Engaging the Seed of God’s Word for your Bountiful Harvest.

Part 2

Genesis 1:28 New King James Version

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the

earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the

air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Ephraim syndrome.

Genesis 41:52 NLT Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, 'God has

made me fruitful in this land of my grief.

Genesis 48:1-2

One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.”

So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh

and Ephraim.

2  When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So

Jacob gathered his strength and sat up in his bed.

3  Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty [b]  appeared to me at Luz in the land of

Canaan and blessed me.  4  He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful, and I will

multiply your descendants. I will make you a multitude of nations. And I will give

this land of Canaan to your descendants [c]  after you as an everlasting possession.’

5  “Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and

Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be

my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are.

10  Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought

the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.  11  Then Jacob said to

Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see

your children, too!”

12  Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed

with his face to the ground.  13  Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With

his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob’s left hand, and with his left

hand he put Manasseh at Jacob’s right hand.  14  But Jacob crossed his arms as he

reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head

of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of

Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.

17  But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on

Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s

head.  18  “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on

his head.”

19  But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also

become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And

his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

Psalm 60: 7 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

7  Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is My helmet (the defense of

My head); Judah is My scepter and My lawgiver.

Isaiah 28:1-3

Psalm 78:8-9

Hosea 4:17 – "Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone

Hosea 7:11 AMP – Called a "silly dove" for seeking alliances with Egypt and

Assyria instead of trusting in God.

Judges 8:1-3

Judges 12:1-6, Hebrews 12:14

Hosea 13:1,13, 15

Hosea 7:9

Jeremiah 5:24 New English Translation They do not say to themselves, let us

revere the Lord our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring

rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.

Luke 12:24  Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither

storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you

than the birds!