And he asked them of [their] welfare, and said, [Is] your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? [Is] he yet alive?
Ver. 27. And he asked them of their welfare.] Heb., Of their peace; which is a comprehensive, voluminous mercy.
Verse Genesis 43:27. _AND HE ASKED THEM OF THEIR WELFARE_] This verse may be thus translated: "And he asked them concerning their prosperity; and he said, is your father prosperous, the old man who ye...
- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ _d__e__bash_, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים _bôṭ__e__n_, “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד _shâqêd_, “almond tree;” related: “aw...
CHAPTER 43 THE SECOND VISIT TO JOSEPH _ 1. The journey to Egypt with Benjamin (Genesis 43:1)_ 2. The kindness of Joseph (Genesis 43:16)...
GENESIS 43. THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT WITH BENJAMIN. It is generally held that this chapter is from J except for the references to Simeon in Genesis 43:14 and Genesis 43:23_ b_. According to J, Sim...
_of their welfare_ Lit. "as to their peace." _Is your father well_ Lit. "is there peace [to] your father." 2 Samuel 20:9, "Is it well with thee," lit. = "Art thou peace, my brother?" Psalms 120:7, "I...
The Reception in Joseph's House 15. _stood before Joseph_ The story is condensed. The men on arrival in Egypt are required to present themselves for purposes of trade before Joseph....
IS YOUR FATHER WELL, &C.— Houbigant renders it, _Is your father well, who, ye told me, was yet alive? They answered, Our father is well; for he is yet alive._ Nothing can be more tender and affecting...
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 THEY CAME NEAR TO THE STEWARD OF JOSEPH'S HOUSE, AND THEY COMMUNED WITH HIM AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
43:27 welfare, (b-7) Lit. 'of peace.' well (c-13) Lit. 'has your father peace?'...
THE SECOND VISIT TO EGYPT 11. Balm] or 'balsam,'with healing properties. HONEY] This was grape-honey, a syrup made of grapes and diluted with water for a drink. It is still exported from Hebron to Eg...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 43 JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT AGAIN V1 Now there was an extreme lack of food in the region. V2 And they had eaten the grain that the brothers...
וַ יִּשְׁאַ֤ל לָהֶם֙ לְ שָׁלֹ֔ום וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר
VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN Genesis 42:1; Genesis 43:1; Genesis 44:1 "Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good."-...
JOSEPH FEASTS HIS BROTHERS Genesis 43:16 Our Savior, of whom Joseph was such a striking emblem, knows all about us. Though we may fear Him with a great fear, He is providing for us with a thoughtful...
All the old characteristics of Jacob are manifest in this account of his proposed method of dealing with the governor of Egypt with whom his sons had had to do. If things were against him, he did not...
JOSEPH GETS TO SEE BENJAMIN All of their sacks were filled with grain along with their money. Having already been accused of being spies, they were horrified when one brother discovered their money wa...
Here, including their father as Joseph's servant, and all the eleven brethren being present fulfilled the dream: see Genesis 37:9....
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 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 HE ASKED THEM OF [THEIR] WELFARE,.... Or "peace" b, their prosperity, especially of the health of their bodies, whether they were well and in good health after so long a journey: AND SAID, [IS] Y...
1 Iacob is hardly perswaded to send Beniamin. 15 Ioseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 Hee maketh them a feast. [BENIAMIN GOETH WITH HIS BRETHREN.] 1 AND the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it...
THE MEAL IN JOSEPH'S HOUSE...
And he asked them of their welfare, literally, he inquired after their peace, AND SAID, IS YOUR FATHER WELL, THE OLD MAN OF WHOM YE SPAKE? IS HE YET ALIVE? It was a most kind and solicitous inquiry, i...
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...
THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT The famine continued until Jacob and his family had eaten up all the provision they had gotten from Egypt. Then Jacob urged his sons to go again and bring more food from...
WELFARE: _ Heb._ peace IS YOUR FATHER WELL: _ Heb._ Is there peace to your father?...
26-34 Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus were Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great kindness to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early d...
No text from Poole on this verse....
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...
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‘And he asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” ' The question, put through an interpreter, would be recognised as simply a for...
CONTENTS: Second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt in their necessity. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Benjamin, Joseph, Simeon, Judah, steward. CONCLUSION: The way to find mercy with men is to seek it of God...
Genesis 43:14. _If I be bereaved._ The patriarch Jacob having at length consented to the second journey, discovered very great wisdom in the instructions he gave to his sons; nor were his piety and su...
_And he took and sent messes unto them from before him._ JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN AT THE BANQUET Consider this incident-- I. As IT ILLUSTRATES SOME USEFUL PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL LIFE. 1. That we shoul...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 43:1 The ongoing famine eventually forces Jacob to send his sons back to Egypt with Benjamin. When the brothers return, they are unexpectedly invited to dine at Joseph’s house....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 43:27. Is your father well?] Heb. “Is there peace to your father?”— GENESIS 43:28. THY SERVANT, OUR FATHER, IS IN GOOD HEALTH, HE IS YET ALIVE?] Heb., “Peace to thy servant...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 43:1, GENESIS 43:2 AND THE FAMINE WAS SORE (literally, _was heavy_)_ _IN THE LAND (_sc_._ _of Canaan). AND IT CAME TO PASS, when they had eaten up—lite
So that was it. But time went on. The famine continued and they used up all of the grain that they had purchased in Egypt. And so it came to pass, when they had eaten up the wheat which they had bough...
welfare. Heb. peace. Genesis 37:14 Genesis 41:16 Exodus 18:7 Judges 18:15...
JOSEPH A TYPE OF GRACE Genesis 43:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Grace defined. There is a verse in Romans which reads: "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." There is a verse in Revelation whic...