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Genesis 42:1-38
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:1-6Genesis 42:1-6 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryJacob saw the corn his neighbours had bought in Egypt, and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied. Shall others get food for their souls, and shall we starve while it is to be had? Having discover…Jacob Sends to Egypt to Buy Corn. (b. c. 1706.)Genesis 42:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJACOB SENDS TO EGYPT TO BUY CORN. (B. C. 1706.) Though Jacob's sons were all married, and had families of their own, yet, it should seem, they were still incorporated in one society, under the conduct and presidency of…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:1Genesis 42:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryNow when Jacob saw—literally, and Jacob saw, i.e. perceived by the preparations of others for buying corn in Egypt (Lange), but more probably learnt by the report which others brought from. Egypt (Genesis 42:2)—that the…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:1-38Genesis 42:1-38 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe first visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt. I. THE JOURNEY TO EGYPT (Genesis 42:1-5). 1. The famishing household. Although Canaan was the land of promise, and the family of Jacob the Church of God, yet neither was th…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:1-38Genesis 42:1-38 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod's trials of his people. The trial of Joseph is over. Now comes the trial of his brethren and of Jacob. The Spirit of God is at work in all their hearts. True men they were and yet sinful men. Before they can be made…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 42:1-6Jacob saw the corn his neighbours had bought in Egypt, and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied. Shall others get food for their souls, and shall we starve while it is to be had? Having discover…Matthew HenrycommentaryJacob Sends to Egypt to Buy Corn. (b. c. 1706.)JACOB SENDS TO EGYPT TO BUY CORN. (B. C. 1706.) Though Jacob's sons were all married, and had families of their own, yet, it should seem, they were still incorporated in one society, under the conduct and presidency of…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:1-38The first visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt. I. THE JOURNEY TO EGYPT (Genesis 42:1-5). 1. The famishing household. Although Canaan was the land of promise, and the family of Jacob the Church of God, yet neither was th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:1-38God's trials of his people. The trial of Joseph is over. Now comes the trial of his brethren and of Jacob. The Spirit of God is at work in all their hearts. True men they were and yet sinful men. Before they can be made…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:1Now when Jacob saw—literally, and Jacob saw, i.e. perceived by the preparations of others for buying corn in Egypt (Lange), but more probably learnt by the report which others brought from. Egypt (Genesis 42:2)—that the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:2And he said, Behold, I have heard (this does not imply that the rumor had not also reached Jacob's sons, but only that the proposal to visit Egypt did not originate with them) that there is corn— שֶׁבֶר ut supra, σῖτος…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:3And Joseph's ten brethren went down—either it was for safety that all the ten went, or because, the corn being sold to individuals, the quantity received would depend on their numbers (Lange)—to buy corn—the word for co…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 42:4But (literally, and) Benjamin, Joseph's brother (vide Genesis 35:18), Jacob sent not with his brethren. Not because of his youth (Patrick, Lange), since he was now upwards of twenty years of age, but because he was Jose…Joseph S. Exell and contributors