12 Vayechi

Means, “And he lived” 

HafTorah: I Kings 2:1-12

Brit Hadashah: Acts 7:9-16 (specifically vv.15-16); Hebrews 11:21-22; I Peter 1:3-9, 2:11-17

Outline of the Parsha:

Genesis 47:28 - 47:31          - Jacob’s Charge to Joseph

Genesis 48:1 - 7                   - Jacob claims Joseph’s sons

Genesis 48:8-22                   - Jacob blesses Joseph and his sons

Genesis 49:1-32                   - Israel’s Prophecy concerning his sons

Genesis 49:33 - 50:14          - The Death and Burial of Jacob/Israel

Genesis 50:15-17                 - Joseph’s Brothers fear his vengeance

Genesis 50:18-21                 - Joseph comforts his brothers

Genesis 50:22-26                 - The last days and death of Joseph

It covers the following:

It begins by covering the Resurrection in Genesis.

It continues with 20 hardships in the life of Jacob.

It proceeds to the Joseph’s blessing given by Jacob.

In it, the split of the first born blessing is covered.

It explains the two components of the firstborn blessing.

It then covers the meaning of the name of Judah.

It will cover the three words that scriptures uses to describe Judah - Lion, Scepter, and Shiloh.

It continues with Jacob’s death, then follows with Joseph’s death.

It closes with a comparison of Joseph and Yeshua, the Messiah.