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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

Retrospect and prospect. The fellowship of Egypt with the children of Israel in the burial of Jacob is full of significance. " A very great company went with them." "Abel-Mizraim" the Canaanites called it, "a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." It seemed to them altogether an Egyptian funeral. Yet we know that it was not. The work of God's grace will transform the world that it shall not be recognized. The funeral itself said, Egypt is not our home. It pointed with prophetic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:15-26

The last of the house of Jacob. I. JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN ( Genesis 50:15-18 ). 1. The unworthy suspicion . After Jacob's death, Joseph's brethren began to fear lest he should seek to revenge himself on account of his early injuries. It was perhaps natural that such an apprehension should arise within their breasts, considering the enormity of the wickedness of which they had been guilty; but remembering all the tokens of Joseph's love which already they had received, it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:16-17

And (under these erroneous though not unnatural apprehensions) they sent a messenger unto Joseph ,—literally, they charged Joseph, i.e. they deputed one of their number (possibly Benjamin) to carry their desires to Joseph— saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying , So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil (nothing is more inherently probable than that the good man on his death-bed did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:18

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants . Both the attitudes assumed and the words spoken were designed to express the intensity of their contrition and the fervor of their supplication. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? — i.e. either reading the words as a question, Should I arrogate to myself what obviously belongs to Elohim, viz; the power and right of vengeance (Calvin, Kalisch, Murphy, 'Speaker's Commentary'), or the power to interfere with the purposes of God? (Keil, Rosenmüller); or, regarding them as an assertion, I am in God's stead, i.e. a minister to you for good (Wordsworth). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good (literally, and ye were thinking or meditating evil against me ; Elohim was thinking or meditating for good, i.e. that what you did should be for good), to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive ( vide Genesis 45:5 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

Intended bane an unintentional boon. "Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good." Joseph must have been deeply pained by the mistrust of his brethren. They implied that it was only out of consideration for his father that he had been kind to them. Yet Joseph had forgiven them. They could not so easily believe in the forgiveness; just as man now is forgiven by God, but he has the greatest difficulty in believing in the reconciliation. Joseph's brethren sent a messenger unto... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 50:1-26

- The Burial of Jacob10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl-mı̂tsrayı̂m, Abel-Mitsraim, “mourning of Mizraim,” or meadow of Mizraim.This chapter records the burial of Jacob and the death of Joseph, and so completes the history of the chosen family, and the third bible for the instruction of man.Genesis 50:1-3After the natural outburst of sorrow for his deceased parent, Joseph gave orders to embalm the body, according to the custom of Egypt. “His servants, the physicians.”... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 50:17

Genesis 50:17. Forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father Not only children of the same Jacob, but worshippers of the same Jehovah. Though we must be ready to forgive all that injure us, yet we must especially take heed of bearing malice toward any that are the servants of the God of our father; those we should always treat with a peculiar tenderness, for we and they have the same Master. He wept when they spake to him These were tears of sorrow for their suspicion... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 50:19

Genesis 50:19. Am I in the place of God? Dare I usurp the prerogative of God, to whom it belongs to take vengeance? Or, can I do what I please with you, without God’s leave? Fear him rather than me, and upon your experience of his wonderful care of and kindness to you, be persuaded he will still befriend you, and therefore I will. Or, perhaps, in his great humility, he thought they showed him too much respect, and saith to them, in effect, as Peter to Cornelius, “Stand up; I myself also am... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:15-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 50:1-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 50:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 50:19

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