An expression whereby he submits himself and children to God's will and providence, whatever the issue shall be. Compare Esther 4:16. Or thus, As I have been already bereaved of some of my dearest children, so I shall be bereaved of the rest, and I shall be left solitary; and if this be my portion, God's will be done.
Verse Genesis 43:14. This verse may be literally translated thus: "And God, the all-sufficient, shall give you tender mercies before the man, and send to you your other brother, and Benjamin; and I,...
- 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: “aw...
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 Return to Egypt 2. _Go again_ That Jacob seems to forget about Simeon, is due to the change from the E to the J narrative....
_God Almighty_ Heb. _El Shaddai_. See note on Genesis 17:1. Unless inserted by the Compiler, this is the only occurrence of this Sacred Name in JE (see note on Genesis 49:23, which is earlier than JE)...
IF I BE BEREAVED— Houbigant says that the Hebrew is verbatim, _But I, as I shall be bereaved, so I will be bereaved: ego autem, ut orbus ero, ita orbus ero._ One word demonstrates the event of the thi...
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 GOD ALMIGHTY GIVE YOU MERCY BEFORE THE MAN, THAT HE MAY SEND AWAY YOUR OTHER BROTHER, AND BENJAMIN. IF I BE BEREAVED OF MY CHILDREN, I AM BEREAVED._ God Almighty give you mercy. Jacob is here co...
43:14 away (f-15) Lit. 'return to you.'...
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...
GOD ALMIGHTY. — Heb., _El Shaddai,_ the name by which Abraham’s covenant (Genesis 17:1) was renewed to Jacob (Genesis 35:11). IF I BE BEREAVED... — An expression of pious resignation, united with hear...
וְ אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֗י יִתֵּ֨ן לָכֶ֤ם רַחֲמִים֙ לִ
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."-...
THE BROTHERS RETURN WITH BENJAMIN Genesis 43:1 Joseph, in giving corn to save his own brethren and the Egyptians from starvation, is a type of our Lord, who gives the bread of life to Jew and Gentile...
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 wa...
And (c) God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be (d) bereaved [of my children], I am bereaved. (c) Our main trust should be in God,...
_Desolate. Hebrew and Septuagint, "Since I am deprived of my children, I am deprived of my children:" I must submit._...
Proverbs 21:14 Jacob's first and last, and grand resource was this. He had found the sweet effects of it before: Genesis 32:9 with Genesis 33:4....
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...
14._If I be bereaved_. Jacob may seem here to be hardly consistent with himself; for, if the prayer which Moses has just related, was the effect of faith, he ought to have been more calm; and, at leas...
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 GOD ALMIGHTY GIVE YOU MERCY BEFORE THE MAN,.... Who has the hearts of all men in his hands, kings, princes, governors, even those who are the most cruel and hardhearted, rough and severe in their...
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved [of my children], I am bereaved. Ver. 14. _And God Almighty give you mercy._]...
_God Almighty give you mercy before the man!_ Jacob had formerly turned an angry brother into a kind one with a present and a prayer, and here he betakes himself to the same tried method. Those that w...
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...
and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother (Simeon) AND BENJAMIN. He places the matter entirely into the hands of God, trusting, in simple confidence, tha...
Jacob Permits Benjamin to go...
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...
IF I BE BEREAVED: Or, And I, as I have been, etc...
1-14 Jacob urges his sons to go and buy a little food; now, in time of dearth, a little must suffice. Judah urges that Benjamin should go with them. It is not against the honour and duty children owe...
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 43:14 God H410 Almighty H7706 give H5414 (H8799) mercy H7356 before H6440 man H376 release H7971 ...
‘And their father Israel said to them, “If it is so now, do it. Take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry the Man down a present, a little balm and a little honey, spicery and m...
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...
_Go again, buy us a little food_ JACOB UNDER THE PRESSURE OF WANT I. His CHANGE OF RESOLUTION (Genesis 43:11). II. His PIETY THROUGHOUT. 1. His faith in God. 2. His honest principle. 3. It is no...
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 43:7. The man asked us straitly.] Heb., “Asking, asked.” He earnestly enquired about us and our kindred.— GENESIS 43:9. LET ME BEAR THE BLAME FOR EVER.] Heb., “I shall be a s...
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—lite
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 bough...
And God. Genesis 17:1 Genesis 22:14 Genesis 32:11 Genesis 39:21 Ezra 7:27
PEACE AND PARDON Genesis 43:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we wish to present to you some succinct statements in Genesis 42:36 As the famine gripped the land, there was but one recours...
God almighty give you mercy before the man! — Jacob had formerly turned an angry brother into a kind one with a present and a prayer, and here he betakes himself to the same tried method. Those that w...