Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death. Jos 14:61Ki 13:11Ki 13:61Sa 2:271Sa 9:6-71Ti 6:112Pe 1:212Ti 3:17 He said: Hab 3:3Jud 1:14Rev 5:11Act 7:53Jdg 5:4-5Psa 68:17Psa 68:7-8Heb 2:2
“The LORD came from Sinai
and dawned upon us 1from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran
and came with myriads of holy ones,
with flaming fire at His right hand. 2
Surely You love the people; Luk 10:39Deu 7:6-8Mal 1:21Pe 1:5Act 22:3Col 3:3-4Eph 2:4-5Luk 8:35
all the holy ones are in Your hand,
and they sit down at Your feet; 3
each receives Your words—
the law that Moses gave us, Jhn 1:17Jhn 7:19Psa 119:111Deu 9:26-29Psa 119:72
the possession of the assembly of Jacob.
So the LORD became King in Jeshurun 4 Deu 32:15Jdg 17:6Exo 18:16Exo 18:19Gen 36:31Jdg 8:22Jdg 9:2Num 16:13-15
when the leaders of the people gathered,
when the tribes of Israel came together.
Let Reuben live and not die, Gen 49:8Num 32:31-32Jos 22:1-9Gen 49:3-4
nor 5his men be few.”
And concerning Judah he said: Gen 49:8-12Psa 20:2Psa 21:81Co 15:252Sa 7:9-12Heb 7:14Isa 9:17Luk 19:27
“O LORD, hear the cry of Judah
and bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause,
but may You be a help against his foes.”
Concerning Levi he said: Exo 17:7Exo 28:30Num 20:13Lev 8:8Psa 106:161Sa 28:62Ch 23:6Deu 8:16
“Give Your Thummim to Levi
and Your Urim to Your godly one, 6
whom You tested at Massah 7
and contested at the waters of Meribah. 8
He said of his father and mother, Exo 32:25-29Mat 10:37Jer 18:18Lev 21:11Luk 14:26Mat 12:481Ch 17:172Co 5:16
‘I do not consider them.’
He disregarded his brothers
and did not know his own sons,
for he kept 9Your word
and maintained Your covenant.
He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob Lev 10:11Psa 51:191Sa 2:28Deu 17:9-11Exo 30:7-8Ezk 43:272Ch 17:8-102Ch 26:18
and Your law to Israel;
he will set incense before You
and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
Bless his substance, O LORD, 2Sa 24:23Ezk 20:40-41Ezk 43:271Th 4:8Amo 5:10Deu 18:1-5Isa 29:21Jer 15:10
and accept the work of his hands.
Smash the loins of those who rise against him,
and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
Concerning Benjamin he said: 2Ch 15:2Mat 23:37Psa 91:4Isa 51:161Ki 12:212Ch 11:12Ch 17:17-19Deu 12:10
“May the beloved of the LORD
rest secure in Him;
God shields 10him all day long,
and upon His shoulders he rests.”
Concerning Joseph he said: Gen 49:22-26Mic 5:7Gen 27:28-29Hos 14:5Isa 18:4Pro 19:12Pro 3:20Deu 32:2
“May his land be blessed by the LORD
with the precious dew from heaven above
and the deep waters that lie beneath,
with the bountiful harvest from the sun 1Ti 6:172Sa 23:4Act 14:17Deu 28:8Lev 26:4Mal 4:2Mat 5:45Psa 104:19
and the abundant yield of the seasons,
with the best of the ancient mountains Hab 3:6Gen 49:26Jas 5:7
and the bounty of the everlasting hills,
with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, Act 7:35Exo 3:2-4Gen 49:26Psa 24:12Co 12:7-10Act 7:30-33Gen 37:28Gen 37:36
and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush.
May these rest on the head of Joseph
and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
His majesty is like a firstborn bull, Num 23:221Ki 22:11Psa 44:5Gen 48:191Ch 5:1Num 24:8Psa 92:102Ch 18:10
and his horns are like those of a wild ox.
With them he will gore the nations,
even to the ends of the earth.
Such are the myriads of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Concerning Zebulun he said: Gen 49:13-15Jdg 5:14Jos 19:11
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys,
and Issachar, in your tents.
They will call the peoples to a mountain; Isa 2:3Isa 60:5Psa 4:5Exo 15:17Psa 50:13-15Psa 51:16-171Pe 2:5Deu 32:13
there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness.
For they will feast on the abundance of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
Concerning Gad he said: 1Ch 12:8-14Gen 49:191Ch 12:37-381Ch 4:101Ch 5:18-21Gen 9:26-27Jos 13:10Jos 13:24-28
“Blessed is he who enlarges
the domain of Gad!
He lies down like a lion
and tears off an arm or a head.
He chose the best land for himself, Jos 4:12-13Jdg 5:11Jdg 5:2Jos 1:14Jos 22:1-4Num 32:1-6Num 32:16-42
because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there.
He came with the leaders of the people;
he administered the LORD’s justice
and His ordinances for Israel.”
Concerning Dan he said: Jos 19:47Jdg 18:271Ch 12:35Gen 49:16-17Jdg 13:2Jdg 13:24-25Jdg 14:19Jdg 14:6
“Dan is a lion’s cub,
leaping out of Bashan.”
Concerning Naphtali he said: Gen 49:21Jer 31:14Mat 4:16Psa 36:8Mat 4:13Jos 19:32-39Psa 90:14Isa 9:1-2
“Naphtali is abounding with favor,
full of the blessing of the LORD;
he shall take possession
of the sea 11and the south.”
And concerning Asher he said: Gen 49:20Job 29:6Pro 3:3-4Rom 14:18Psa 128:6Act 7:10Psa 128:3Exo 12:10
“May Asher be the most blessed of sons;
may he be the most favored among his brothers
and dip his foot in oil.
May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, Isa 41:10Col 1:11Isa 40:29Php 4:13Psa 138:32Ch 16:9Eph 6:102Co 12:9-10
and may your strength match your days.”
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Exo 15:11Isa 43:11-13Hab 3:8Jer 10:6Isa 19:1Psa 104:3Psa 68:33-34Deu 32:15
who rides the heavens to your aid,
and the clouds in His majesty.
The eternal God is your dwelling place, Psa 90:1-2Psa 18:2Isa 25:4Psa 46:1Psa 91:1-2Pro 18:10Psa 91:9Rom 16:20
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He drives out the enemy before you,
giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
So Israel dwells securely; Num 23:9Gen 27:28Exo 33:16Jer 23:6Rev 21:27Deu 11:11Jer 33:16Psa 68:26
the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled
in a land of grain and new wine,
where even the heavens drip with dew.
Blessed are you, O Israel! Isa 12:2Isa 45:17Deu 4:7-8Psa 115:9-112Sa 7:23Gen 15:1Num 23:20-242Sa 22:45
Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword in which you boast.
Your enemies will cower before you,
and you shall trample their high places.”