🔥 Genesis 49

Genesis 49 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, That bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.” Genesis 49 opens with these words: “Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.” The line to keep is Genesis 49:24: “But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),” Carry the word “remained” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Genesis 49:24: “But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Genesis 49? Then try this: Read “But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.