1. Vayechi - ויחי : "And he lived" Torah : Genesis 47:28-50:26 Haftarah : 1 Kings 2:1-12 Brit Chadesha: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Psalm: 12, 66, 119 (Bet, Gimmel) Gospel/Acts: John 21

2. How is the Haftarah like Vayechi? That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 1 Kings 2:4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 1 Kings 2:4

3. Why would we pray that our children be like Ephraim and Manasseh? And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. Genesis 48:20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. Genesis 48:20

4. How is the Lion of Judah prophetic? Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? Genesis 49:8-9 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? Genesis 49:8-9

5. What does the scepter of Judah represent? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Genesis 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Genesis 49:10

6. What does the reference to Shiloh mean? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Genesis 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Genesis 49:10

7. What does it mean ties his foal to the vine and colt to the choice vine? Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zechariah 9:9

8. What do the references to wine and milk mean? …he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. Genesis 49:11-12 …he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. Genesis 49:11-12

9. Why does verse 18 stand alone? I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. Genesis 49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. Genesis 49:18

10. And he LIVED 17 years Jacob foretells each sons role: Reuben – sincere repentance with consequences Shimon – teachers Levi – priests Judah – leaders, legislators, and kings Issachar – scholars Zebulun – merchant marine Gad – soldiersAsher – olive growers Dan – judgesNaphtali – nimble orator Joseph – commerceBenjamin – courage Ephraim – spiritual perseverance Manasseh – spiritual strength