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- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren
1. שׁבר _sheber_, “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר _bar_
“pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
6. שׁליט _shallı̂yṭ_, “ruler, governor, hence,” Sultan.
Not e...
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CHAPTER 42 THE FIRST VISIT OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN
_ 1. Joseph's brethren sent to Egypt (Genesis 42:1)_
2. Joseph meets his brethren (Genesis 42:6)
3. Put in prison for three days (Genesis 42:17)
4....
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GENESIS 42. JOSEPH'S BROTHERS COME TO EGYPT TO BUY CORN, AND
UNWITTINGLY ENCOUNTER JOSEPH. The greater part is taken from E, but
Genesis 42:2; Genesis 42:4_ b_, Genesis 42:5;...
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The first Interview with Joseph
6. _governor_ The late, and not very common, word here used in the
Hebrew (_shâlît_) denotes the position of "Grand Vizier 1 [59]
[59] On the "Grand Vizier" of Egypt,...
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_Ye are spies_ The pretext for this sudden accusation lies in the
constant exposure of the Egyptians, on their eastern border, to raids
and attacks from nomad hordes of Asiatics. Joseph's words are
th...
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YE ARE SPIES— This might be rendered, _are ye spies?_ or, _are ye
not spies?_ are ye not come to spy out the nakedness of the land? by
which means, the direct affirmation is removed. _The nakedness of...
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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,...
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_AND JOSEPH REMEMBERED THE DREAMS WHICH HE DREAMED OF THEM, AND SAID
UNTO THEM, YE ARE SPIES; TO SEE THE NAKEDNESS OF THE LAND YE ARE
COME._
Ye are spies, х_ MªRAGªLIYM_ (H7270)] - ye are footing it;...
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42:9 places (f-24) Or 'unfortified places.' lit. 'nakedness;' and so
in ver. 12....
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THE FIRST VISIT OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN TO EGYPT
1. When Jacob saw] The caravans which travelled from Egypt to Syria
would bring the news to Hebron....
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YE _are_ SPIES] Egypt was always liable to attack from Asia, and
fortresses were built along that frontier to repel invasion. By
suggesting that they were foreigners who were spying out the nakedness...
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Spies are people who come from a foreign country. They come in order
to gather information. Spies may discover how an army could attack the
country successfully. Joseph knew that his brothers were not...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 42
JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT
V1 Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt. So he said to his sons,
‘You look at each other and you do nothing...
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YE ARE SPIES. — This is the suspicion under which every traveller
labours in the East; but in those days the whole Semitic race was
especially looked upon in Egypt with distrust, and, as we saw in
Gen...
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וַ יִּזְכֹּ֣ר יֹוסֵ֔ף אֵ֚ת הַ
חֲלֹמֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ
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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."-...
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JOSEPH SEES HIS TEN BROTHERS
Genesis 42:1
The true interpretation of Joseph's treatment of his brethren is to be
found in the supposition that he repeated toward them, as nearly as
possible, the beha...
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According to the foretelling of Joseph in interpreting Pharaoh's
dreams, the famine came; but through Joseph's executive ability Egypt
was provided with corn sufficient not only for its own needs, but...
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JOSEPH'S BROTHERS BOW BEFORE HIM
Jacob heard of the great supply of grain in Egypt. He sent the ten
older brothers to buy grain to sustain them. As the grand vizier,
Joseph had complete control over t...
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You are spies. This he said by way of examining them, to see what they
would answer. (Challoner) --- Aquila translates "vagrants" going from
place to place, as if to discover the weakest parts. Joseph...
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No doubt this remembrance was a gracious remembrance. Joshua 23:14....
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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...
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9._And Joseph remembered the dreams_. When the boy Joseph had spoken
of receiving obeisance, the absurdity of the thing impelled his
brethren wickedly to devise his death. Now, although they bow down...
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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...
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AND JOSEPH REMEMBERED THE DREAMS WHICH HE DREAMED OF THEM,.... Their
bowing and prostrating themselves before him brought to his
remembrance his dreams of their sheaves making obeisance to his, and
of...
