Genesis 41:43

_AND HE MADE HIM TO RIDE IN THE SECOND CHARIOT WHICH HE HAD; AND THEY CRIED BEFORE HIM, BOW THE KNEE: AND HE MADE HIM RULER OVER ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT._ They (heralds) cried ... Bow the knee, х_ 'ABREEK_ (H86). If viewed as a Hebrew word, it might be the infinitive absolute Hiphil from _ BAARAK_ (H1288), used here as an imperative, "bow the knee." 'More probably, however,' says Gesenius, 'it is an Egyptian term, changed and inflected by the Hebrew writer, so that, although foreign, it might yet have a Hebrew sound, and be referred to a Hebrew etymology. The true form of the Egyptian word, which lies hid in _ 'ABREEK_ (H86), is either Au-rek] - i:e., let everyone bow himself; or, better Aperek - i:e., bow the head. Others consider this word 'abrech' as one of Joseph's titles. The Targum of Onkelos interprets it, 'the

33-45 Joseph gave good advice to Pharaoh. Fair warning should always be followed by good counsel. God has in his word told us of a day of trial before us, when we shall need all the grace we can have. Now, therefore, provide accordingly. Pharaoh gave Joseph an honourable testimony. He is a man in whom the spirit of God is; and such men ought to be valued. Pharaoh puts upon Joseph marks of honour. He gave him such a name as spoke the value he had for him, Zaphnath-paaneah, "a revealer of secrets." This preferment of Joseph encourages all to trust in God. Some translate Joseph's new name, "the saviour of the world." The brightest glories, even of the upper world, are put upon Christ, the highest trust lodged in his hand, and all power given him, both in heaven and earth....

Verse Genesis 41:43. _HE MADE HIM TO RIDE IN THE SECOND CHARIOT_] That which usually followed the king's chariot in public ceremonies. _BOW THE KNEE_] אברך _abrech_, which we translate _bow the knee,_ and which we might as well translate any thing else, is probably an _Egyptian_ word, the signification of which is utterly unknown. If we could suppose it to be a _Hebrew_ word, it might be considered as compounded of אב _ab, father_, and רך _rach, tender_; for Joseph might be denominated a _father_, because of his _care_ over the people, and the _provision_ he was making for their preservation; and _tender_ because of his _youth_. Or it may be compounded of אב _ab, father_, and ברך _barech, blessing_, the latter ב _beth_ being easily lost in the preceding one; and Joseph might have this e

- 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 Coptic. 8. חרטמים _charṭumı̂ym_, ἐξηγηταὶ _exēgētai_, ἱερογραμματεῖς _hierogrammateis_, “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט _chereṭ_ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך _'abrēk_ “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך _habrēk_ imperative hiphil of...

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 after the butler's liberation), THAT PHARAOH—on the import of the term _vide _Genesis 12:15. Under what particular monarch Joseph came to Egypt is a question of much perplexity, and has been variously resolved by modern Egyptologists in favor of— 1. Osirtasen I; the founder of the twelfth dynasty, a prosperous and successful sore-reign, whose name appears on a granite obelisk at Heliopolis. 2. Assa, or Assis, the fifth king of the fifteenth dynasty of Shepherd

AND HE MADE HIM TO RIDE IN THE SECOND CHARIOT WHICH HE HAD,.... By which it appeared that he was next to Pharaoh, but not above him; as kings were wont to have more chariots than one, those were distinguished by first, second, c. being of greater state the one than the other, see 2 Chronicles 35:24: AND THEY CRIED BEFORE HIM, BOW THE KNEE that is, his guard that attended him, when he rode out in his chariot, called to the people, as they passed along, to bow the knee to Joseph, as a token of veneration and respect; or they proclaimed him "Abrech", which Onkelos paraphrases, this is the father of the king; and so Jarchi, who observes, that "Rech" signifies a king in the Syriac language; and this agrees with what Joseph himself says, that God had made him a father to Pharaoh,...

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 41:17) 5. Joseph's wise counsel (Genesis 41:33) 6. Pharaoh's answer (Genesis 41:37) 7. Joseph's exaltation and marriage (Genesis 4

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 used as well in the later part. It is not worth while to attempt analysis since the two narratives must have been closely parallel. Genesis 41:46_ a_ belongs to P. The two dreams are modelled on the same lines, and mean the same thing (_cf. Genesis 37:5_ and Peter's triple vision,...

HE MADE HIM TO RIDE IN THE SECOND CHARIOT. The first chariot was that in which the king rode; the second chariot belonged to the man who held the second rank in Egypt. These were state chariots. BOW THE KNEE. As he bore the royal seal and was the king's representative, his progress, when he traveled, was in royal state, and heralds preceded him who cried, "Bow the knee." The streets of Egyptian cities are so narrow that runners are wont to precede carriages to clear the way....

Joseph as Grand Vizier 38. _such a one as this_ Pharaoh and his servants are represented as discerning in Joseph the supreme gifts of one who combined the supernatural power of interpreting dreams with the practical wisdom and sagacity of a statesman. _in whom the spirit of God is_ The same phrase is employed by Belshazzar when he addresses Daniel: Daniel 5:14, "I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee." The presence and operation of the Spirit of God, in the O.T., account for those special manifestations which surpass the limits of ordinary human capacity, in wisdom or prowess. Cf. Exodus 31:3; Numbers 27:18;...