Christ! Reuben lost first place, and Simeon and Levi have also lost first place. The king will not come from any of these tribes. There is another boy who was also a sinner. We will see what the grace of God did for him: 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 [Gen. 49:8]. “Thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.” Why? Because the Lord Jesus Christ came from the line of Judah, and it is
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