Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Genesis 41:40
Pharaoh makes Joseph his grand vizier or prime minister, only reserving to himself the supreme authority.
Pharaoh makes Joseph his grand vizier or prime minister, only reserving to himself the supreme authority.
Verse Genesis 41:40. _ACCORDING UNTO THY WORD SHALL ALL MY PEOPLE BE RULED_] Literally, _At thy mouth shall all my people kiss_. In the eastern countries it is customary to kiss any thing that comes...
- Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר _y__e__'or_, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ _'āchû_, “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Co...
CHAPTER 41 JOSEPH'S EXALTATION _ 1. Pharaoh's dreams (Genesis 41:1)_ 2. Joseph brought from the prison (Genesis 41:8) 3. Joseph's humility (Genesis 41:16) 4. The revealer of secrets ...
GENESIS 41. JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS AND IS MADE VICEROY OF EGYPT. This is mainly from E, Genesis 41:1 apart from Genesis 41:15_ b_, and perhaps Genesis 41:9_ b_ entirely so. But J has been...
THOU SHALT BE OVER MY HOUSE. The language that follows shows that Joseph was elevated to the position known under Oriental despotic monarchs as Grand Vizier, the next officer to the king, and absolute...
Joseph as Grand Vizier 38. _such a one as this_ Pharaoh and his servants are represented as discerning in Joseph the supreme gifts of one who combined the supernatural power of interpreting dreams wi...
_over my house_ Pharaoh exalts the Hebrew slave at one step to become his Grand Vizier; cf. Psalms 105:21; 1Ma 2:53. Whether there was a vacancy in this office into which Joseph was promoted, or wheth...
SHALT BE OVER MY HOUSE— Be the chief minister of my court, Psalms 105:21. _He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance. And according to thy word,_ conformably to thy orders, _shall...
2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45). 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...
_AND PHARAOH SAID UNTO JOSEPH, FORASMUCH AS GOD HATH SHEWED THEE ALL THIS, THERE IS NONE SO DISCREET AND WISE AS THOU ART:_ Thou shalt be over my house - i:e. the prefect of the palace, the marshal o...
41:40 commandment (c-11) Lit. 'mouth.'...
Joseph had explained *Pharaoh’s dreams. But *Pharaoh realised that Joseph had done more than that. He had also proposed a plan. By Joseph’s plan, the inhabitants of Egypt could have enough food during...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 41 *PHARAOH’S DREAMS V1 After two whole years, *Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he stood by the river Nile. V2 And he saw 7 cows, which came...
OVER MY HOUSE. — The chief over the palace was in ancient times next in power to the sovereign, and under the Frankish kings the “major domi,” or mayor of the palace, first usurped the whole royal pow...
אַתָּה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה עַל ־בֵּיתִ֔י וְ עַל ־פִּ֖י
JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION Genesis 41:37, Genesis 47:13 "He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom." Psalms 105:2...
PHARAOH'S DREAMS Genesis 41:1 "Thus saith the Lord, that frustrateth the tokens of the liars and maketh diviners mad; that confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messen...
JOSEPH, EXALTED, PREPARES FOR FAMINE Genesis 41:37 The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your visions of God...
Still the divine activity proceeded. Now it was Pharaoh who dreamed, and now the butler remembered. The result was that Joseph was brought before the king, and as he stood in the royal presence he was...
PHARAOH APPOINTS JOSEPH There was obvious wisdom seen in the interpretation and suggestions offered by Joseph. Pharaoh realized such wisdom could only come from God who was clearly with this Hebrew. S...
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy (l) word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. (l) Some read, "the people will kill your mouth", that is ob...
_Obey. Hebrew Yishak; which may signify also "kiss" you, or their hand, in testimony of respect; or "shall be fed, governed, and led forth," &c. He made him master of his house, and ruler, &c. (Psalm...
How sweet are those words applied to, and spoken of, JESUS? John 15:5....
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...
