Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 50
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Genesis 50:1 “And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.”
“And Joseph fell upon his father’s face”: Laid his own face to the cold face and pale cheeks of his dead father, out of his tender affection for him, and grief at parting with him. This shows that Joseph had been present from the time his father sent for...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 49
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1-27: Jacob concludes his life as other saints who spoke a blessing before their end: Isaac (chapter 27), Moses (Deut. chapter 33), Joshua (Joshua chapter 24), and Samuel (1 Sam. chapter 12).
The reference to a lion in verse 9 points to that One who is called “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (in Revelation 5:5).
Verses (11 and 12), describe the millennial prosperity...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 48
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Genesis 48:1 “And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
“And it came to pass after these things”: Some little time after Jacob had sent for Joseph, and conversed with him about his burial in the land of Canaan, and took an oath to bury him there,...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 47
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Verses 1-6: In the land of Goshen”: By informing Pharaoh of where he had located his family (45:10; 46:28), and then by having the family’s 5 representatives courteously request permission to reside in Goshen (verses 2, 4), Joseph, wise to court procedures, paved the way for Pharaoh’s confirmation and approval (verse 6).
Genesis 47:1 “Then Joseph came...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 46
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Genesis 46:1 “And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.”
“Offered sacrifices”: The route to Egypt for Jacob went via Beer-sheba, a notable site about 25 miles southwest of Hebron and favorite place of worship for both Abraham and Isaac.
Jacob stopped at...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 45
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Verses 1-8: Stunned by the revelation of who it really was with whom they dealt, the brothers then heard expressed a masterpiece of recognition of and submission to the sovereignty of God, i.e., His providential rule over the affairs of life, both good and bad (see note on 41:43-45).
Genesis 45:1 “Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him;...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 44
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Genesis 44:1 “And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.”
“And he commanded the steward of his house”: Whom the Targum of Jonathan again calls Manasseh, the eldest son of Joseph.
“Saying, fill the men’s sacks...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 43
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Genesis 43:1 “And the famine [was] sore in the land.”
“And the famine was sore in the land”: In the land of Canaan; it increased yet more and more: this is observed for the sake of what follows, showing the reason and necessity of Jacob’s sons taking a second journey into Egypt.
Genesis 43:2 “And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 42
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Verses 1-3: Jacob’s sons were paralyzed in the famine, and Jacob was reluctant to let his family return to Egypt, not knowing what would happen to them (verse 4). But, with no other choice left, he dispatched them to buy grain in Egypt (verse 2).
Genesis 42:1 “Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 41
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Genesis 41:1 “And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.”
“And it came to pass at the end of two full years”: It is not a clear case, as Aben Ezra observes, from whence these years are to be reckoned, whether from the time of Joseph’s being put into prison, or from the time that the...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 40
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Genesis 40:1 “And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.”
“Butler” is an unfortunate translation since the phrase literally means “cupbearer of the king.” Egyptian inscriptions include various titles for those involved in serving wine and beer to...
Verse by verse explanation of Genesis 39
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Genesis 39:1 “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither.”
“And Joseph was brought down to Egypt”: By the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37:28); as in a following.
“And Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh, captain of...
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