Genesis 48:1-22 When committed intentionally and

under one's own strength, a person's final words and actions carry

great weight. Much attention is given to Jacob's final words and

acts in the closing chapters of Genesis. Scripture allows us the

privilege of pulling up a chair to his deathbed and witnessing this

emotional exchange with Joseph, his beloved son. Even as we

carefully consider these words, we are compelled to prepare our own

deathbed confessional to generations that will

follow.