George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Genesis 45:26
He awaked, &c. His heart was overpowered between hope and distrust. He seemed to himself to be dreaming. Septuagint, "in an ecstacy." Such a sudden transition has oftentimes caused death. (Haydock)
He awaked, &c. His heart was overpowered between hope and distrust. He seemed to himself to be dreaming. Septuagint, "in an ecstacy." Such a sudden transition has oftentimes caused death. (Haydock)
Verse Genesis 45:26. _JACOB'S HEART FAINTED_] Probably the good news so overpowered him as to cast him into a swoon. _He believed them_ _not_-he thought it was _too good news to be true_; and though...
- Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן _gôshen_, Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם _geshem_ “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the gulf of...
CHAPTER 45 JOSEPH REVEALS HIMSELF _ 1. He reveals himself (Genesis 45:1)_ 2. His address (Genesis 45:4) 3. He kissed his brethren (Genesis 45:14) 4. Pharaoh's command ...
_his heart fainted_ Lit. "became numb or cold"; as we should say, "his heart stood still" at the news. It was too good to be true....
Joseph's Brethren bring the News to Jacob 16. _the fame_ Lit. "the voice." It is not the sound of Joseph's weeping, but the news of the discovery of his brethren....
JACOB'S HEART FAINTED— The Vulgate, and some others, render this passage, _Jacob awoke, as it were, out of a dead sleep,_ yet _he believed them not._ The particle כי _ki,_ rendered _for_ in our versio...
3. _Joseph as Prime Minister of Egypt_ (Genesis 41:46 to Genesis 47:31) 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,...
JOSEPH MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN TO HIS BRETHREN. PHARAOH INVITES JACOB AND HIS FAMILY TO SETTLE IN EGYPT 5-7. Joseph declares that the events of the past all witnessed to the providential care of God....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 45 JOSEPH TELLS HIS BROTHERS WHO HE IS V1 Then Joseph could not control himself in front of all those who stood by him. He cried, ‘Make every one...
JACOB’S HEART FAINTED. — Heb., _grew cold._ This was not the effect of incredulity or suspicion, but of surprise. Jacob, crushed by the loss of the child who had taken the place of his beloved Rachel...
וַ יַּגִּ֨דוּ לֹ֜ו לֵ אמֹ֗ר עֹ֚וד יֹוסֵ֣ף
THE RECONCILIATION Genesis 45:1 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel and gave commandment concerning his bones.- Hebrews 11:22 IT is generally by so...
JOSEPH SENDS FOR HIS FATHER Genesis 45:16 This is indeed an Easter lesson. It must have seemed to Jacob and his children as though Joseph were indeed risen from the dead. Hardly more startling were t...
In the account of Joseph's revelation of himself to his brethren, the chief value is in his recognition of the fact that his destiny had been in the hand of God: "It was not you that sent me hither, b...
And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart (h) fainted, for he believed them not. (h) As one between hope and fear....
Observe Jacob's name is changed to Israel. A believing soul is a true Israelite. Luke 1:45....
Psalms 27:3; Psalms 27:3....
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
26._And Jacob’s heart fainted_. We know that some persons have fainted with sudden and unexpected joy. Therefore, certain interpreters suppose that the heart of Jacob was, in a sense, suffocated, as i...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 42 THROUGH 47. At the same time another scene presents itself. His brethren, who had rejected him, forced by famine, are brought, by the path of repentance an...
AND TOLD HIM,.... What had happened to them in Egypt: SAYING, JOSEPH [IS] YET ALIVE; who was thought by him and them to have been dead long ago: AND HE [IS] GOVERNOR OVER ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT; depu...
And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. Ver. 26. _Joseph is yet alive._] This was the most j...
_They told him_ Probably without any preamble; _Joseph is yet alive_ The very mention of Joseph's name revived his sorrow, so that _his heart fainted_, and it was a good while before he came to himsel...
1 Ioseph maketh himselfe knowen to his brethren. 5 Hee comforteth them in Gods prouidence. 9 Hee sendeth for his father. 16 Pharaoh confirmeth it. 21 Ioseph furnisheth them for their iourney, and...
and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. Their extreme joy makes them almost too abrupt in the announcement of their news. AND JACOB'S HEART FAINTED, i...
Jacob invited to Egypt...
SEVENTH SECTION _The second journey. Benjamin accompanying. Joseph maketh himself known to his brethren. Their return. Jacob’s joy._ GENESIS 43-45 A. The trial of the brethren. Their repentance and...
JOSEPH REVEALS HIMSELF Now that the grace of God has wrought genuine repentance in the hearts of the brothers, and Judah in particular, Joseph is free to reveal to them His own true identity. He was...
JACOB'S: _ Heb._ his...
25-28 To hear that Joseph is alive, is too good news to be true; Jacob faints, for he believes it not. We faint, because we do not believe. At length, Jacob is convinced of the truth. Jacob was old,...
JACOB'S HEART FAINTED, or, _was weakened, _ or _failed, _ he fell into a swoon, as it is ordinary, because of the greatness and suddenness of the news, and the conflict of contrary and violent passion...
On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...
Genesis 45:26 told H5046 (H8686) saying H559 (H8800) Joseph H3130 alive H2416 governor H4910 (H8802) land...
‘And they went up out of the land of Egypt and came into the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And he...
Genesis 45:9. _Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not:_ Joseph, having made himself known to h...
CONTENTS: Joseph reveals himself to his brethren whom he blesses and sends back to Egypt. CHARACTERS: Joseph, brothers, Pharaoh, Jacob. CONCLUSION: «He worketh all things together for good to them t...
Genesis 45:5. _Be not grieved;_ that is, not with any farther grief and trouble; for ye have wept and suffered enough. It was God, who taking advantage of your fault, sent me before you to preserve li...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 45:1 Moved by Judah’s speech, Joseph is unable to restrain his emotions. He reveals his true identity to his amazed brothers. In a long speech he attempts to lessen their sense...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 45:26. And Jacob’s heart fainted.] “_Fainted_ is perhaps literally, _remained cold._” He had too much experience of deceit to believe easily a strange tale like this. (_Alfor...
EXPOSITION 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...
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before them that stood by him; and he cried and he said, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known to hi...
Joseph. Luke 24:34 and he is. Genesis 45:8 Genesis 45:9 Psalms 105:21 And Jacob's. Heb. and his....
JOSEPH MAKING HIMSELF KNOWN Genesis 45:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Chapter 44 of Genesis is introductory to 45. 1. DOING EVIL FOR GOOD. This is discussed in Genesis 44:1. Of course the sons of Jacob had n...
We have here the good news brought to Jacob. When, without any preamble, his sons came in crying Joseph is yet alive. The very mention of Joseph's name revived his sorrow, so that his heart fainted. I...