And the name of the second called he Ephraim (double fruitfulness); for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. In spite of his exaltation Egypt remained to Joseph the land of his affliction, and he longed for the Land of Promise. Thus do the believers, no matter how richly they are blessed by the Lord with the riches and honors of this world, ever long for the home above.
- Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר _y__e__'or_, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ _'āchû_, “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Co...
GENESIS 41. JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS AND IS MADE VICEROY OF EGYPT. This is mainly from E, Genesis 41:1 apart from Genesis 41:15_ b_, and perhaps Genesis 41:9_ b_ entirely so. But J has been...
_Ephraim_ For the Hebrew word _to be fruitful_, cf. Genesis 28:3; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 48:4. There is a play on the resemblance in the sound of the name to the Hebrew root (_prh_) meaning "fruitfuln...
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,...
_AND THE NAME OF THE SECOND CALLED HE EPHRAIM: FOR GOD HATH CAUSED ME TO BE FRUITFUL IN THE LAND OF MY AFFLICTION._ Ephraim, х_ 'EPRAAYIM_ (H669)] - i:e., 'double fruitfulness,' referring either to t...
41:52 Ephraim (c-9) Double fruitfulness....
THE DREAMS OF PHARAOH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF JOSEPH 1. Pharaoh] It is believed that a dynasty of Asiatic (perhaps Bedouin) conquerors, known as the Hyksôs or Shepherd kings, were now in power in Egypt...
‘Manasseh’ sounds like ‘forget’. ‘Ephraim’ means ‘fruit’. Fruit is something that a plant produces. ‘God has made me forget my father’s house.’ Joseph thought that he would not see his father and his...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 41 *PHARAOH’S DREAMS V1 After two whole years, *Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he stood by the river Nile. V2 And he saw 7 cows, which came...
EPHRAIM. — That is, _fruitfulness._ The dual ending probably intensifies the meaning....
וְ אֵ֛ת שֵׁ֥ם הַ שֵּׁנִ֖י קָרָ֣א אֶפְרָ֑יִם
PHARAOH'S DREAMS Genesis 41:1 "Thus saith the Lord, that frustrateth the tokens of the liars and maketh diviners mad; that confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messen...
JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION Genesis 41:37, Genesis 47:13 "He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom." Psalms 105:2...
JOSEPH, EXALTED, PREPARES FOR FAMINE Genesis 41:37 The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your visions of God...
Still the divine activity proceeded. Now it was Pharaoh who dreamed, and now the butler remembered. The result was that Joseph was brought before the king, and as he stood in the royal presence he was...
WHEN JOSEPH RULED IN EGYPT Joseph immediately caused storehouses to be built in the cities. A twenty percent tax was collected from the abundant harvest. The grain collected was so bountiful, they cea...
_Ephraim. That is, fruitful, or growing. (Challoner) --- Being in the plural number, it means "productions." --- Poverty; where I have been poor and afflicted, though now advanced in honour. (Haydock)...
Ephraim means fruitful....
Sweet thought suggested here, in the view of the perishing Egyptians going unto Joseph; to teach perishing sinners how to go unto JESUS. Hebrews 12:2....
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...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41. What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all the...
AND THE NAME OF THE SECOND CALLED HE EPHRAIM,.... Which signifies fruits or fruitfulness; and being of the dual number, may intend both his spiritual and temporal fruitfulness God had blessed him with...
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Ver. 52. _See Trapp on "_ Gen 41:51 _"_ This Ephraim was afterwards, by Jacob, set be...
1 Pharaohs two dreames. 9 Ioseph interpreteth them. 33 Hee giueth Pharaoh counsell. 38 Ioseph is aduanced. 50 Hee begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim. 54 The famine beginneth. 1 AND it came to passe...
FIFTH SECTION _Joseph the interpreter of Pharaoh’s dreams._ GENESIS 41:1-57 1And it came to pass, at the end of two full years [lit., days], that Pharaoh dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river....
DREAMS SENT BY GOD TO PHARAOH Joseph remained in prison two full years longer, a further time of learning in humiliation the practical lesson of self-discipline. But he was under God's eye, and at th...
EPHRAIM: That is, Fruitful...
46-57 In 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 ple...
_ 1711_ In the land which hitherto hath been to me a land of affliction....
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 41:52 name H8034 second H8145 called H7121 (H8804) Ephraim H669 God H430 fruitful H6509 (H8689) land...
‘And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, which Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said...
CONTENTS: Pharaoh's dream. Joseph's exaltation in Egypt and his Gentile bride. CHARACTERS: Pharaoh, Joseph, butler, Asenath, Manasseh, Ephriam. CONCLUSION: The faithful believer will be abundantly r...
Genesis 41:1. _Pharaoh dreamed._ See on Isaiah 4:2. Whatever be the pleas of atheism and materialism against dreams of a prophetic character, it is evident enough from the gentile mythology, and from...
_Manasseh: for God, said he, hath made me forget_ MEMORIAL NAMES I. GOD’S KINDNESS TO JOSEPH. 1. A blessed oblivion. 2. A rich fruitfulness (Genesis 41:52). II. JOSEPH’S GRATEFUL MEMORIAL OF GOD’...
_And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt_ JOSEPH ADVANCED TO POWER I. THE RIPENESS OF HIS AGE AND EXPERIENCE. Providence, which prepares events, a...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:50 The name MANASSEH sounds like the Hebrew word for “forget,” suggesting that things have moved on for Joseph. Ironically, however, the name also reminds him of his FATHER’...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 41:47. By handfuls.] “Not in single stalks or grains, but in handfuls compared with the former yield.”—(_Murphy_) GENESIS 41:51. MANASSEH.] That is, _causing to forget._...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 41:46 AND 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 thr...
For audio go to chapter 39 Now it came to pass at the end of two full years (Genesis 41:1), That is after Joseph said "don't forget me, pal". "Oh, I won't." "At the end of two full years," that Pharao...
A.M. 2293. B.C. 1711. called he. Genesis 29:32 Genesis 30:6 Genesis 50:23 Ephraim. i.e., Fruitful. Genesis 48:16...
JOSEPH, THE ADMINISTRATOR Genesis 41:45 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We delight in stepping into the scenes that covered fourteen years of Egyptian history seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine. D...