GENESIS CHAPTER 46 Jacob sets out towards Egypt with his family and substance; offers saerifices at Beer-sheba; God appears to him in a vision, renewing his promises and blessing, GENESIS 46:1. He goes to Egypt, GENESIS 46:5,6. The names of the children of Israel, GENESIS 46:8. Jacob sends Judah bef... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE VISIONS OF THE NIGHT, i.e. in that way or manner of visions which God affordeth to men by night, and in their sleep. See GENESIS 20:3 JOB 33:15,16 MT 1:20 2:13,19 AC 16:9 18:9, &c. JACOB, JACOB; he doubles the name both in token of his friendship and familiarity with him, and to raise Jacob's... [ Continue Reading ]
Here were many causes of fear; lest he should do evil in forsaking the promised and blessed land, and going to a place which had been incommodious to his grandfather, GENESIS 12:15, and forbidden to his father, GENESIS 26:2; lest he should expose his children to manifold perils, as of being infected... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL BRING THEE UP AGAIN, though not in thy person, yet in thy body, GENESIS 47:29,30 GENESIS 50:5,13; and in thy posterity, which are a part of thyself, or thyself multiplied. JOSEPH SHALL PUT HIS HAND UPON THINE EYES; shall close thy eyes; which office was usually performed by the nearest and de... [ Continue Reading ]
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IN THE LAND OF CANAAN, and in Mesopotamia. But _Canaan_ only is here mentioned, because here they got the far greatest part of them, which by a synecdoche is put for the whole.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS DAUGHTERS; either his daughter Dinah, the plural number for the singular, as GENESIS 46:23, GENESIS 21:7 NUMBERS 26:8, or Dinah and her daughters; for grandchildren are commonly called their grandfather's children, or sons or daughters; or his daughters-in-law, his son's wives.... [ Continue Reading ]
This genealogy is both here and elsewhere described exactly and particularly, as well to show the faithfulness of God in the performance of his promise concerning the vast multiplication of Abraham's seed, and that in so short a time, as to distinguish the tribes; which was of great importance, and... [ Continue Reading ]
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OHAD is not mentioned in those parallel places, because he was then dead, and that without issue. THE SON OF A CANAANITISH WOMAN; which is here mentioned as a brand upon him, and as an intimation that the rest of them, except Judah, married to persons of a better race.... [ Continue Reading ]
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ER AND ONAN DIED IN THE LAND OF CANAAN, and therefore are not contained in the following number, GENESIS 46:15. HEZRON AND HAMUL, though they seem to have been born in Egypt, yet are here set down amongst those who came into Egypt, because they came thither in their father's loins, as _Levi_ is said... [ Continue Reading ]
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WHICH SHE BARE UNTO JACOB IN PADAN-ARAM: this is true properly and immediately of the sons, who were indeed born there, but improperly and mediately of the grandchildren, which are as truly said to be born of Leah in Padan as to be born of her at all, because they were indeed born of them which were... [ Continue Reading ]
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Whereof part seem to be born before his coming to Egypt, and part in Egypt, _Benjamin_ being now but twenty and four years old.... [ Continue Reading ]
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LOINS, Heb. _thigh, _ which is here put for the secret parts between the thighs, which are called sometimes the _feet, _ as GENESIS 49:10 DEUTERONOMY 28:57 EZEKIEL 16:25, for the like reason, because they are between the feet. From this eastern manner of speech came that passage in the Greek fables,... [ Continue Reading ]
He doth not say, WHICH CAME WITH JACOB INTO EGYPT, because some of them came thither before him, and others with him, some in their persons, and some in their parents. As for the difficulty arising from comparing this place with ACTS 7:14, it will be more fit to speak of it when we come to that plac... [ Continue Reading ]
TO DIRECT HIS FACE UNTO GOSHEN; Heb. _to prepare, _ or _to teach_ him, the way _before his face, _ i.e. before his coming _to Goshen; _ i.e. to show him where it was, and into what part of it he should come and settle himself; or _to give notice_ unto _Joseph_ of his approach, _before his face_ or c... [ Continue Reading ]
Doubtless Joseph fell down before him with all that reverence which children owe to their parents, and in this posture Jacob falls upon his neck, &c. Of which posture see GENESIS 33:4, GENESIS 45:14 LUKE 15:20 ACTS 20:37.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now I expect no greater happiness upon earth, and therefore am content to die. Compare LUKE 2:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
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In this design and choice Joseph shows both his prudence and piety. He brings them not to court, where it had been easy for him to have put them all into the best places and offices of the court; and as he is not ashamed to own himself a brother to shepherds, which were contemptible among the Egypti... [ Continue Reading ]