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In this episode Pastor Ian Thompson explores Genesis 48, where Jacob blesses his grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh, in a moment that reveals the surprising and sovereign ways of God. By deliberately crossing his hands to favour the younger over the older, Jacob demonstrates that God’s purposes are never confined to human tradition, birth order, or expectation.

The sermon highlights how this blessing becomes a picture of spiritual adoption — a permanent act of grace mediated through another. Just as Ephraim and Manasseh are brought to Jacob through Joseph, so believers are brought to the Father through Jesus Christ, the true Mediator.

Pastor Thompson reflects on Jacob’s retrospective gratitude for God’s lifelong guidance, a testimony that reassures future generations that the covenant promises remain secure. God’s plans outlive any single individual, ensuring a continuous line of faith that stretches beyond human logic and limitation.

This episode invites listeners to trust the God who blesses across generations, who overturns expectations, and who weaves His purposes through families, history, and grace.

Know Surrender is a weekly Bible study and reflection podcast offering gentle, scripture‑rooted teaching to help believers grow in faith and walk closely with God.

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Welcome to Know Surrender—a podcast about learning what it truly means to surrender to Jesus Christ. Not in defeat, but in devotion. Here we explore scripture, history, and the call to follow Christ with heart, mind, and life. To know surrender… is to know Him.

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