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And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said
unto them, Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are
come.
Ver. 9. _And Joseph remembered the dreams._] Event is the...
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_He remembered the dreams_ But they had forgotten them. The laying up
of God's oracles in our hearts will be of excellent use to us in all
our conduct. Joseph had an eye to his dreams, which he knew t...
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1 Iacob sendeth his ten sonnes to buy corne in Egypt.
6 They are imprisoned by Ioseph for spies.
18 They are set at libertie, on condition to bring Beniamin.
21 They haue remorse for Ioseph.
24 Si...
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And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said
unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come,
the open, unfortified places of the country, where an attack...
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In Prison as Spies...
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SIXTH SECTION
_Retributive Discipline. The Famine and the First Journey to Egypt.
Joseph’s struggles with himself. The repentance of the Brethren.
Joseph and Simeon._
GENESIS 42:1-38.
1Now when Jaco...
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JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT
The famine reaches to Jacob's land. God makes him and his sons to feel
the distress of famine until they hear that Egypt has an abundance of
food that is available for s...
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7-20 Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge,
but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he
suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them...
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This he saith, not because they were so, or he thought them to be so,
but that he might search out the truth of their affair, speaking too
much like a courtier or politician. THE NAKEDNESS OF THE LAND...
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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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Genesis 42:9 Joseph H3130 remembered H2142 (H8799) dreams H2472
dreamed H2492 (H8804) said H559 (H8799) spies...
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‘And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them
and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the nakedness
of the land.”
He had lessons which he wished to teach them. He re...
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Genesis 42:9
Jacob became aware of a fact which his brother had not cared to know a
fact for himself and his seed after him. The Being who had made man in
His own image told this man that he was made...
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CONTENTS: Joseph preserves his brethren from the famine.
CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, brothers.
CONCLUSION: Times of testing await those who are guilty and often
prove the effectual means of awakening...
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Genesis 42:4. _Benjamin._ Jacob wished to reserve him to be heir of
the blessing instead of Joseph, who he thought was dead. Hence he let
the ten go, for it is highly probable that the Egyptians would...
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_Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt_
PROVIDENCE WORKING IN MEN’S LIVES
I. The story of Joseph is a good example of what is meant by
Providence working for the best in the lives of m...
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A STOREHOUSE OF PICTURES
And Joseph remembered. Genesis 42:9.
There once lived in Edinburgh a little boy about six years old who was
a great deal with his mother because he was not strong enough to...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 42:1 Shortage of food in Canaan forces Jacob
to send his sons to Egypt, but Benjamin, Joseph’s younger brother,
remains at home, for Jacob fears losing him, too. When Joseph
en...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 42:6 About 20 years have passed since his
brothers last saw Joseph. While Joseph recognizes them, they do not
know who he is. BOWED THEMSELVES BEFORE HIM. Joseph interprets the...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 42:6. Governor.] “The word rendered governor, _Shalit_, is,
except here, said to be only found in the books contemporary with and
following the Captivity. _Salatis_ is given...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 42:1
NOW WHEN JACOB SAW—literally, _and Jacob saw, i.e._ perceived by the
preparations of others for buying corn in Egypt (Lange), but more
probably learnt by the report which othe...
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The Pharaoh in Egypt had had two dreams with similarities because they
had one interpretation. The first dream involved the seven fat cows
grazing by the river and seven lean cows rising up and eating...
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remembered. Genesis 37:5 Ye are spies. Genesis 42:9 Genesis 42:16
Genesis 42:30...
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JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN
Genesis 42:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we enter the Genesis 42:1 of Genesis we find Jacob and Joseph's
brethren under the throes of the famine. As we see it from the Divine
view...
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He remembered the dreams, but they had forgot them. The laying up of
God's oracles in our hearts will be of excellent use to us in all our
conduct. Joseph had an eye to his dreams, which he knew to be...