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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:40

Gen 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Ver. 40. Thou shalt be over my house, &c. ] Pharaoh prefers him, because he found good parts in him. They that bestow places of charge in church or commonwealth upon undeserving persons, for by-consideration, shall have Pharaoh to rise up in judgment against them. In King Edward VI’s minority, dignity waited upon desert, saith the historian, which... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:41

Gen 41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. Ver. 41. See, I have set thee over all, &c. ] So Antoninus, the emperor, made Pertinax, a a lowly man, but well qualified, consul, which many murmured at. But he was afterwards became emperor; and finding the public treasure woefully wasted by his predecessor Commodus, he restored it by his good husbandry, which many prominent men laughed at; caeteri, quibus virtus luxuria potior erat, laudabamus,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:42

Gen 41:42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; Ver. 42. And Pharaoh took off his ring. ] Pliny therefore is mistaken, who thinks the use of rings came not up before the Trojan war. How happy had he been, that was so great a book devourer, a had he lit upon the Bible. He was insighted in all the secrets of nature, as appears by his works, which is non minus varium quam ipsa... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:43

Gen 41:43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him [ruler] over all the land of Egypt. Ver. 43. Bow the knee. ] Or, Tender father, because he was young in years, but old in wisdom, μειρακιογιρων , as Micarius was called. Not the ancient are wise, but the wise ancient. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:44

Gen 41:44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. Ver. 44. I am Pharaoh. ] Of a root ( פרע ) that signifieth to make bare, because, say some, he was to be bared - that is, sifted and manifested by Joseph. Without thee shall no man lift up his hand. ] And yet the Egyptians, in Seneca’s time, however, were a proud peremptory people, apt to cast contempt and contumely upon their governors, were they never so... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:45

Gen 41:45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt. Ver. 45. Zaphnath-paaneah. ] That is, saith Jerome, the Saviour of the world. A high style; so the Greeks, when Flaminius, who had freed them from bondage, came among them, called him Saviour, Saviour, with such a courage, that the birds that flew over their heads, amazed at the noise, fell to the ground.... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 41:39

Genesis 41:16, Genesis 41:25, Genesis 41:28, Genesis 41:33 Reciprocal: Genesis 45:8 - father Exodus 7:11 - wise men 2 Kings 8:10 - the Lord Job 32:8 - the inspiration Proverbs 6:32 - lacketh Proverbs 12:8 - commended Proverbs 22:11 - the king Ecclesiastes 8:1 - who knoweth Isaiah 19:11 - I am Isaiah 28:6 - for a spirit Daniel 2:11 - and there Daniel 2:47 - a revealer Daniel 2:48 - a great Acts 6:3 - full Acts 27:10 - I perceive 1 Corinthians 12:8 - is given Ephesians 1:17 - the spirit 2... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 41:40

Thou shalt: Genesis 39:4-Joshua :, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:9, Genesis 45:26, Psalms 105:21, Psalms 105:22, Proverbs 22:29, Daniel 2:46-Galatians :, Daniel 5:29, Daniel 6:3 be ruled: Heb. be armed, or kiss, 1 Samuel 10:1, Job 31:27, Psalms 2:12 Reciprocal: Genesis 41:55 - Go unto Genesis 42:6 - governor Genesis 44:18 - as Pharaoh 1 Samuel 2:8 - set them 1 Kings 18:3 - the governor of his house Esther 3:1 - above all the princes Job 29:25 - chose out Job 36:7 - with read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 41:41

Genesis 41:44, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 39:22, Esther 10:3, Proverbs 17:2, Proverbs 22:29, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 4:2, Daniel 4:3, Daniel 6:3, Matthew 28:18, Philippians 2:9-1 Kings : Reciprocal: Genesis 39:4 - overseer Genesis 41:55 - Go unto Genesis 42:6 - governor Psalms 113:8 - General read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 41:42

his ring: Esther 3:10, Esther 3:12, Esther 6:7-2 Kings :, Esther 8:2, Esther 8:8, Esther 8:10, Esther 8:15, Esther 10:3, Daniel 2:46, Daniel 2:47, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:29, Luke 15:22 fine linen: or, silk, Ezekiel 27:7 a gold chain: Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 31:22, Proverbs 31:24, Song of Solomon 1:10, Ezekiel 16:10, Ezekiel 16:11, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29, Luke 19:16-Psalms : Reciprocal: Exodus 25:4 - fine linen 1 Samuel 18:4 - stripped himself 1 Kings 10:28 - and linen yarn 2... read more

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