GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:1 Joseph introduces FIVE of his brothers to Pharaoh, mentioning that his family is NOW IN THE LAND OF GOSHEN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:7 Joseph introduces his father Jacob to Pharaoh. JACOB BLESSED PHARAOH (vv. Genesis 47:7, Genesis 47:10). This could have been simply words of greeting and farewell. But it fits with the pattern of Abraham and his descendants mediating God’s blessing to others (Genesis 12:... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:11 Joseph assigns land to his family in the LAND OF RAMESES. Previously, the name “land of Goshen” has been used for the territory where they were to live (e.g., Genesis 45:10; Genesis 46:28). The name “Rameses” is most often associated with the great thirteenth-century-B.... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:13 The FAMINE is so SEVERE that the Egyptians eventually run out of MONEY to buy GRAIN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:15 When all their MONEY IS GONE, the Egyptians appeal to Joseph for help. He responds by offering to buy their LIVESTOCK. This sustains the Egyptians for another YEAR. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:18 With no money and no livestock, the Egyptians sell their land and even themselves, as debt-slaves, to Pharaoh. They also ask for seed to grow for the future. Joseph willingly grants these requests. The people’s response (YOU HAVE SAVED OUR LIVES; v. Genesis 47:25) shows... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:27 While the Egyptians struggle to survive during the famine, Jacob’s family grows and prospers. The idea of being fruitful and multiplying first appears in Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28 and is repeated throughout Genesis 1:1 (see Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7; Genesis [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 47:28 Jacob’s approaching death, at age 147, dominates the final chapters of Genesis 1:1. PUT YOUR HAND UNDER MY THIGH. See note on 24:9. BOWED HIMSELF UPON THE HEAD OF HIS BED. Jacob bows—possibly in worship, or perhaps in gratitude to Joseph (which would fulfill Joseph’s dr... [ Continue Reading ]