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Verse Genesis 43:33. _THE FIRST-BORN ACCORDING TO HIS BIRTHRIGHT_]
This must greatly astonish these brethren, to find themselves treated
with so much _ceremony_, and at the same time with so much
_dis...
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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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_marvelled_ The men were mystified by their arrangement in order of
birth. It suggested magic. It was one of the uncanny things that they
could not account for....
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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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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 MADE HASTE; FOR HIS BOWELS DID YEARN UPON HIS BROTHER: AND
HE SOUGHT WHERE TO WEEP; AND HE ENTERED INTO HIS CHAMBER, AND WEPT
THERE._
Joseph said, Set on bread - equivalent to-have dinner...
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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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On important occasions, the brothers would sit in order. The oldest
brother would sit nearest to the head of the table. The other brothers
would sit in the order of their ages. And Joseph put each bro...
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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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THEY SAT. — The Egyptians are always represented on the monuments as
sitting at their meals. For the Hebrew custom see Note on Genesis
27:19. The brethren, on finding themselves placed according to th...
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וַ יֵּשְׁב֣וּ לְ פָנָ֔יו הַ בְּכֹר֙
כִּ
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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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_They sat. This posture is more ancient than that of lying down at
table. The Hebrews adopted the latter, from the Persians, during the
captivity, Esther i. 6, and vii. 8. --- We have at least no earl...
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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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33._The first-born according to his birthright _(170) Although of the
sons of Jacob four were born of bond-women; yet, since they were the
elder, they had precedence of their younger brethren, who had...
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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 THEY SAT BEFORE HIM,.... At a table, so placed that they were in
his sight, and he had a full view of them:
THE FIRSTBORN ACCORDING TO HIS BIRTHRIGHT, AND THE YOUNGEST ACCORDING
TO HIS YOUTH; eve...
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And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright,
and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at
another.
_Ver 33. And they sat before him, &c._] He marshalle...
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_The men marvelled one at another_ They were greatly surprised how he
should know their respective ages, so as to place them, or cause them
to sit down, exactly according to their seniority, as if he...
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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 they sat before him, their table was placed so that he had a full
view of it, THE FIRST-BORN ACCORDING TO HIS BIRTHRIGHT, AND THE
YOUNGEST ACCORDING TO HIS YOUTH; AND THE MEN MARVELED ONE AT AN OT...
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THE MEAL IN JOSEPH'S HOUSE...
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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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26-34 Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus
were Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great
kindness to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early
d...
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THE YOUNGEST ACCORDING TO HIS YOUTH; being so placed either by
Joseph's appointment; or rather by their own choice, and according to
their custom; by which the elder, though the handmaidens children,...
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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 43:33 sat H3427 (H8799) before H6440 firstborn H1060
birthright H1062 youngest H6810 youth H6812 men H582 a
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‘And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright,
and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marvelled with
one another.'
They were no doubt informed that they must follo...
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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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_And he took and sent messes unto them from before him._
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN AT THE BANQUET
Consider this incident--
I. As IT ILLUSTRATES SOME USEFUL PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL LIFE.
1. That we shoul...
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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 43:27. Is your father well?] Heb. “Is there peace to your
father?”—
GENESIS 43:28. THY SERVANT, OUR FATHER, IS IN GOOD HEALTH, HE IS YET
ALIVE?] Heb., “Peace to thy servant...
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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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44.12...
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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...