Jon
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Post by Jon on Sept 21, 2006 12:27:00 GMT -8
And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh; and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.' And his father refuseth, and saith, `I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;' (Genesis 48:17-19)
For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in; and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, `There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob, and this to them [is] the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins. (Romans 11:25-27)
Do you guys think there is any connection between these two references to the "fulness of the nations"?
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Post by swordfish on Oct 11, 2006 4:16:50 GMT -8
The possibility seems to be that Ephraim, being born to Joseph in Egypt, represents the gentiles - the fulness of the nations .
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