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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:27
And as one of them opened his sack—literally, and the one opened his sack, i.e. they did not all open their sacks on the homeward journey, although afterwards, in reporting the circumstance to Joseph, they represent the…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:28
And he (i.e. the one who had opened his sack) said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack (amtachath): and their heart failed them (literally, went forth; as it were, leapt into their mo…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:29-34
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them (literally, all the things happening to them, the participle being construed with the accusative); saying, The man, w…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:35
And it came to pass as they emptied (literally, they emptying) their sacks, that (literally, and), behold, every man's bundle of money (or silver) was in his sack: and when (literally, and) both they and their father sa…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:36
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved (or are ye bereaving) of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not (Jacob appears to suspect that in some way or another his sons had been responsible for J…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:37
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying (Reuben was probably actuated by an ardent brotherly affection, which prompted him to endeavor to recover Simeon, as formerly he had sought to deliver Joseph), Slay my two sons—a…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:38
And he (i.e. Jacob) said, My son shall not go down with you;—not because he could not trust Reuben after the sin described in Genesis 35:22 (Wordsworth), or because he could not assent to Reuben's proposal (Ainsworth),…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:1-34
Lessons of life. I. The chief lesson of this chapter is the MINGLING TOGETHER OF THE PROVIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD WITH HIS PURPOSE OF GRACE. It was part of the Divine plan that Jacob and his family should be settled f…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:1-34
EXPOSITION Genesis 43:1, Genesis 43:2 And the famine was sore (literally, was heavy) in the land (sc. of Canaan). And it came to pass, when they had eaten up—literally, had finished to eat up, i.e. not nearly (Mercerus,…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:1-34
The second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt. I. The. SCENE IN JACOB'S HOUSE AT HEBRON (Genesis 43:1-15). 1. The second journey proposed. "Go again, buy us a little food." It was necessitated by the long continuance o…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:3
And Judah spake unto him, saying,—Judah now becomes the spokesman, either because Reuben's entreaty had been rejected, and Levi, who followed Reuben and Simeon in respect of age, had forfeited his father's confidence th…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:6
And Israel said,—this is the second time that Jacob is so designated in the history of Joseph, the first time being in Genesis 37:1-36; which recites the sad account of Joseph's disappearance from the family circle. The…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:7
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? Though not appearing in the preceding narrative of the historian (Genesis 42:13, Gene…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:8-10
And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me (Benjamin, though styled a lad, must have been at this time upwards of twenty years of age), and we will arise and go; that we may (literally, and we shall) li…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now (literally, if so now), do this; take of the best fruits in the land (literally, of the song of the land, i.e. of its choicest and most praised productions) i…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:12
And take double money (literally, money of a second, i.e. of the same, amount; not twice as much as the first time, but simply as much as the first time) in your hand; and the money that was brought again (or returned)…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:15
And the men took that present (which Jacob had specified), and they took double money (literally, a doubling of the money, i.e. the first money, and as much again for the new purchase; the phrase is different from that…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:16
And when (literally, and) Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he literally, and he) said to the ruler of his house,—literally, to him who was over his house, i.e. the steward (cf. Genesis 24:2; Genesis 39:4; Genesis 44:1)—Br…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:18
Distrust the fruit of sin. Why should they be afraid? The invitation was an honor not unusual. Abraham was received at Pharaoh's court (Genesis 12:15). And the brethren were evidently people of large possessions with a…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:19-22
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house (literally, the man who was over Joseph's house), and they communed (or spake) with him at the door of the house (i.e. before they entered), and said, O sir,—literally…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God (Elohim), and the God of your father,—an indication that Joseph's steward had been taught to fear and trust the God of the Hebrews (Wordsworth, Murphy)—hath given you tre…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:24
And the man (Joseph's steward) brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet (of. Genesis 18:4; Genesis 24:32); and he gave their asses provender.
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:25
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. This must have been communicated to them after they had entered Joseph's palace, since they had obviously not…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 43:26
And when Joseph came home (after the dispatch of public business), they brought him the present which was m their hand (vide Genesis 43:11) into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. Thus they fulfilled t…