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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Genesis 50:25

And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, (h) God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

(h) He speaks this by the spirit of prophecy, exhorting his brethren to have full trust in God's promise for their deliverance.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    YE SHALL CARRY UP MY BONES FROM HENCE— The word _bones_ frequently in scripture means the same thing with corpse, as here Joseph's embalmed body (see Genesis 50:26 and Exodus 13:19.) is called his bon...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Cp. Hebrews 11:22,; 'By faith Joseph when he died made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.' Joseph's instructions were carried out at the tim...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יַּשְׁבַּ֣ע יֹוסֵ֔ף אֶת ־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JACOB'S BURIAL (vs.1-14) The sorrow of Joseph over his father's death is seen in verse 1. It is an interesting study to consider the times in which Joseph is recorded as weeping. In contrast to buria...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    JOSEPH TOOK AN OATH, for the same reason which moved Jacob to require an oath from him, GENESIS 47:30,31, OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: he saith not, _of his brethren, _ but _of Israel's children; _ unde...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 50:25 Joseph H3130 oath H7650 (H8686) children H1121 Israel H3478 saying H559 (H8800) God H430 surely...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you and you will carry my bones from here.” Joseph is so certain that they will be returning to Canaan that he makes...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Genesis 50:25 This is the one act of Joseph's life which the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews selects as the sign that he too lived by faith. It was at once a proof of how entirely he believed God...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jacob's burial. Joseph's death. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, brothers. CONCLUSION: As it is an honor to die lamented, so it is a duty to honor the dead who have been useful in the Lord. Sinc...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Genesis 50:2. _The physicians embalmed Israel._ The Egyptians in early times built pyramids to contain their dead, and they preserved them from putrefaction by balsomic paste. This was performed by ph...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 50:24 With death near, Joseph makes arrangements for his BONES to be taken to Canaan. Later, Moses fulfills this instruction (Exodus 13:19)

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 50:23. Of the third generation.] “Either sons _belonging to,_ or sons _of,_ the third generation. If the former, then his (Joseph’s) great,—if the latter, his great-great-gran...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    took an. Genesis 50:5 Genesis 47:29 and ye. Exodus 13:19 Joshua 24:32 Acts 7:1

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And ye shall carry up my bones from hence — Herein he had an eye to the promise, Genesis 15:13, and in God's name assures them of the performance of it. In Egypt they buried their great men very honou...

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