proud Pharaoh stooped to seek Jacob's blessing, which Jacob gave before departing from before him. The scene shows that surrender to God does not destroy the will but purifies it, and that spiritual strength and victory can come through weakness and suffering.