Genesis 48:5,14,16,22 And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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The Doctrine of Jesus Christ. ... Son by nature; they are sons by adoption and grace. ... the great truth that God, and not Joseph, is His ... The idea of substitution is well illustrated by the nature ... /.../evans/the great doctrines of the bible/the doctrine of jesus christ.htm