Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 41:44
I am Pharaoh - The same as if he had said, I am the king; for Pharaoh was the common title of the sovereigns of Egypt. read more
Genesis 41:39-45 Nasb,nasb
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 41:45
Zaphnath-paaneah - The meaning of this title is as little known as that of abrech in the preceding verse. Some translate it, The revealer of secrets; others, The treasury of glorious comfort. St. Jerome translates the whole verse in the most arbitrary manner. Vertitque nomen ejus, et vocavit eum, lingua Aegyptiaca, Salvatorem mundi . "And he changed his name, and called him in the Egyptian language, The savior of the world." None of the Asiatic versions acknowledge this extraordinary... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 41:40
Verse 40 40.Thou shalt be over my house. Not only is Joseph made governor of Egypt, but is adorned also with the insignia of royalty, that all may reverence him, and may obey his command. The royal signet is put upon his finger for the confirmation of decrees. He is clothed in robes of fine linen, which were then a luxury, and were not to be had at any common price. He is placed in the most honorable chariot. (159) It may, however, be asked, whether it was lawful for the holy man to appear with... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:1-45
Joseph before Pharaoh, or from the prison to the throne. I. THE DREAMS OF THE MONARCH . 1. His midnight visions . Two full years have expired since the memorable birthday of Pharaoh which sent the baker to ignominious execution, but restored the butler to the favor of his royal master. Slumbering upon his bed, the king of Egypt seems to stand among the tall grass upon the banks of the Nile. First seven well-formed and full-fleshed heifers appear to climb up one after the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:1-57
The tried man is now made ready by long experience for his position of responsibility and honor. He is thirty years old. He can commence his public ministry for the people of God and the world. Pharaoh's dreams, the kine and the ears of corn, like those of the butler and baker, have their natural element in them; but apart from the Spirit of God Joseph would not have dared to give them such an interpretation. Even had his intelligence penetrated the secret, he would not have ventured on a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:39-40
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as (literally, after ) God (Elohim) hath showed thee (literally, hath caused thee to know ) all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled— literally, according to thy mouth shall all my people dispose themselves, i.e. they shall render obedience to thy commands ( LXX ; Vulgate, Onkelos, Saadias, Pererius, Dathius, Rosenmüller, Keil,... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:40
Joseph as prime minister. "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." Sudden elevations are often the precursors of sudden falls. It was not so with Joseph. He filled satisfactorily his position, retaining it to the end of life. He made himself indispensable to Pharaoh and to the country. He was a man of decision. Seeing what had to be done, he hesitated not in commencing it. Going from the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:41-43
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph. See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . This was the royal edict constituting Joseph grand vizier or prime minister of the empire: the formal installation in office followed. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand ,—the use of a signet-ring by the monarch, which Bohlen admits to be in accordance with the accounts of classic authors, has recently received a remarkable illustration by the discovery at Koujunjik, the site of the ancient Nineveh, of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 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 . Joseph's authority was to be absolute and universal. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 41:43
He made him to ride in the second chariot - That which usually followed the king's chariot in public ceremonies. Bow the knee - אברך abrech , which we translate bow the knee, and which we might as well translate any thing else, is probably an Egyptian word, the signification of which is utterly unknown. If we could suppose it to be a Hebrew word, it might be considered as compounded of אב ab , father, and רך rach , tender; for Joseph might be denominated a father, because of... read more