CONTENTS The patriarchal history is continued throughout this Chapter. The pressing claims of hunger compel Jacob, however reluctantly, to send his children again into Egypt for more food: and Benjamin must go with them: their arrival is particularly noticed, and the reception which Joseph gave the... [ Continue Reading ]
How sweet is that scripture, John 6:27 ?... [ Continue Reading ]
If the Reader be taught of GOD the HOLY GHOST to read this spiritually, he wilt perceive that the same is said respecting JESUS. We cannot see the face of GOD except that JESUS be with us. John 14:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
I detain the Reader to remark the character here assumed by Judah as a surety, in which he was an eminent type of JESUS. It was JESUS, who from everlasting undertook to answer for his people. And in this great office he hath fulfilled all righteousness, and expired all offences and is new pledged, ... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Samuel 3:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe, though Canaan wanted corn, yet it abounded with honey. Reader! there are many parts of the earth which are blessed with the gifts of common providence: but what are these without the special gifts of grace. Bread is the staff of life. And what bread is to the body such is JESUS to the soul.... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 21:14 Jacob's first and last, and grand resource was this. He had found the sweet effects of it before: Genesis 32:9 with Genesis 33:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the Reader, if he be a parent, think what Jacob felt at the departure of his children.... [ Continue Reading ]
What a change! in their last visit, Joseph spake roughly to them: now they are to dine with him. Ecclesiastes 7:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Is there not a spiritual illustration here! Are not awakened souls alarmed when first brought into JESUS'S house and presence? Read that scripture: Revelation 1:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
Do not timid souls flee unto the ministers and stewards of GOD'S mysteries in their distresses, and open their cases to them? James 5:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe what an Egyptian may learn by living in an Hebrew's family!... [ Continue Reading ]
Is not this expected interview between Joseph and his brethren, similar to that which we are looking forward to between GOD and ourselves? But as the presence of Benjamin with them ensured their gracious reception, so if JESUS be with us we have no cause to fear ours.... [ Continue Reading ]
Here, including their father as Joseph's servant, and all the eleven brethren being present fulfilled the dream: see Genesis 37:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
The abomination of the Egyptians most probably was, that the Hebrews scrupled not to eat of those things which the Egyptians worshipped. 2 Kings 23:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Jeremiah 31:20; Hosea 11:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
John 2:10 REFLECTIONS Reader! let you and I turn from the table of Joseph amidst his brethren, while they are thus merry and happy with him, to consider the spiritual interest which we have in these things. The world which we dwell in, like that of Canaan to the Patriarch's family, is a world of... [ Continue Reading ]