His spirit was troubled — It cannot but put us into a concern to receive any extraordinary message from heaven. And his magicians were puzzled; the rules of their art failed them; these dreams of Pharaoh did not fall within the compass of them. This was to make Joseph's performance by the Spirit of... [ Continue Reading ]
I remember my faults this day — in forgetting Joseph. Some think he means his faults against Pharaoh, for which he was imprisoned, and then he would insinuate, that through Pharaoh had forgiven him, he had not forgiven himself. God's time for the enlargement of his people will appear, at last, to be... [ Continue Reading ]
(1.) He gives honour to God; It is not in me; God must give it. Great gifts then appear most graceful and illustrious, when those that have them use them humbly, and take not the praise of them to themselves, but give it to God, (2.) He shews respect to Pharaoh, and hearty good — will to him, suppos... [ Continue Reading ]
See the goodness of God, in sending the seven years of plenty before those of famine, that provision might be made accordingly. How wonderful wisely has Providence, that great house — keeper, ordered the affairs of this numerous family from the beginning! Great variety of seasons there have been and... [ Continue Reading ]
See the perishing nature of our worldly enjoyments. The great increase of the years of plenty was quite lost and swallowed up in the years of famine; and the overplus of it, which seemed very much, yet did but just serve to keep men alive.... [ Continue Reading ]
Without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot — All the affairs of the kingdom must pass through his hand. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou — It is probable there were those about court that opposed Joseph's preferment, which occasioned Pharaoh so oft to repeat the grant, and with... [ Continue Reading ]
Two sons — In the names he gave them, he owned the divine Providence giving this happy turn to his affairs. He was made to forget his misery, but could he be so unnatural as to forget all his father's house? And he was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. It had been the land of his afflicti... [ Continue Reading ]
The seven years of dearth began to come — Not only in Egypt, but in other lands, in all lands, that is, all the neighbouring countries.... [ Continue Reading ]