The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:18
And when (literally, and ) they saw him afar off, even (or, and) before he came near unto them, they (literally, and they ) conspired against him (or, dealt with him fraudulently) to slay him read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:19
And they said one to another (literally, a man to his brother ) , Behold, this dreamer —literally, this lord of dreams (of. Genesis 14:13 ; Exodus 24:14 )— cometh —expressive of rancor, contempt, and hatred. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:20
C ome now therefore, and lot us slay him, and cast him into some pit (literally, into one of the pits or cisterns in the neighborhood), and we will say ( sc . to his father and ours), Some (literally, an ) evil beast hath devoured him (which will account for his disappearance); and we shall see what will become of his dreams —or, what his dreams will be. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:20-21
God's providence and man's responsibility. I. GOD 'S PURPOSES CARRIED OUT BY MEN IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR OWN PLANS . The word to Abraham ( Genesis 15:13 ) does not seem to have been thought of by Jacob. After long wandering he seemed to be settled in Canaan. But God was bringing to pass his word. Jacob's injudicious fondness for Joseph, the anger and murderous design of his brethren (cf. John 11:50 ; Acts 3:17 ), Reuben's timid effort for his deliverance (cf. Acts... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:21-22
And Reuben (the eldest son, and therefore probably regarding himself as in some degree responsible for Joseph's safety) heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him —literally, Let us not destroy his life ( nephesh ). And Reuben said (further) unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness ( i.e. into a dry pit that was near), and lay no hand upon him; that (the adverb indicates the purpose Reuben had in view) ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:23
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors — i.e. his coat of ends, or coat of pieces ( vide on Genesis 37:3 )— that was on him. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:24-25
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it . Cisterns when empty, or only covered with mud at the bottom, were sometimes used as temporary prisons ( Jeremiah 38:6 ; Jeremiah 40:15 ). And —leaving him, as they must have calculated, to perish by a painful death through starvation, with exquisite cold-bloodedness, paying no heed to his piteous outcries and appeals ( Genesis 41:21 )— they sat down (the callous composure of the act... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:26-27
And Judah (apparently shrinking from the idea of murder) said unto his brethren, What profit is it if (literally, what of advantage that ) we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? (i.e. and hide the fact of his murder). Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him (literally, and our hand, let it not be upon him , i.e. to slay him); for he is our brother and our flesh —or, more expressly, our brother and our flesh he (cf. ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:26-36
Joseph carried by Midianites to Egypt. I. THE INFAMOUS SALE . 1. The wicked proposal . "Come, and let us sell him. By whatever motives Judah was actuated, the notion that either he or his brethren had a right thus to dispose of Joseph's life was not simply an open violation of the Divine law which constituted all men with equal fights, and in particular made every man his brother's keeper, not his brother's destroyer or proprietor, but a hideous discovery of the utter... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:17
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan — Dothaim, "the Two ells," a place twelve miles north of Samaria in the direction of the plain of Esdraelon, situated on the great caravan road from Mount Gilead to Egypt, the scene of one of the greatest miracles of Elisha the prophet ( 2 Kings 6:13-18 ), and, though now a deserted ruin, still called by its ancient name. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. "Just beneath Tell... read more