Joseph's Dying Assurance to His Brethren
Genesis 50:22-26
And Joseph dwelled in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.…


I. THE REFLECTION WHICH JOSEPH MAKES UPON HIS PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. "I die," or am dying.

II. THE ASSURANCE HE GIVES THEM, THAT GOD WOULD VISIT THEM.

III. The further assurance he gives them, THAT GOD WOULD BRING THEM INTO THE LAND OF CANAAN.

Application:

I. To aged Christians.

1. Frequently to think and speak of dying.

2. Reflect that God will visit and take care of your posterity when you are gone.

3. Remind your posterity of this, for their encouragement, when you are dying and leaving the world, that "God will surely visit them."

II. To those descendants of good men, who are in the prime, or middle of their days.

1. Encourage yourselves with this thought, that God will surely visit you when your parents and friends die.

2. Pray earnestly for His visits.

3. Be prepared to receive His visits. (3. Often.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

WEB: Joseph lived in Egypt, he, and his father's house. Joseph lived one hundred ten years.




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