Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Genesis 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, (g) [It is] not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
(g) As though he would say if I interpret your dream it comes from God, and not from me.
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, (g) [It is] not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
(g) As though he would say if I interpret your dream it comes from God, and not from me.
Verse Genesis 41:16. IT IS _NOT IN ME, C._] בלעדי _biladai, without_ or _independently of me _- I am not essential to thy comfort, God himself has thee under his care. And _he will send thee_, or ans...
- 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...
_It is not in me_ Rather, "nay, far from it," as in Genesis 14:24. Joseph, as in Genesis 40:8, disclaims any power in himself. God's servant may be His _propheta_, or spokesman; but he is not as God,...
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 JOSEPH ANSWERED, &C.— With pious modesty Joseph answers the king, in almost the same terms which Daniel afterwards used, who was influenced by the same pious and holy principles. See Daniel 2:28....
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...
_AND PHARAOH SAID UNTO JOSEPH, I HAVE DREAMED A DREAM, AND THERE IS NONE THAT CAN INTERPRET IT: AND I HAVE HEARD SAY OF THEE, THAT THOU CANST UNDERSTAND A DREAM TO INTERPRET IT._ Pharaoh said ... I h...
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...
Render, 'It is not I but God who will answer what will profit Pharaoh.'...
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...
Joseph needed great courage to say this. The inhabitants of Egypt believed in many false gods. They also believed that *Pharaoh was a god. Joseph had learnt about the one God from his father Jacob. He...
וַ יַּ֨עַן יֹוסֵ֧ף אֶת ־פַּרְעֹ֛ה לֵ אמֹ֖ר
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...
_Without, &c. The interpretation does not proceed from any natural acquirement, but from God alone. (Chaldean) (Tirinus) --- The Samaritan and Aquila read, "Without me God will not give," &c. See Matt...
Reader! do not overlook Joseph's humble frame of mind in this answer. Neither forget that precious scripture, 1 Peter 5:5....
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...
16._God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace_. Joseph added this from the kindly feeling of his heart; for he did not yet comprehend what the nature of the oracle would be. Therefore he could not, in...
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...
AND JOSEPH ANSWERED PHARAOH, SAYING, [IT IS] NOT IN ME,.... Which expresses his great modesty, that he did not arrogate such skill and wisdom to himself; declaring that he had no such power and abilit...
_And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, [It is] not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace._ Ver. 16. It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh, &c.] This is the voice of all that have true wor...
_It is not in me_ I cannot do this by any virtue, or power, or art of my own; but only by the inspiration of the great God. 1st, Thus he gives the honour to God, to whom it was due, and leads Pharaoh...
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...
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me, literally, By no means I; Joseph was far from arrogating to himself this ability; GOD SHALL GIVE PHARAOH AN ANSWER OF PEACE. It was both a prayer...
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...
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...
I cannot do this by any power, or virtue, or art of my own, for I am but a man, as your magicians are, but only by inspiration from the great God. Thus he gives the honour from himself unto God, and l...
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 41:16 Joseph H3130 answered H6030 (H8799) Pharaoh H6547 saying H559 (H8800) me H1107 God H430 give...
‘And Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It is not in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” ' Joseph firmly declares that the gift is not in him. It is God who can reveal the meaning of dreams,...
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 41:15 GOD, not Joseph, will ANSWER Pharaoh’s request (see Genesis 40:8)....
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...
It is not. Genesis 40:8 Numbers 12:6 2 Kings 6:27 Daniel 2:18 Daniel 2:28
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...
(1.) He gives honour to God; It is not in me; God must give it. Great gifts then appear most graceful and illustrious, when those that have them use them humbly, and take not the praise of them to the...