Genesis 37:1,2
From the review of Esau's splendid race of dukes and kings, we are here introduced among the humble children of Jacob, who are shepherds and husbandmen.... [ Continue Reading ]
From the review of Esau's splendid race of dukes and kings, we are here introduced among the humble children of Jacob, who are shepherds and husbandmen.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTENTS The interesting history of the Patriarch Joseph, the son of Israel, begins at this Chapter. And as he is in many instances a most striking type of the LORD JESUS, it merits our attention the more. Here therefore I beg the Reader to call to mind the motto with which I opened our comment on... [ Continue Reading ]
Judges 5:30; 2 Samuel 13:18. It were to be wished that parents would remember the apostle's precept, of doing nothing by partiality. 1 Timothy 5:21. Observe on the subject of hatred: Joh 7:7; 1 John 2:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
Dreams in the patriarchal age were frequently prophetical. 1 John 3:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
This was literally fulfilled; see Gen_42:6; Gen_43:26; Gen_44:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
See Luke 19:14; Genesis 46:29. Jacob's idea of this dream was, that the Sun represented himself; as a father is the source of life and warmth and nourishment to his family; that the Moon meant his wife, for as the moon derives its influence from the sun, so the wife from her husband; and the exact n... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 2:51; Luke 2:51; Acts 7:9 ; Shechem lay near 60 miles from Hebron.... [ Continue Reading ]
Joseph's question leads the mind to that, Song of Solomon 1:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
Dothan, a little distance from Shechem, 2 Kings 6:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 20:14 See Genesis 42:22.-Observe how the LORD interposes by his instruments in the hour of need!... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 64:5... [ Continue Reading ]
Reader! look at him, of whom Joseph was in this instance the type! Matthew 27:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
Zechariah 9:11 Did not David ask a similar question, as typical of JESUS? Psalms 30:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
Amos 6:6; Jeremiah 8:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
So was the LORD JESUS sold by one of his disciples. Hebrews 2:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Judges 6:3.-How striking a resemblance to JESUS! Matthew 26:15. Twenty pieces of silver amounted to about forty-six shillings of our money.... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 39:1; Hebrews: Eunuch, or Chamberlain of Pharaoh's household, as well as Captain of the guard.... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 28:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 44:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
Gen_42:38; Gen_44:29-31.... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS Reader! there are many practical reflections for the suppression of anger in its first appearance; and many useful improvements for the discountenancing partiality to children, which may be gathered from this Chapter, and which under grace you will do well to regard. But I turn aside fr... [ Continue Reading ]