Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 11:21

21 By faith Jacob when he was a dying, blessed both of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

Iacob did not degenerate from his Progenitors, but by the same excellent Faith (being Heir to the Birth-right and Blessing, by God's Appointment, and his Father's Confirmation, as Gen. 28.1, 3, 4.) doth, as a Grand-father and a Prophet near expiring, weak in Body, but strong in Faith, bless Ioseph, and each of his Sons, Gen. 48.15, to 21. preferring Ephraim the younger before Manass[illegible: 1 letter]h the elder, by laying his Right-hand on his head, and his left on the others, and so adopts them to be his Children, gives them the Blessing of the Covenant, as to their Persons, and the Inheritance of two Tribes amongst his Sons, as belonging to Ioseph, as his Birth-right, Gen. 49.22, to 27. These by Faith he foretold, and applied particularly to each of them from God himself through Prayer.

Another Effect of his Faith, is his worshipping God, having bequeathed his Body to the Burial in a firm Expectation of the promised Inheritance, as the History clears, Gen. 47.29, 30, 31. and 48.21, 22. For having sent for Ioseph, he raiseth up himself on the Pillow at the Bed's head, and for his support used his Staff, leaning on the head of it, when in Faith he declares his Will to his Son Ioseph, and binds him by an Oath to bury him in Machpelah in Canaan, with Abraham and Isaac, Heirs of the same Promise, as an Earnest and Handsel of the Twelve Tribes possessing it; which Ioseph having solemnly sworn to him, Iacob bowed himself and worshipped, lifting up his Heart to God in Thankfulness for his continual Providence in the gradual Accomplishment of his Promise to the Seed of Abraham, Isaac and Iacob. This he did by Faith, adoring his Soveraign Lord and Saviour by his humbly bowing before him. There was no need of Faith to bow to Ioseph, who was inferior to Iacob, and blessed by him.