Genesis 47:8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old are you? I. A COMMON QUESTION. II. A SOLEMN QUESTION. 1. It is the solemnity of memory. 2. It is the solemnity of responsibility. 3. The question ought to create a solemn gratitude. III. JACOB'S ANSWER. IV. HIS LIFE MEASURED. Days." It is best not to take life in the lump, but to study it in detail. V. HIS LIFE DESCRIBED. VI. HIS LIFE SHORT. 1. He compared them with the ages of his fathers, and they seemed few. 2. Perhaps he compared them also with the great age of the world. 3. Compared with the solemn eternity, how short is our mortal career! VII. HIS LIFE EVIL. A biography whose lines were written in tears. VIII. HIS LIFE A PILGRIMAGE. (Chas. F. Deems, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?WEB: Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?" |
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