Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

Separated

Bible References

The earth

Psalm 24:1
A psalm of David. The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
Psalm 50:12
Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.
Psalm 89:11
The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.
Jeremiah 8:16
The snorting of the enemy's horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!"

The good

Exodus 3:2
The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. He looked -- and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed!
Mark 12:26
Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
Luke 2:14
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!"
Acts 7:30
"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
2 Corinthians 12:7
even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me -- so that I would not become arrogant.

And upon the top

Genesis 37:28
So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph's brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.
Genesis 39:2
The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.
Genesis 43:32
They set a place for him, a separate place for his brothers, and another for the Egyptians who were eating with him. (The Egyptians are not able to eat with Hebrews, for the Egyptians think it is disgusting to do so.)
Genesis 45:9
Now go up to my father quickly and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!
Genesis 49:26
The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the eternal mountains or the desirable things of the age-old hills. They will be on the head of Joseph and on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

Separated

Hebrews 7:26
For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

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