Genesis 50:2

“And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.”

"And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel." - Genesis 50:2
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What does Genesis 50:2 mean?

Genesis 50:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel." This verse comes at the end of the book of Genesis and serves as a conclusion to the story of Joseph and his…

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Honoring a Legacy: The Lesson of Joseph's Care for Israel

In Genesis 50:2, we read, "And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel." This verse, tucked within the narrative of Joseph's life, carries profound meanings about legacy, love, and the sacredness of the bonds we share…

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A Prayer for Honor and Legacy

Heavenly Father, We come before Your throne of grace today, opening our hearts and minds to the profound wisdom embedded in the Scriptures. We reflect on Genesis 50:2, which tells us, "And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians…

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Genesis 50:12 - "And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:"
Genesis 50:19 - "And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?"
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Genesis 50:1 - "And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him."
Genesis 50:9 - "And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company."
Genesis 50:22 - "¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years."
Genesis 50:6 - "And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear."
Genesis 50:16 - "And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,"
Genesis 50:18 - "And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants."
Genesis 50:26 - "So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt."
Genesis 50:20 - "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive."
Genesis 50:3 - "And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days."
Genesis 24:50 - "Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good."
Genesis 50:25 - "And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence."
Genesis 50:8 - "And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen."
Psalms 50:2 - "Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined."
Luke 2:50 - "And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them."
Genesis 50:7 - "¶ And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,"
Genesis 50:14 - "¶ And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father."
Genesis 50:21 - "Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them."