40._Thou shalt be over my house_. Not only is Joseph made governor of Egypt, but is adorned also with the insignia of royalty, that all may reverence him, and may obey his command. The royal signet is...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41. What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all the...
THOU SHALL BE OVER MY HOUSE,...., Have the care of his domestic affairs, and be the principal man in his palace and court: AND ACCORDING UNTO THY WORD SHALL ALL MY PEOPLE BE RULED; not only in his fa...
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Ver. 40. _Thou shalt be over my house, &c._] Pharaoh prefers him...
Gen. 41:40 Gen. 41:40, etc. This signifies the Father's investing of Christ the Mediator with the government of the Church and the world. Joseph was exalted out of the dungeon to be a prince and a ru...
_According to thy word_ Thy direction and command, the word _mouth_, as the Hebrew is, being often put for command; _shall all my people be ruled_ Or be fed. They shall receive their provisions from t...
1 Pharaohs two dreames. 9 Ioseph interpreteth them. 33 Hee giueth Pharaoh counsell. 38 Ioseph is aduanced. 50 Hee begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim. 54 The famine beginneth. 1 AND it came to passe...
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled, the entire nation would be subject to his command; ONLY IN THE THRONE WILL I BE GREATER THAN THOU. So Joseph was...
Joseph Made Ruler over all Egypt...
FIFTH SECTION _Joseph the interpreter of Pharaoh’s dreams._ GENESIS 41:1-57 1And it came to pass, at the end of two full years [lit., days], that Pharaoh dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river....
DREAMS SENT BY GOD TO PHARAOH Joseph remained in prison two full years longer, a further time of learning in humiliation the practical lesson of self-discipline. But he was under God's eye, and at th...
BE RULED: _ Heb._ armed, or, kiss...
33-45 Joseph gave good advice to Pharaoh. Fair warning should always be followed by good counsel. God has in his word told us of a day of trial before us, when we shall need all the grace we can have...
ACCORDING UNTO THY WORD, i.e. direction and command, Heb. _mouth, _ which is oft put for command, _\as EXODUS 17:1, EXODUS 38:21 NUMBERS 3:16,39, &c.,\ shall all my poeple be ruled, _ or, _be fed; _ t...
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...
Genesis 41:40 be H1961 (H8799) house H1004 people H5971 ruled H5401 (H8799) word H6310 throne H3678 greater...
‘And Pharaoh said, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put...
CONTENTS: Pharaoh's dream. Joseph's exaltation in Egypt and his Gentile bride. CHARACTERS: Pharaoh, Joseph, butler, Asenath, Manasseh, Ephriam. CONCLUSION: The faithful believer will be abundantly r...
Genesis 41:1. _Pharaoh dreamed._ See on Isaiah 4:2. Whatever be the pleas of atheism and materialism against dreams of a prophetic character, it is evident enough from the gentile mythology, and from...
_Pharaoh said unto his servants: Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?_ PHARAOH AND JOSEPH In examining this narrative we find a most remarkable parallel in the rela...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:40 Joseph is appointed to govern ALL the people of EGYPT, second only to Pharaoh himself....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 41:40. According unto thy word shall all my people be ruled.] “Some of the Hebraists (_e.g.,_ Gesenius, Knobel) render it _‘on thy mouth shall my people kiss,’_ and interpret...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 41:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THE END OF TWO FULL YEARS (literally, _two years of _days, _i.e._ two complete years from the commencement of Joseph's incarceration, or more probably a...
For audio go to chapter 39 Now it came to pass at the end of two full years (Genesis 41:1), That is after Joseph said "don't forget me, pal". "Oh, I won't." "At the end of two full years," that Pharao...
Thou shalt. Genesis 39:4 Genesis 45:8 Genesis 45:9 Genesis 45:26 Psalms
JOSEPH'S EXALTATION IN EGYPT Genesis 41:14, _Genesis 41:28; Genesis 41:40_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we study the exaltation of Joseph in Egypt we cannot but remember his degradation. To see the