“ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. ”
- The Ten Brothers Were Tested Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himself. He resolves t...
Genesis 44. Benjamin is Accused of Stealing Joseph's Silver Cup, and Judah Pleads with Joseph to Punish him instead of Benjamin. The narrative is from J. Joseph arranges this final test that he may...
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. He overtook them, and ... spake ... these ... words. The intelligence must have come upon them like a thunderbolt; and one of th...
The Final Test of Joseph's Brethren 2. Put my cup.. in the sack's mouth of the youngest] Joseph evidently did this as an excuse for keeping Benjamin with him. Perhaps, too, it was a test of the br...
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...
Joseph's Cup in Benjamin's Sack Genesis 44:1-17 It is a terrible revelation when our Benjamins are found possessed of the cup. They have been so loved, so favored, so screened; they have never...
Occasionally, criticism of Joseph's action in placing the money and his cup in the sacks of his brethren has been made. To put the matter in the mildest form, surely such criticism reveals a lack of...
A mind conscious of innocence useth this language: Hebrews 13:18 .
And he overtook them ,.... Their asses being laden with corn could not travel very fast, and he and his attendants being mounted on swift horses: and he spake unto them these same words ; that Jos...
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. Ver. 6. And he spake. ] See Trapp on " Gen 44:2 " See Trapp on " Gen 43:17 "
BENJAMIN ACCUSED WRONGFULLY The wisdom of Joseph is seen now in such a way as to lead his brothers to repentance without accusing them. He instructed his steward to fill the brothers' sacks with f...
Joseph's Policy. B. C. 1707. 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill t...
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‘And when they had left the city and were as yet no great distance Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them say to them, “Why have you rewarded evil for good?...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 44:5 . Whereby indeed he divineth.] “The ancient Egyptians, and still more the Persians, practised a mode of divination from goblets. Small pieces of gold and silver, tog...
Genesis 44:2 . Put my cup. A splendid cup decorated with devices; in these cups the Egyptians fancied they could divine by the various refractions of light on its mouldings. Sometimes they put pol...
The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack The trials of the innocent I. That there is sorrow, and sorrow on a vast scale, is a great fact--a fact both too patent and too painful to be gainsaid. Jose...
EXPOSITION Genesis 44:1 , Genesis 44:2 And he ( i.e. Joseph) commanded the steward of his house, —literally, him that was over his hoarse ( Genesis 43:15 )— saying, Fill the men'...
The Test
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