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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:3
The great announcement. Not a stranger, but a brother. Yet they were slow to receive comfort from it. The fact beyond all expectation; the suspicion of the unknown ruler attaching itself to the newly-found brother; the…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:4-13
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. It is probable they had instinctively shrunk from his presence on learning the astounding fact that he was Joseph, but felt reassured by the kindly tone of…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:5
Providence. "Now therefore be not grieved," &c. I. THE END IS GOODNESS AND MERCY. 1. To preserve life. 2. To set the seed of the better society in the midst of the corruptions and imperfections of the old. 3. To prepare…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:16-28
The grace of God to his people. We are now dealing no longer with Joseph's personal history, but brought out into the larger sphere of "the children of Israel" (Genesis 45:21). Already it may be said the Egyptian period…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:16-28
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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:16
And the fame thereof—literally, the voice, hence rumor (cf. Jeremiah 3:9)—was heard in Pharaoh's house (having been brought thither doubtless by some of the Court officials), saying, Joseph's brethren—it is probable tha…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:16-28
Joseph's invitation to Jacob. I. AUTHORIZED BY PHARAOH. Though possessed of the liberty to issue such a commission as he had just entrusted to his brethren, Joseph felt that it would be right and proper to have his sove…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:21
And the children (better, sons) of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment (literally, the mouth) of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:22
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment;—literally, alterations of garments, i.e. changes or suits of dress ( 14:12, 14:13; 2 Kings 5:5); probably dress clothes for special occasions (Keil, Lange, Murphy); δι…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:23
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses (vide Genesis 12:16) laden with (literally, carrying) the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with (or carrying) corn and bread and meat—probably prepared…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:24
So (literally, and) he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. The verb רָגַן signifies to be moved or disturbed with any violent emotion, but in particular…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:25-28
The believer led to his reward. Jacob's incredulity conquered. His spirit revived. His resolution taken. I. OUR ENJOYMENT OF WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR US IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR CONFIDENT BELIEF AND EXPECTATION. 1. Separa…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:25-28
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he (literally, and that he; an emphatic assurance which Keil, following Ewald, rend…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:1-10
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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:1
Then Joseph came—literally, and Joseph went, up to the royal presence, as he had proposed (Genesis 46:31)—and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have,…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:1-10
Jacob and his sons before Pharaoh. I. JOSEPH'S BRETHREN BEFORE PHARAOH (Genesis 47:1-6). 1. Their arrival announced (Genesis 47:1). "My father and brethren are come out of the land of Canaan, and behold they are in the…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:1-10
The presentation to Pharaoh. I. TESTIMONY TO POWER OF CHARACTER. Joseph's influence. The five brethren selected perhaps with a view to their appearance, and in the number five, which was regarded as a significant number…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:2
And he took some of his brethren, even five men,—literally, from the end, or extremity, of his brethren; not from the weakest, lest the king should select them for courtiers or soldiers (the Rabbis, Oleaster, Pererius,…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:3
And Pharaoh said unto his (i.e. Joseph's) brethren, What is your occupation? (vide Genesis 46:33). And they said unto Pharaoh,—as directed (Genesis 46:34)—Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:4
They said moreover (literally, and they said) unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come;—an unconscious fulfillment of an ancient prophecy (Genesis 15:13)—for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks (it…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:7
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh. It has been thought that Jacob's presentation to the Egyptian king was deferred till after the monarch's interview with his sons because of the public…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:9
The discipline of life. Few and evil, yet 130 years; and how many blessings temporal and spiritual had been received during their course. We need not suppose him unthankful. But blessings do not of themselves make a man…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:10
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh (as he had done on entering the royal presence),— HOMILETICS
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:11-27
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