What does Genesis 43:23 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I hadd your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them."
Verse Genesis 43:23. _AND HE SAID_] The address of the steward in this verse plainly proves that the knowledge of the true God was in Egypt. It is probable that the steward himself was a _Hebrew_, and...
- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ _d__e__bash_, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים _bôṭ__e__n_, “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד _shâqêd_, “almond tree;” related: “a...
CHAPTER 43 THE SECOND VISIT TO JOSEPH _ 1. The journey to Egypt with Benjamin (Genesis 43:1)_ 2. The kindness of Joseph (Genesis 43:16)...
GENESIS 43. THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT WITH BENJAMIN. It is generally held that this chapter is from J except for the references to Simeon in Genesis 43:14 and Genesis 43:23_ b_. According to J, Sim...
The Reception in Joseph's House 15. _stood before Joseph_ The story is condensed. The men on arrival in Egypt are required to present themselves for purposes of trade before Joseph....
PEACE BE TO YOU— Set your hearts at ease; _your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure;_ as much as to say, you are to acknowledge the providence of God in what hath befallen you: fo...
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,...
_AND THEY CAME NEAR TO THE STEWARD OF JOSEPH'S HOUSE, AND THEY COMMUNED WITH HIM AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE SECOND VISIT TO EGYPT 11. Balm] or 'balsam,'with healing properties. HONEY] This was grape-honey, a syrup made of grapes and diluted with water for a drink. It is still exported from Hebron to Eg...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 43 JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT AGAIN V1 Now there was an extreme lack of food in the region. V2 And they had eaten the grain that the brothers h...
YOUR GOD... — Either Joseph had instructed his steward what to say, or he had trained his household generally in the truths of his religion. (See Note on Genesis 42:18.) The word for “treasure_”_ mean...
וַ יֹּאמֶר֩ שָׁלֹ֨ום לָכֶ֜ם אַל ־תִּירָ֗אוּ אֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם וֵֽ אלֹהֵ֤י אֲבִיכֶם֙ נָתַ֨ן לָכֶ֤ם מַטְמֹון֙ בְּ
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."- Genesis 50:19....
JOSEPH FEASTS HIS BROTHERS Genesis 43:16 Our Savior, of whom Joseph was such a striking emblem, knows all about us. Though we may fear Him with a great fear, He is providing for us with a thoughtful...
All the old characteristics of Jacob are manifest in this account of his proposed method of dealing with the governor of Egypt with whom his sons had had to do. If things were against him, he did not...
JOSEPH GETS TO SEE BENJAMIN All of their sacks were filled with grain along with their money. Having already been accused of being spies, they were horrified when one brother discovered their money w...
And he said, Peace [be] to you, fear not: (f) your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. (f) Despite the corru...
_Your God. To Him we must always refer what advantage we derive from men. He inspired Joseph to give such orders to his steward. --- I have for good. I received it, and was satisfied that it was good:...
Observe what an Egyptian may learn by living in an Hebrew's family!...
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...
23._Peace be to you_. Because שלום (_shalom_,) among the Hebrews, signifies not only peace, but any prosperous and desirable condition, as well as any joyful event, this passage may be expounded in tw...
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...
AND HE SAID, PEACE [BE] UNTO YOU, FEAR NOT,.... Do not be uneasy and disturbed, you have nothing to fear, you are in no danger: YOUR GOD, AND THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER, HATH GIVEN YOU TREASURE IN YOUR S...
And he said, Peace [be] to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. Ver. 23. _Peace be to you...
_And he said, Peace be to you_ No harm shall come to you for that matter. _God hath given you treasure in your sacks_ By his power and providence secretly putting it there. He speaks thus, because Jos...
1 Iacob is hardly perswaded to send Beniamin. 15 Ioseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 Hee maketh them a feast. [BENIAMIN GOETH WITH HIS BRETHREN.] 1 AND the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it...
The Brothers before Joseph...
SEVENTH SECTION _The second journey. Benjamin accompanying. Joseph maketh himself known to his brethren. Their return. Jacob’s joy._ GENESIS 43-45 A. The trial of the brethren. Their repentance and...
THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT The famine continued until Jacob and his family had eaten up all the provision they had gotten from Egypt. Then Jacob urged his sons to go again and bring more food from...
I HAD YOUR MONEY: _ Heb._ your money came to me...
15-25 Jacob's sons went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a famine of the word means, let us not think it much to travel as far for spiritual food, as they did f...
PEACE BE TO YOU; no harm shall come to you for that matter. YOUR GOD, AND THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER: thus he speaks, because Joseph had instructed him, as well as others of his family, in the true religi...
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 43:23 said H559 (H8799) Peace H7965 afraid H3372 (H8799) God H430 God H430 father H1 given H5414 (H8804) treasure H4301 sacks H572 had H935 (H8804) money H3701 brought H3318 (H8686) Simeon H80...
‘And he said, “Peace be to you. Don't be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” And he brought Simeon out to them.' The reply suggests th...
CONTENTS: Second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt in their necessity. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Benjamin, Joseph, Simeon, Judah, steward. CONCLUSION: The way to find mercy with men is to seek it of God...
Genesis 43:14. _If I be bereaved._ The patriarch Jacob having at length consented to the second journey, discovered very great wisdom in the instructions he gave to his sons; nor were his piety and su...
_And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him_ JOSEPH’S STEWARD I. HE LISTENS PATIENTLY TO THE EXPLANATION OF THEIR CONDUCT, OFFERED BY JOSEPH’S BRETHREN. II. HE...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 43:1 The ongoing famine eventually forces Jacob to send his sons back to Egypt with Benjamin. When the brothers return, they are unexpectedly invited to dine at Joseph’s house....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 43:23. I had your money.] Heb. “Your money came to me.” He means to tell them, “You cannot be called to account for the money, for I had it. Whatever became of it afterwards,...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 43:1, GENESIS 43:2 AND THE FAMINE WAS SORE (literally, _was heavy_)_ _IN THE LAND (_sc_._ _of Canaan). AND IT CAME TO PASS, when they had eaten up—literally, _had finished to eat...
So that was it. But time went on. The famine continued and they used up all of the grain that they had purchased in Egypt. And so it came to pass, when they had eaten up the wheat which they had boug...
Peace. Judges 6:23 Judges 19:20 1 Samuel 25:6 1 Chronicles 12:18 Ezra 4:17 Luke 10:5 Luke 24:36 John 14:27 John 20:19 John 20:21...
JOSEPH A TYPE OF GRACE Genesis 43:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Grace defined. There is a verse in Romans which reads: "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." There is a verse in Revelation whi...
Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks — Hereby he shews that he had no suspicion of dishonesty in them: for what we get by deceit we cannot say God gives it us. He...