Dungeon, &c.— See ch. 40: Genesis 41:15. Joseph put off his garments and habit of mourning, such as became and were expressive of his afflicted state, and appeared in a proper dress before the king. The AEgyptians never shaved or cut their hair in times of public or private distress; on other occasions they were remarkably clean and exact in their dress.
Verse Genesis 41:14. _THEY BROUGHT HIM HASTILY OUT OF THE DUNGEON_] Pharaoh was in perplexity on account of his dreams; and when he heard of Joseph, he sent _immediately_ to get him brought before hi...
- 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...
CHAPTER 41 JOSEPH'S EXALTATION _ 1. Pharaoh's dreams (Genesis 41:1)_ 2. Joseph brought from the prison (Genesis 41:8) 3. Joseph's humility (Genesis 41:16) 4. The revealer of secrets ...
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...
Joseph as Interpreter 8. _his spirit was troubled_ Compare the effect of the dreams in Genesis 40:6; Daniel 2:1-3. _all the magicians_ or, as R.V. marg., _sacred scribes_. The Heb. _ḥartummim_used in...
_and they … dungeon_ A clause probably introduced, like that in Genesis 40:15, in order to harmonize the E with the J version. In E, Joseph is a slave, not a prisoner: in J he is a prisoner, cf. Genes...
2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45). 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...
_THEN PHARAOH SENT AND CALLED JOSEPH, AND THEY BROUGHT HIM HASTILY OUT OF THE DUNGEON: AND HE SHAVED HIMSELF, AND CHANGED HIS RAIMENT, AND CAME IN UNTO PHARAOH._ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph ....
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...
HE SHAVED _himself_] so as to be ceremonially clean in Pharaoh's presence, a distinctively Egyptian trait. 'The Hebrews regarded their beard with peculiar pride, cultivated it with care, touched it at...
Joseph had been in Egypt for 13 years. (See Genesis 37:2, ‘Joseph was 17 years of age’. And see Genesis 41:46, ‘Joseph was 30 years of age’.) And Joseph had been in the prison for most of that time....
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...
HE SHAVED HIMSELF. — Herodotus (ii. 36) mentions that the Egyptians suffered their hair and beards to grow only when in mourning; whereas in Palestine the beard was regarded as a manly ornament. On Eg...
וַ יִּשְׁלַ֤ח פַּרְעֹה֙ וַ יִּקְרָ֣א אֶת ־יֹו
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...
PHARAOH'S DREAMS INTERPRETED Genesis 41:14 Notwithstanding the great urgency of the royal summons, and the speed with which the great events of his life crowded on one another, Joseph was kept in per...
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...
PHARAOH CALLED FOR JOSEPH Naturally, Pharaoh sent for the Hebrew who had interpreted the dreams of his servants in prison. Joseph cleaned up, shaved the hair of his head and put on fresh clothing and...
Then Pharaoh sent and called (f) Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. (f) The wicked seek the prophets...
_Shaved him. The Egyptians let their hair grow, and neglected their persons, when they were in mourning or prison. But on other occasions they cut their hair in their youth. (Herod. ii. 36. iii. 12.)...
1 Samuel 21:8; Psalms 105:20. How strange the effect on the mind of Joseph! Such the church experienced, Psalms 126:1. Such every gracious soul experienceth....
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...
_POTENTATE AND PRISONER_ ‘Pharaoh sent and called Joseph.’ Genesis 41:14 I. TROUBLE IS GLAD TO FIND A DELIVERER ANYWHERE, it matters not what his condition may be. Else had Pharaoh scorned the noti...
14._Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph_. We see in the person of a proud king, as in a glass, what necessity can effect. They whose circumstances are happy and prosperous will scarcely condescend to...
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...
THEN PHARAOH SENT AND CALLED JOSEPH,.... Sent messengers to him to come to him directly, ordered the captain of the guard, or keeper of prison, to loose him, and let him free, see Psalms 105:20; AND...
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. Ver. 14. _And they brought him hastil...
Gen. 41:14. "And they brought Joseph out of the dungeon." By Joseph's being cast into the dungeon, is signified the death of Christ; by his being delivered, his resurrection; and the ensuing great adv...
_Brought him out of the dungeon_ Or prison; for, as Joseph was now so much employed, and intrusted with all the affairs of the prison and prisoners, it is not probable that he should still be kept con...
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...
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, he gave orders that he should be fetched, AND THEY BROUGHT HIM HASTILY OUT OF THE DUNGEON, the word being used here again to designate the unpleasantness of the pr...
Pharaoh tells Joseph his Dreams...
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...
BROUGHT HIM HASTILY: _ Heb._ made him run...
9-32 God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews...
THE DUNGEON, or _prison, _ by a synecdoche of the part for the whole. For it is not probable that Joseph, who was now so much employed, and intrusted with all the affairs of the prison and prisoners,...
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 41:14 Pharaoh H6547 sent H7971 (H8799) called H7121 (H8799) Joseph H3130 quickly H7323 (H8686) dungeon...
‘Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the prison, and he shaved himself and changed his clothing and came in to Pharaoh's presence.' Egyptian custom demanded that a...
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...
_Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph_ JOSEPH SUMMONED INTO PHARAOH’S PRESENCE I. HIS LONG WAITING FOR NOTICE AND DELIVERANCE. The religious mind will see in this the wisdom of God. 1. In regard to...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:14 Social customs required that Joseph be SHAVED and clothed before entering Pharaoh’s presence. OUT OF THE PIT shows what it was like for Joseph to be in prison....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 41:14. He shaved himself and changed his raiment.] “The fact of Joseph having shaved himself is in striking accord with the Egyptian custom, which was to let the beard and hai...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 41:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THE END OF TWO FULL YEARS (literally, _two years of _days, _i.e._ two complete years from the commencement of Joseph's incarceration, or more probably a...
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...
sent. 1 Samuel 2:7 1 Samuel 2:8 Psalms 105:19 Psalms 113:7 Psalms 113:8
JOSEPH'S EXALTATION IN EGYPT Genesis 41:14, _Genesis 41:28; Genesis 41:40_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we study the exaltation of Joseph in Egypt we cannot but remember his degradation. To see the
GOD INTERVENES FOR JOSEPH Genesis 41:9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS How the words ring out with almost appalling sadness: "Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him." 1. JOSEPH HAD SHOWN M...