14雅各的父亲以撒盲目地祝福，但雅各对他两个孙子以法莲和玛拿西的祝福，却是明智的。虽然他的肉眼昏花，他的灵却很清楚（10）。约瑟把他的儿子带到雅各面前，把长子玛拿西放在雅各右边，把以法莲放在雅各左边。约瑟盼望雅各把右手按在玛拿西头上，把左手按在以法莲头上。但雅各里面非常清楚他所作的，就将双手交错，把右手按在以法莲头上。约瑟对这事不喜悦，就说，“我父，不是这样。这个才是长子，求你把右手按在他的头上。”（18）但雅各不肯，说，“我知道，我儿，我知道。”（19）雅各将双手交错是特意的，他知道自己作的是什么。他不像他的父亲以撒，他不盲目行事。因为他成熟了，并且在生命里与神是一，所以他灵里很清楚。他在灵里知道，神的旨意是要立以法莲在玛拿西之上。……雅各祝福他十二个儿子，那些祝福乃是有关以色列十二支派之定命的预言。雅各充满了生命，就把祝福涌流给他所遇见的每个人。这是雅各生命成熟最有力的表显。 14Jacob’s father, Isaac, blessed blindly. But Jacob’s blessing of his two grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh, was full of insight. Although his physical eyes were dim, his spirit was clear (v. 10). Joseph presented his sons to Jacob, placing Manasseh, the firstborn, at Jacob’s right hand and Ephraim at Jacob’s left hand. Joseph expected that Jacob would place his right hand upon Manasseh’s head and his left hand upon Ephraim’s head. But being very clear inwardly about what he was doing, Jacob crossed his hands and placed his right hand upon Ephraim’s head. Joseph was not happy with this, and he said, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head” (v. 18). But Jacob refused and said, “I know, my son, I know” (v. 19). Jacob guided his hands purposefully and intelligently. Unlike his father, Isaac, he did nothing blindly. Because he was mature and because he was one with God in life, he was clear in the spirit. In his spirit he knew that it was God’s will to establish Ephraim above Manasseh. Jacob blessed his twelve sons, and those blessings were prophecies relating to the destiny of the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob was so filled with life that he overflowed blessings to everyone he met. This is the strongest manifestation of Jacob’s maturity in life.