Ephraim’s Adoption: The Shadow That Explains the Nations | Episode 16

About this episode

This episode explores Jacob's adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh in Genesis 48 and its prophetic implications.

In this episode, we will explore Genesis 48 and Jacob's adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh. This moment establishes a prophetic shadow and helps us to better understand Paul's “mystery” that he doesn’t want us to be “ignorant” of when he penned Romans 11. We will examine what it meant for Jacob to place his name—and the names of Abraham and Isaac—upon Ephraim and Manasseh. Through a Hebraic lens, we will see how names not only represent authority, character, and representation, but also repres...

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Green

Topics covered

• adoption
• prophetic shadow
• Hebraic lens
• authority
• character
• representation

Keywords

• Ephraim
• Manasseh
• Jacob
• Romans 11
• Genesis 48
• adoption
• prophecy
• Hebraic
• authority
• names

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 11, Genesis 48

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