Genesis 41:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. ”

Genesis 41:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- 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...
Genesis 41:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh (a) dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. (a) This dream was not so much for Pharaoh, as is was a means to deliver Joseph and to...
Genesis 41:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41. Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams and is Made Viceroy of Egypt. This is mainly from E, Genesis 41:1-28 apart from Genesis 41:15 b , and perhaps Genesis 41:9 b entirely so. But...
Genesis 41:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. At the end of two full years (154) What anxiety oppressed the mind of the holy man during this time, each of us may conjecture from his own feeling; for we are so tender and effeminate,...
Genesis 41:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. Two full years - שנתים ימים shenathayim yamim, two years of days, two complete solar revolu...
Genesis 41:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

At the end of two full years— i.e.. Two years after the event recorded in the former chapter, God was pleased to send Pharaoh a prophetic dream, the scene of which was on the banks of the river Ni...
Genesis 41:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. At the end of two full years. It is not certain whether these years are reckoned fr...
Genesis 41:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The river ] Heb. Yeor, i.e. the Nile. As is generally known, the fertility of Egypt depends entirely upon the amount of water which overflows the banks when the Nile is at its highest. Without tha...
Genesis 41:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XLI. JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH’S DREAMS HE IS MADE GOVERNOR OF EGYPT, AND MARRIES THERE. (1) Pharaoh dreamed. — After two years spent in the prison, the time has now come for Joseph’s elevation...
Genesis 41:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

PHARAOH'S DREAMS Genesis 41:1-57 "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 H...
Genesis 41:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Pharaoh Dreams of Cattle and of Ears of Grain Genesis 41:1-13 This chapter tells of ascension and exaltation,… and affords an inimitable type of the issue of our Lord's humiliation and death. L...
Genesis 41:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 wa...
Genesis 41:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS In this Chapter we behold the workings of GOD'S providence concerning Joseph and his household, more plainly opened to our view, and the great events leading to his own welfare, and the pre...
Genesis 41:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass at the end of two full years ,.... It is not a clear case, as Aben Ezra observes, from whence these years are to be reckoned, whether from the time of Joseph's being put into pri...
Genesis 41:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. Ver. 1. At the end of two full years. ] After the butler was restored; by whose interces...
Genesis 41:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

At the end of two full years After the butler's restoration to his place. No doubt Joseph was some considerable time in prison before the keeper of the prison would so far trust him as to commit th...
Genesis 41:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 41:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Pharaoh's Portentous Dream. B. C. 1715. 1 And it came to pass at the end of two full yea...
Genesis 41:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

GENESIS CHAPTER 41 Pharaoh's two dreams, Genesis 41:1-7 . He is troubled; sends for interpreters; their inability, Genesis 41:8 . The chief butler, sensible of his fault, remembers Joseph,...
Genesis 41:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joseph Is Called Before Pharaoh and Interprets His Dreams - He Is Made Vizier ( Genesis 41:1-57 ) Genesis 41:1-4 ‘And it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold...
Genesis 41:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 41:1 . The river.] So the Nile is called, by way of emphasis in the Old Testament when the scene is laid in Egypt. Genesis 41:6 . Blasted with the east wind. ] “The e...
Genesis 41:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Genesis 41:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Pharaoh dreamed Pharaoh’s dream I. THAT APPARENTLY INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS MAY OFTEN GROW INTO AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORLD’S HISTORY. II. THAT GOD CHOOSES THE INSTRUMENTS OF REVELATION ACCOR...
Genesis 41:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 mor...
Genesis 41:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river, on the banks of the Nile. This was after the imprisonment of Joseph had lasted two more whol...
Genesis 41:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M. 2289. B.C. 1715. two full years. Genesis 29:14 that Pharaoh. Genesis 20:3 Genesis 37:5-10 Genesis 40:5 Judges 7:13 Judges 7:14 Esther 6:1 Job 33:15 Job 33:16 Daniel 2:1-3 Da...

Genesis 41:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 41:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 41:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 41:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 41:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 41:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 41:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 41:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 41:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 41:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 41:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 41:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 41:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge