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John Calvin's Bible Commentary

Genesis 41:55

55.Go unto Joseph. It is by no means unusual for kings, while their subjects are oppressed by extreme sufferings, to give themselves up to pleasures. But Moses here means something else; for Pharaoh does not exonerate himself from the trouble of distributing corn, because he wishes to enjoy a repose free from all inconvenience; but because he hassuch confidence in holy Joseph, that he willingly leaves all things to him, and does not allow him to be disturbed in the discharge of the office which he had undertaken.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 55. _WHEN ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT WAS FAMISHED_] As Pharaoh, by the advice of Joseph, had exacted a _fifth part_ of all the grain during the seven years of plenty, it is very likely that no more w...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - 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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Years of Famine 54. _all lands_ Cf. Genesis 41:57. The famine is represented as afflicting not only Egypt, but all the neighbouring lands which constituted the known world of the Israelites. Cf. G...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WHEN ALL THE LAND OF AEGYPT WAS FAMISHED— The people of AEgypt soon consumed their substance; avarice, most probably, inciting them, at first, to export much of their corn to other nations; or, certai...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE SEVEN YEARS OF PLENTEOUSNESS, THAT WAS IN THE LAND OF EGYPT, WERE ENDED._ The seven years of plenteousness ... ended. Over and above the proportion purchased for the government during the ye...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ‘Go to Joseph.’ The people did not go to Joseph himself. Joseph told the people what they should do. But he provided grain through the organisation that he had set up....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תִּרְעַב֙ כָּל ־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַ יִּצְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _World. Round about Egypt; such as Chanaan, Syria, &c. (Menochius) --- There was. The Syriac and some Latin copies, read not, &c.: there was a famine. We must adhere to the Vulgate and Hebrew._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT WAS FAMISHED,.... Their old stock and store eaten up, and the inhabitants ready to starve with hunger: THE PEOPLE CRIED TO PHARAOH FOR BREAD; as their common father, an...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. Ver. 55. _Cried to Pharaoh._] Th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And when all the land of Egypt was famished, when the inhabitants had eaten their supply and were beginning to feel the effects of the famine, THE PEOPLE CRIED TO PHARAOH FOR BREAD; AND PHARAOH SAID U...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Beginning of the Famine...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    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....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE PEOPLE CRIED TO PHARAOH, as to their king and common father. Compare 2 KINGS 6:26....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    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...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 41:55 land H776 Egypt H4714 famished H7456 (H8799) people H5971 cried H6817 (H8799) Pharaoh H6547 bread...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians_ THE SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE I. JOSEPH’S ADMINISTRATION. 1. It showed great prudence and skill. 2. It showed a spirit of dependence up...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:54 As predicted in Pharaoh’s dreams, the seven years of plenty are followed by a FAMINE that extends well beyond Egypt. Joseph’s preparations ensure that food is available f...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 41:53_ THE SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE I. Joseph’s administration. 1. _It showed great prudence and skill._ During the years of plenty he laid up for the years...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    famished. 2 Kings 6:25 Jeremiah 14:1 Lamentations 4:3 Go unto. Genesis 41:40...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    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...

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