CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 47:2. Five men.] The number _five_ was a favourite number with the Egyptians. (Genesis 41:34; Genesis 42:34; Genesis 45:22; Genesis 47:2).— GENESIS 47:7. JACOB BLESSED PHARAOH.] This word is sometimes used to denote an ordinary salutation. But the salutations used among th... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 47:21. He removed them to cities.] Heb.—_According to the cities._ “Thus he distributed the population of the land in and around the cities _according to the cities_ in which the grain was stored, so as to produce the easiest distribution of the supplies among them.” (_Jaco... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 47:27_ THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN GOSHEN I. Their quiet possession of the land. 1. _They had the means and appliances of prosperity._ They were saved from great privations, and they dwelt in a fertile land, most favourably suited to their industry. 2. _... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 47:29_ ISRAEL’S PREPARATION FOR DEATH Jacob felt that the inevitable hour was drawing nigh. “The time drew nigh that Israel must die,”—even this man who had “power over the angel and prevailed.” He calmly prepares for the end of his earthly pilgrimage:—... [ Continue Reading ]