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Genesis 41:46-57
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:46-57
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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:1-57Genesis 41:1-57 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe tried man is now made ready by long experience for his position of responsibility and honor. He is thirty years old. He can commence his public ministry for the people of God and the world. Pharaoh's dreams, the kin…Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:46-57Genesis 41:46-57 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIn the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2. He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven plenteous years came, and wer…The Famine in Egypt and Canaan. (b. c. 1706.)Genesis 41:46-57 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE FAMINE IN EGYPT AND CANAAN. (B. C. 1706.) Observe here, I. The building of Joseph's family in the birth of two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Genesis 41:50-52. In the names he gave them, he owned the divine Providence…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:46Genesis 41:46 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt—literally, a son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh. If, therefore, he had been three years in prison (Genesis 40:4; Genesis 41:1),…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:46-57Genesis 41:46-57 · The Pulpit CommentaryJoseph on the second throne in Egypt. I. DURING THE SEVEN YEARS OF PLENTY. 1. His mature manhood (Genesis 41:46). Thirteen years had elapsed since his brethren had sold him at Dothan, and during the interval what a chec…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:1-57The tried man is now made ready by long experience for his position of responsibility and honor. He is thirty years old. He can commence his public ministry for the people of God and the world. Pharaoh's dreams, the kin…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 41:46-57In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2. He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven plenteous years came, and wer…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Famine in Egypt and Canaan. (b. c. 1706.)THE FAMINE IN EGYPT AND CANAAN. (B. C. 1706.) Observe here, I. The building of Joseph's family in the birth of two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Genesis 41:50-52. In the names he gave them, he owned the divine Providence…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:46-57Joseph on the second throne in Egypt. I. DURING THE SEVEN YEARS OF PLENTY. 1. His mature manhood (Genesis 41:46). Thirteen years had elapsed since his brethren had sold him at Dothan, and during the interval what a chec…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:46And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt—literally, a son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh. If, therefore, he had been three years in prison (Genesis 40:4; Genesis 41:1),…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:49And Joseph gathered (or heaped up) corn as the sand of the sea,—an image of great abundance (cf. Genesis 32:12)—very much, until he left numbering (i.e. writing, or keeping a record of the number of bushels); for it was…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:52And the name of the second called he Ephraim:—"Double Fruitfulness" (Keil), "Double Land" (Gesenius), "Fruit." (Furst)—For God (Elohim) hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. This language shows tha…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 41:54Destitution and abundance. "And the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread." The time of harvest is, of all periods of the year, the most important. It is the point to which all previous o…Joseph S. Exell and contributors