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Verse Genesis 43:16. _SLAY, AND MAKE READY_] טבח טבח _teboach
tebach, slay a_ _slaying_, or make a _great slaughter _- let
preparations be made for a great feast or entertainment. See a similar
form...
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- 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...
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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)...
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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...
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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....
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_the steward of his house_ See Genesis 43:19 and Genesis 44:1; Genesis
44:4. The steward of Joseph's house was the "major domo" of the
establishment. Joseph himself had occupied that position. Cf....
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SLAY, AND MAKE READY— Hebrew, _kill a killing;_ an expression
denoting preparation for a grand repast, Proverbs 9:2. 1 Samuel 25:11.
The usual time for the more solemn meal in these countries was at n...
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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 THE MEN TOOK THAT PRESENT, AND THEY TOOK DOUBLE MONEY IN THEIR
HAND, AND BENJAMIN; AND ROSE UP, AND WENT DOWN TO EGYPT, AND STOOD
BEFORE JOSEPH._
Stood before Joseph. We may easily imagine the d...
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43:16 cattle, (a-25) Lit. 'slaughter a slaughtering.'...
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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...
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To eat together was a sign of friendship. So the manager knew that
Joseph was friendly towards the brothers. But the brothers did not
know that yet....
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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...
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SLAY. — The charge of inaccuracy brought against the narrator, upon
the supposition that the higher classes in Egypt, especially the
priests, did not eat flesh, has been abundantly disproved, as the
r...
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וַ יַּ֨רְא יֹוסֵ֣ף אִתָּם֮ אֶת
־בִּנְיָמִין֒...
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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 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...
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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...
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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...
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Victims: the blood of which was first offered to God, as he had
appointed, (chap. xviii. 1; Leviticus xvii. 5.) and the flesh brought
upon the table. If idolatry was then common in Egypt, as Calmet
su...
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What a change! in their last visit, Joseph spake roughly to them: now
they are to dine with him. Ecclesiastes 7:14....
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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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16._And he said to the ruler of his house_. Here we perceive the
fraternal disposition of Joseph; though it is uncertain whether he was
perfectly reconciled, as I will shortly show, in its proper plac...
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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 WHEN JOSEPH SAW BENJAMIN WITH THEM,.... Whom he knew, though he
had not seen him twenty two years, and though he must be very much
altered, being but about ten years of age when Joseph was said in...
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And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his
house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make ready; for [these]
men shall dine with me at noon.
Ver. 16. _Slay, and make ready...
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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...
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And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his
house, to his chief steward, BRING THESE MEN HOME, AND SLAY, AND MAKE
READY; FOR THESE MEN SHALL DINE WITH ME AT NOON. The presence...
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The Brothers before Joseph...
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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...
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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...
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SLAY:
_ Heb._ kill a killing
DINE:
_ Heb._ eat...
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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...
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The usual time for the more solemn meal in the east countries, as the
evening was the time, and the supper the great meal, among the Romans....
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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 43:16 Joseph H3130 saw H7200 (H8799) Benjamin H1144 with H854
said H559 (H8799) house H1004 Take...
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‘And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them he said to the steward of
his house, “Bring the men into the house, and kill and make ready,
for the men will dine with me at noon.” And the men were afraid
bec...
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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...
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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...
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_The men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house_
JOSEPH’S BRETHREN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A GUILTY FEAR
I. THEY DREAD SOME GREAT MISFORTUNE. They are driven to Egypt by a
dire ne...
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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....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 43:16. Slay, and make ready.] “The objection which has been
here found, that the higher castes of the Egyptians ate no animal
food, only shows the ignorance of the objectors....
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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
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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...
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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
whic...