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- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren
1. שׁבר _sheber_, “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר _bar_
“pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
6. שׁליט _shallı̂yṭ_, “ruler, governor, hence,” Sultan.
Not e...
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CHAPTER 42 THE FIRST VISIT OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN
_ 1. Joseph's brethren sent to Egypt (Genesis 42:1)_
2. Joseph meets his brethren (Genesis 42:6)
3. Put in prison for three days (Genesis 42:17)
4....
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GENESIS 42. JOSEPH'S BROTHERS COME TO EGYPT TO BUY CORN, AND
UNWITTINGLY ENCOUNTER JOSEPH. The greater part is taken from E, but
Genesis 42:2; Genesis 42:4_ b_, Genesis 42:5;...
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The first Interview with Joseph
6. _governor_ The late, and not very common, word here used in the
Hebrew (_shâlît_) denotes the position of "Grand Vizier 1 [59]
[59] On the "Grand Vizier" of Egypt,...
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THEY KNEW NOT HIM— Every thing concurred to conceal Joseph from
them; the alteration of his person; his dress; his state; and, above
all, their having no apprehension of meeting him....
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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,...
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_AND JOSEPH KNEW HIS BRETHREN, BUT THEY KNEW NOT HIM._
Joseph saw his brethren ... they knew not him. This is not wonderful.
They were full-grown men-he was but a lad at parting. They were in
their u...
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THE FIRST VISIT OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN TO EGYPT
1. When Jacob saw] The caravans which travelled from Egypt to Syria
would bring the news to Hebron....
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Joseph, now a middle-aged man, was dressed as an Egyptian, and spoke
in Egyptian through an interpreter (Genesis 42:23). His brethren, on
the other hand, would not have changed in appearance....
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There were many reasons why the brothers did not recognise Joseph.
These are some of the reasons.
• They believed that Joseph was dead.
• Joseph had shaved his beard off.
• Joseph spoke in the Egyp...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 42
JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT
V1 Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt. So he said to his sons,
‘You look at each other and you do nothing...
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JOSEPH KNEW. — As this is twice repeated, some suppose that Joseph
(in Genesis 42:7) had only a suspicion, from their dress and
appearance, that these Canaanites were his brethren; but that when
they...
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וַ יַּכֵּ֥ר יֹוסֵ֖ף אֶת ־אֶחָ֑יו וְ
הֵ֖ם
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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."-...
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JOSEPH SEES HIS TEN BROTHERS
Genesis 42:1
The true interpretation of Joseph's treatment of his brethren is to be
found in the supposition that he repeated toward them, as nearly as
possible, the beha...
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According to the foretelling of Joseph in interpreting Pharaoh's
dreams, the famine came; but through Joseph's executive ability Egypt
was provided with corn sufficient not only for its own needs, but...
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JOSEPH'S BROTHERS BOW BEFORE HIM
Jacob heard of the great supply of grain in Egypt. He sent the ten
older brothers to buy grain to sustain them. As the grand vizier,
Joseph had complete control over t...
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By them. Years and change of situation, had made such an alteration in
him. God was pleased that Jacob should remain so long ignorant of his
son's fate, that, by sorrow, he might do penance, and purif...
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No doubt this remembrance was a gracious remembrance. Joshua 23:14....
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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...
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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...
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AND JOSEPH KNEW HIS BRETHREN, BUT THEY KNEW NOT HIM. It being about
twenty two years since they saw him, and then he was young, and his
beard not grown, as now it was; and besides, he was clothed as a...
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_And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him._
Ver. 8. _But they knew not him._] As being now altered in stature,
voice, visage, his present pomp, and haply also, by his former
imprisonment a...
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1 Iacob sendeth his ten sonnes to buy corne in Egypt.
6 They are imprisoned by Ioseph for spies.
18 They are set at libertie, on condition to bring Beniamin.
21 They haue remorse for Ioseph.
24 Si...
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SIXTH SECTION
_Retributive Discipline. The Famine and the First Journey to Egypt.
Joseph’s struggles with himself. The repentance of the Brethren.
Joseph and Simeon._
GENESIS 42:1-38.
1Now when Jaco...
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JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT
The famine reaches to Jacob's land. God makes him and his sons to feel
the distress of famine until they hear that Egypt has an abundance of
food that is available for s...
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7-20 Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge,
but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he
suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them...
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Because his visage was much altered by his beard, and by other things,
it being about twenty years since they saw him; and his Egyptian
language, and habit, and carriage, together with the great digni...
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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...
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Genesis 42:8 Joseph H3130 recognized H5234 (H8686) brothers H251
recognize H5234 (H8689)
but they knew - Lu
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‘And Joseph knew his brothers but they did not know him.'
There was no way in which they would have recognised him. He was
dressed in the dignity of his office, with his hair and sumptuous
clothing i...
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CONTENTS: Joseph preserves his brethren from the famine.
CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, brothers.
CONCLUSION: Times of testing await those who are guilty and often
prove the effectual means of awakening...
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Genesis 42:4. _Benjamin._ Jacob wished to reserve him to be heir of
the blessing instead of Joseph, who he thought was dead. Hence he let
the ten go, for it is highly probable that the Egyptians would...
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_Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him_
THE BETRAYERS CONFRONTED WITH THE BETRAYED
I. AN INSTANCE OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
II. A PREPARATION FOR GRACE.
III. A FORESHADOWING OF GRACE. (_St....
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_Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt_
PROVIDENCE WORKING IN MEN’S LIVES
I. The story of Joseph is a good example of what is meant by
Providence working for the best in the lives of m...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 42:1 Shortage of food in Canaan forces Jacob
to send his sons to Egypt, but Benjamin, Joseph’s younger brother,
remains at home, for Jacob fears losing him, too. When Joseph
en...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 42:6 About 20 years have passed since his
brothers last saw Joseph. While Joseph recognizes them, they do not
know who he is. BOWED THEMSELVES BEFORE HIM. Joseph interprets the...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 42:6. Governor.] “The word rendered governor, _Shalit_, is,
except here, said to be only found in the books contemporary with and
following the Captivity. _Salatis_ is given...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 42:1
NOW WHEN JACOB SAW—literally, _and Jacob saw, i.e._ perceived by the
preparations of others for buying corn in Egypt (Lange), but more
probably learnt by the report which othe...
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The Pharaoh in Egypt had had two dreams with similarities because they
had one interpretation. The first dream involved the seven fat cows
grazing by the river and seven lean cows rising up and eating...
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but they knew. Luke 24:16 John 20:14 John 21:4...
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JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN
Genesis 42:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we enter the Genesis 42:1 of Genesis we find Jacob and Joseph's
brethren under the throes of the famine. As we see it from the Divine
view...