true. Genesis 42:11
- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren 1. שׁבר sheber , “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain). 6....
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 ; G...
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 t...
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...
According to the foretelling of Joseph in interpreting Pharaoh's dreams, the famine came; but through Joseph's executive ability Egypt was provided w...
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 bereav...
And we said unto him, we [are] true [men] ,.... Honest, upright men, not given to treacherous and treasonable practices, either in the country where...
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 E...
The Report Made to Jacob. B. C. 1706. ...
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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 ro...
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 str...
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 g...
They came unto Jacob Lessons 1. Providence carrieth guilty souls in, through, and out of temporal dangers at His will. 2. Gracious fathers...
EXPOSITION Genesis 42:1 Now when Jacob saw —literally, and Jacob saw, i.e. perceived by the preparations of others for buying corn in Eg...
The Return to Canaan
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies;
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: