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Genesis 47:11-27
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Pharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. (b. c. 1706.)Genesis 47:1-12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BiblePHARAOH'S GENEROSITY; JACOB PRESENTED TO PHARAOH. (B. C. 1706.) Here is, I. The respect which Joseph, as a subject, showed to his prince. Though he was his favourite, and prime-minister of state, and had had particular…Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:7-12Genesis 47:7-12 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryWith the gravity of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob besought the Lord to bestow a blessing upon Pharaoh. He acted as a man not ashamed of his religion; and wh…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:11Genesis 47:11 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Joseph placed his father and his brethren (i.e. gave them a settlement, the import of which the next clause explains), and gave them a possession (i.e. allowed them to acquire property) in the land of Egypt, in the…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:11-27Genesis 47:11-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryJoseph's policy in Egypt. I. TOWARDS THE ISRAELITES. 1. He gave them a settlement in Goshen. Though in one sense the land of Goshen was Pharaoh's grant, it is apparent from the story that they owed it chiefly to the wis…
commentaryPharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. (b. c. 1706.)PHARAOH'S GENEROSITY; JACOB PRESENTED TO PHARAOH. (B. C. 1706.) Here is, I. The respect which Joseph, as a subject, showed to his prince. Though he was his favourite, and prime-minister of state, and had had particular…Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 47:7-12With the gravity of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob besought the Lord to bestow a blessing upon Pharaoh. He acted as a man not ashamed of his religion; and wh…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren (i.e. gave them a settlement, the import of which the next clause explains), and gave them a possession (i.e. allowed them to acquire property) in the land of Egypt, in the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:11-27Joseph's policy in Egypt. I. TOWARDS THE ISRAELITES. 1. He gave them a settlement in Goshen. Though in one sense the land of Goshen was Pharaoh's grant, it is apparent from the story that they owed it chiefly to the wis…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:12And Joseph nourished—ἐσιτομέτρει (LXX.), i.e. gave them their measure of corn—his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families—literally, to, or according to, the m…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 47:13-26Care being taken of Jacob and his family, which mercy was especially designed by Providence in Joseph's advancement, an account is given of the saving the kingdom of Egypt from ruin. There was no bread, and the people w…Matthew HenrycommentaryDistressed Occasioned by the Famine. (b. c. 1706.)DISTRESSED OCCASIONED BY THE FAMINE. (B. C. 1706.) Care being taken of Jacob and his family, the preservation of which was especially designed by Providence in Joseph's advancement, an account is now given of the saving…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 47:13-26The policy of Joseph is faithfully employed for his monarch. The advantage taken of the people's necessities to increase the power of the throne is quite Eastern in its character—not commended to general imitation, but…Joseph S. Exell and contributors