Genesis 45:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses ladeng with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. ”

Genesis 45:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen , Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the...
Genesis 45:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And to his father he sent after this manner ; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. Meat for his father by th...
Genesis 45:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bread and meat for his father— The flesh which travellers in the east frequently carry with their other provisions, is usually potted, in order to preserve it fit for use. Dr. Shaw* mentions it a...
Genesis 45:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. To his father he se...
Genesis 45:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joseph makes Himself known to his Brethren. Pharaoh invites Jacob and his Family to Settle in Egypt 5-7. Joseph declares that the events of the past all witnessed to the providential care of God.
Genesis 45:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Meat. — Heb., food, victual, the usual meaning of meat in our version.
Genesis 45:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE RECONCILIATION Genesis 45:1-28 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel and gave commandment concerning his bones.- Hebrews 11:22 IT is gene...
Genesis 45:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joseph Sends for His Father Genesis 45:16-28 This is indeed an Easter lesson. It must have seemed to Jacob and his children as though Joseph were indeed risen from the dead. Hardly more startli...
Genesis 45:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the account of Joseph's revelation of himself to his brethren, the chief value is in his recognition of the fact that his destiny had been in the hand of God: "It was not you that sent me hither,...
Genesis 45:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe Jacob's name is changed to Israel. A believing soul is a true Israelite. Luke 1:45 .
Genesis 45:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And to his father he sent after this [manner] ,.... Or "according to" this l; either in like manner, as he gave his brethren change of raiment, c. so he sent the like to him, as Aben Ezra and Ben Me...
Genesis 45:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And to his father he sent after this [manner]; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. Ver. 23. After this ma...
Genesis 45:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOSEPH REVEALS HIMSELF Now that the grace of God has wrought genuine repentance in the hearts of the brothers, and Judah in particular, Joseph is free to reveal to them His own true identity. He w...
Genesis 45:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Pharaoh's Kindness to Joseph. B. C. 1707. 16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh...
Genesis 45:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

After this manner; Heb. according to this. What? Either what went before, changes of raiment, or what follows, ten asses, & c. Or, contend, one with another, each vindicating himself...
Genesis 45:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘To all of them he gave each man changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing. And to his father he sent the following, ten asses laden wit...
Genesis 45:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 45:21 . Joseph gave them waggons.] Two-wheeled cars, fit for driving over a rough country, where roads were not found. Wheeled vehicles are scarcely seen in Palestine.—...
Genesis 45:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 45:9 . Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not: Joseph, having made himself known t...
Genesis 45:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 45:5 . Be not grieved; that is, not with any farther grief and trouble; for ye have wept and suffered enough. It was God, who taking advantage of your fault, sent me before you to preserve...
Genesis 45:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Provision for the way Divine provision for human wants I. But for the provision Joseph sent them for the way, Jacob and his sons’ sons and daughters could never have crossed the hot desert. But...
Genesis 45:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 45:16 And the fame thereof —literally, the voice, hence rumor (cf. Jeremiah 3:9 )— was heard in Pharaoh's house (having been brought thither doubtless by some of the...
Genesis 45:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jacob invited to Egypt
Genesis 45:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

laden with. Heb. carrying. meat As {mazon} is derived from {zoon}, to prepare, provide, Dr.
Genesis 45:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joseph Making Himself Known Genesis 45:1-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Chapter 44 of Genesis is introductory to 45. 1. Doing evil for good. This is discussed in Genesis 44:1-5 . Of course the sons...

Genesis 45:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 45:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 45:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 45:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 45:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 45:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 45:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 45:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 45:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 45:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 45:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 45:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 45:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 45:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary