Genesis 41:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. ”

Genesis 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. There came up out of the river seven well-favored kine - This must certainly refer to th...
Genesis 41:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Genesis 41:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Dreams of Pharaoh and the Advancement of Joseph 1. Pharaoh] It is believed that a dynasty of Asiatic (perhaps Bedouin) conquerors, known as the Hyksôs or Shepherd kings, were now in power in E...
Genesis 41:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Kine. — The cow was regarded by the Egyptians as the symbol of the earth, and of agriculture; and naturally both the kine and the ears of wheat rose out of the river, because as no rain falls in Eg...
Genesis 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Magicians, so called from being considered wise men. But as the world by wisdom knew not GOD, nor ever will, so worldly wisdom will be always found to lead the heart from GOD rather than to GOD. Henc...
Genesis 41:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine, and fatfleshed ,.... Seven cows or heifers, sleek, fat, and plump, goodly to look at; these seemed in the dream, as if they came...
Genesis 41:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. Ver. 2. There came up out of the river ] Nile; which, by overflowing, fatteneth the p...
Genesis 41:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There came out of the river A just and proper emblem this, because both the fruitfulness and barrenness of the land of Egypt depended, under God, on the increase or diminution of the waters of that...
Genesis 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This suits well with the nature of the thing, for both the fruitfulness and the barrenness of Egypt depended, under God, upon the increase or diminution of the waters of that river. Kine, when they...
Genesis 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - 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 41:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Two Dreams of Pharaoh
Genesis 41:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

there came. Genesis 41:17-27 a meadow.

Genesis 41:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 41:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 41:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 41:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 41:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 41:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 41:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 41:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 41:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 41:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 41:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 41:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 41:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 41:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge