“ And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: ”
- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren 1. שׁבר sheber , “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain). 6. שׁליט shallı̂yṭ , “ruler, governor, hence,” S...
Genesis 42. Joseph's Brothers Come to Egypt to Buy Corn, and unwittingly Encounter Joseph. The greater part is taken from E, but Genesis 42:2 ; Genesis 42:4 b , Genesis 42:5 ; Genesis 42:7 ;...
And we said unto him, We are true men ; we are no spies:
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: No JFB commentary on these verses.
The First Visit of Joseph's Brethren to Egypt 1. When Jacob saw] The caravans which travelled from Egypt to Syria would bring the news to Hebron.
VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN Genesis 42:1-38 ; Genesis 43:1-34 ; Genesis 44:1-34 "Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good...
Simeon Held; the Others Sent Home Genesis 42:18-38 The behavior of this great Egyptian official-for so the brethren deemed him-must have seemed very hard and tyrannical to the trembling shepher...
According to the foretelling of Joseph in interpreting Pharaoh's dreams, the famine came; but through Joseph's executive ability Egypt was provided with corn sufficient not only for its own needs, bu...
Observe how low the actings of faith were m the Patriarch's experience at this time. He had lost sight of that promise, Genesis 28:15 . Under bereaving providences how sweet and sure is that scriptu...
And we said unto him, we [are] true [men] ,.... Honest, upright men, not given to treacherous and treasonable practices, either in the country where they lived, or any other; they came to Egypt with...
And we said unto him, We [are] true [men]; we are no spies: Ver. 31. See Genesis 42:9 ; Genesis 42:11 ; Genesis 42:13 ; Genesis 42:19 , &c
JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT The famine reaches to Jacob's land. God makes him and his sons to feel the distress of famine until they hear that Egypt has an abundance of food that is available fo...
The Report Made to Jacob. B. C. 1706. 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto th...
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‘And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, “The Man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country....
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 42:29-38 THE INCREASING TROUBLES OF JACOB’S OLD AGE I. The causes which led to them. 1. The strange perplexity into which his sons had been broug...
Genesis 42:4 . Benjamin. Jacob wished to reserve him to be heir of the blessing instead of Joseph, who he thought was dead. Hence he let the ten go, for it is highly probable that the Egyptians wo...
They came unto Jacob Lessons 1. Providence carrieth guilty souls in, through, and out of temporal dangers at His will. 2. Gracious fathers are gratified sometimes from God by safe return o...
EXPOSITION Genesis 42:1 Now when Jacob saw —literally, and Jacob saw, i.e. perceived by the preparations of others for buying corn in Egypt (Lange), but more probably learnt by the repor...
The Return to Canaan
true. Genesis 42:11