CHAPTER XLVI _Jacob begins his journey to Egypt, comes to Beer-sheba, and_ _offers sacrifices to God_, 1. _God appears to him in a vision, gives him gracious promises,_ _and assures him of his protection_, 2-4. _He proceeds, with his family and their cattle, on his journey_ _towards Egypt_, 5-... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:3. _FEAR NOT TO GO DOWN INTO EGYPT_] It appears that there had been some doubts in the patriarch's mind relative to the propriety of this journey; he found, from the confession of his own sons, how little they were to be trusted. But every doubt is dispelled by this Divine manifesta... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:7. _ALL HIS SEED BROUGHT HE WITH HIM INTO EGYPT._] When Jacob went down into Egypt he was in the _one hundred and thirtieth_ year of his age, _two hundred and fifteen_ years after the promise was made to Abraham, Genesis 12:1, in the year of the world 2298, and before Christ 1706.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:8. _THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL_] It may be necessary to observe here, _First_, that several of these names are expressed differently elsewhere, _Jemuel_ for _Nemuel, Jachin_ for _Jarib, Gershon_ for _Gershom_, c. compare Numbers 26:12; 1 Chronicles 4:24. But it i... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:12. _THE SONS OF PHAREZ WERE HEZRON AND HAMUL._] It is not likely that Pharez was more than _ten_ years of age when he came into Egypt, and if so he could not have had children; therefore it is necessary to consider _Hezron_ and _Hamul_ as being born during the _seventeen_ years tha... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:20. _UNTO JOSEPH - WERE BORN MANASSEH AND EPHRAIM_] There is a remarkable addition here in the Septuagint, which must be noticed: Εγενοντο δε υἱοι Μανασση, οὑς ετεκεν αυτῳ ἡ παλλακη ἡ Συρα, τον Μαχιρ· Μαχιρ δε εγεννησε τον Γαλααδ. Υἱοι δε Εφραιμ αδελφου Μανασσῃ, Σουταλααμ κα... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:28. _HE SENT JUDAH BEFORE HIM UNTO JOSEPH_] Judah was certainly a man of sense, and also an eloquent man; and of him Joseph must have had a very favourable opinion from the speech he delivered before him, Genesis 44:18, c. he was therefore chosen as the most proper person to go befo... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:29. _AND JOSEPH MADE READY HIS CHARIOT_] מרכבתו _mercabto_. In Genesis 41:43, we have the first mention of a chariot, and if the translation be correct, it is a proof that the arts were not in a rude state in Egypt even at this early time. When we find _wagons_ used to transport _g... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:30. _NOW LET ME DIE, SINCE I HAVE SEEN THY FACE_] Perhaps old _Simeon_ had this place in view when, seeing the salvation of Israel, he said, _Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in_ _peace, c._, Luke 2:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Genesis 46:34. _THY SERVANTS TRADE HATH BEEN ABOUT CATTLE_] "The land of Goshen, called also the land of _Rameses_, lay east of the Nile, by which it was never overflowed, and was bounded by the mountains of the Thebaid on the south, by the Nile and Mediterranean on the west and north, and by... [ Continue Reading ]