Deuteronomy 33:13

Deuteronomy 33:13

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

1. “And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land…”

a. land [776 * erets] [Strong: land, earth, whole earth (as opposed to a part), earth (as opposed to heaven), earth (inhabitants), land, country, territory, district, region, tribal territory, piece of ground, land of Canaan, Israel, inhabitants of land.]

1). This is obviously speaking of the geographical tribal allotments handed out by God to the 12 tribes. In Joseph’s case, he himself did not get section of Canaan, yet in another sense he received two, in that his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, each got one. His land would be blessed by God.

2. “…for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath.”

a. precious things [4022 * meged] [Gesenius: something very precious or noble.] [AMG: a choice thing, the best thing, fruit and all kinds of produce from the land and heaven, it indicates precious valuables or gifts of all kinds.]

b. deep [8415 * tehowm] [Strong: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea, deep (of subterranean waters), deep, sea, abysses (of sea), primeval ocean, deep, depth (of river), abyss, the grave.]

c. coucheth beneath[7257 * rabats] [Strong: to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out, to lie down, to cause to lie down, laying (stones).]

d. If words mean anything then this is speaking of precious valuable things that are lying deep under the earth in the tribal area of Ephraim and Manasseh.

1). On a side note, we must see in this that not only in Israel but all over the earth God has strategically placed an abundance of precious things under the earth. The purpose being that man would extract it from the earth by means of the technology that God would give man and man would be blessed by it. This includes all types of metals, minerals and petroleum. I am fully persuaded that this is part of the witness of God referred to by the Apostle Paul in his preaching to the people of Lystra.

a). Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.