“He blessed Joseph and said” – Rabbi Berekhya said in the name of Rabbi Yoḥanan and Reish Lakish: Rabbi Yoḥanan said: [This is analogous] to a shepherd who was standing and looking at his flock.2When the verse states: “The God before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked,” the image is of a flock that walks before a shepherd so that the shepherd can watch out for it. Reish Lakish said: [It is analogous] to a king walking, with the elders before him. According to the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥanan, we need His glory. According to the opinion of Reish Lakish, He needs our glory.3The elders walk before the king as a sign of honor for the king. So too, the patriarchs walked before God in the sense that they spread knowledge of God in the world.