Genesis 44:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: ”

Genesis 44:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- 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 44:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 44:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. And they said unto him. The sons of Jacob boldly excuse themselves, because a good conscience gives them confidence. They also argue from the greater to the less: for they contend, that th...
Genesis 44:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
Genesis 44:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Genesis 44:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 44:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Genesis 44:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Genesis 44:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Genesis 44:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A mind conscious of innocence useth this language: Hebrews 13:18 .
Genesis 44:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said unto him, wherefore saith my lord these words ?.... One of them, in the name of the rest, perhaps Judah, made answer, as astonished at the charge laid against them, suggesting that the...
Genesis 44:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: Ver. 7. God forbid that thy servants should do. ] Rapine and robbery wa...
Genesis 44:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 44:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joseph's Policy. B. C. 1707. 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill t...
Genesis 44:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 44:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And they said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as this? God forbid that your servants should do such a thing. Look, the silver which we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought again to...
Genesis 44:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 44:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Genesis 44:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Genesis 44:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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'...
Genesis 44:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Test
Genesis 44:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 34:25-31 Genesis 35:22 Genesis 37:18-32 Genesis 38:16-18 Joshua 22:22-29 2 Samuel 20:20 2 Kings 8:13 Proverbs 22:1 Ecclesiastes 7:1 Hebrews 13:18

Genesis 44:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 44:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 44:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 44:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 44:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 44:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 44:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 44:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 44:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 44:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 44:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 44:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 44:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge