“ And the famine was sore in the land. ”
- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ d e bash , “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים bôṭ e n , “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd , “almond tre...
And the (a) famine [was] sore in the land. (a) This was a great temptation to Jacob to suffer such a great famine in the land where God had promised to bless him.
Genesis 43. The Brothers Return to Egypt with Benjamin. It is generally held that this chapter is from J except for the references to Simeon in Genesis 43:14 and Genesis 43:23 b . According to...
1. And the famine was sore in the land. In this chapter is recorded the second journey of the sons of Jacob into Egypt, when the former supply of provision had been exhausted. It may, however...
And the famine was sore in the land.
And the famine was sore in the land. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Second Visit to Egypt 11. Balm] or 'balsam,'with healing properties. Honey ] This was grape-honey, a syrup made of grapes and diluted with water for a drink. It is still exported from Hebron...
XLIII. THE SECOND VISIT TO EGYPT. (7) The man asked us straitly. — In Genesis 42:13 they appear rather as volunteering a statement of their family relations than as having it wrung from them b...
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...
the Brothers Return with Benjamin Genesis 43:1-15 Joseph, in giving corn to save his own brethren and the Egyptians from starvation, is a type of our Lord, who gives the bread of life to Jew an...
All the old characteristics of Jacob are manifest in this account of his proposed method of dealing with the governor of Egypt with whom his sons had had to do. If things were against him, he did not...
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 Benja...
And the famine [was] sore in the land. In the land of Canaan; it increased yet more and more: this is observed for the sake of what follows, showing the reason and necessity of Jacob's sons taking...
And the famine [was] sore in the land. Ver. 1. And the famine was sore in the land. ] In the Promised Land. Hold out faith and patience. Os quod in sorte tua cecidit, rodas: Bear thy cross, and...
THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT The famine continued until Jacob and his family had eaten up all the provision they had gotten from Egypt. Then Jacob urged his sons to go again and bring more food fr...
Jacob Unwilling to Part with Benjamin. B. C. 1707. 1 And the famine was sore in the la...
GENESIS CHAPTER 43 The famine continuing, and their provision being spent, Jacob commands them to go again to Egypt, Genesis 43:1,2 . They prevail with their father to send Benjamin: Judah under...
The Second Visit of the Brothers - Joseph Makes Himself Known ( Genesis 43:1 to Genesis 45:28 ) The Brothers Again Meet the Egyptian Vizier ( Genesis 43:1-34 ) Genesis 43:1-2 ‘And the fami...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 43:7 . The man asked us straitly.] Heb., “Asking, asked.” He earnestly enquired about us and our kindred.— Genesis 43:9 . Let me bear the blame for ever. ] Heb., “I sh...
famine ( See Scofield) - ( Genesis 12:10 ).
Genesis 43:14 . If I be bereaved. The patriarch Jacob having at length consented to the second journey, discovered very great wisdom in the instructions he gave to his sons; nor were his piety and...
Go again, buy us a little food Jacob under the pressure of want I. His CHANGE OF RESOLUTION ( Genesis 43:11-14 ). II. His PIETY THROUGHOUT. 1. His faith in God. 2. His honest principle...
EXPOSITION Genesis 43:1 , Genesis 43:2 And the famine was sore (literally, was heavy ) in the land ( sc . of Canaan). And it came to pass , when they had eaten up—literally,...
Genesis 18:13 Genesis 41:54-57 Genesis 42:5 Ecclesiastes 9:1 Ecclesiastes 9:2 Lamentations 5:10 Acts 7:11-13
Peace and Pardon Genesis 43:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we wish to present to you some succinct statements in Genesis 42:36 As the famine gripped the land, there was but...