genesis-37:12-36,-luke-24:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:28

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen ;—literally, and passed by the men, Midianites (by country), merchants (by profession). On the different appellations given to the traders vide infra , Genesis 37:36 — and they —not the Midianites (Davidson), but Joseph's brethren— drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver —literally, for twenty (sc. shekels) of silver— L2 10s.; the price afterwards fixed for a boy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:28

Drawn from the pit. "And they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit." As a compromise Joseph had been thrown into a pit. His brothers at first intended to murder him. Their intention was almost as bad as a murder. The Scriptures tell us that "he that hateth his brother is a murderer." And one writer says, "Many a man who has not taken a brother's life, by indulgence of malevolence, is in the sight of God a more sinful man than many who have expiated their guilt on a scaffold." Joseph... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:29-30

And Reuben (in whose absence apparently the scheme of sale had been concocted and carried through) returned to the pit (obviously with a view to deliver Joseph); and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes— a token of his mingled grief and horror at the discovery (of. Genesis 37:34 ; Genesis 44:13 ; 2 Samuel 13:31 ; 2 Kings 18:37 ; Job 1:20 ). And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child (or young man, as in Genesis 4:23 , where יֶלֶד in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:31

Delay in fulfillment of God's promises. Between two stages of the history of the covenant family stands the genealogy of Esau's descendants. The text suggests a contrast between their course and that of the family of Jacob. On the death of Isaac Esau departed from Canaan with family and possessions (cf. Genesis 27:40 ). The desert and the valleys of Seir were more attractive than quietness of Canaan. Prosperity, such as he cared for, attended him. Among his family we read of dukes, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:31-32

And they — i.e. Joseph's Brethren, including Reuben, to whom manifestly the matter had been explained, and who wanted the courage either to expose their wickedness or to dissent from their device for deceiving Jacob— took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats ,—more correctly, a he-goat of the goats, since the name of goat seems to have belonged in a wider sense to other animals also (Gesenius); usually understood to mean the somewhat older he-goat which was used as a sin... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:33

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast (vide Genesis 37:20 ) hath devoured him (this was precisely what his sons meant him to infer); Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces — טְרֹף טֹרַף , the inf. abs. Kal with the Pual expressing undoubted certainty. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:34

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins ,— שָׂק (cf. σάκος, el, frog, saccus ) , the usual dress of mourners ( 2 Samuel 3:31 ; Nehemiah 9:1 ; Esther 4:1 ), was a coarse, thick haircloth, of which corn sacks were also made ( Genesis 42:25 ), and which in cases of extreme mental distress was worn next the skin ( 1 Kings 21:27 )— and mourned for his son many days . Though twenty-two years elapsed before Jacob again beheld his son, and though doubtless... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:35

And all his sons —the criminals become comforters (Lange)- and all his daughters —either Jacob had other daughters besides Dinah (Kalisch, Gerlach, 'Speaker's Commentary'), or these included his daughters-in-law, the word being employed as in Ruth 1:11 , Ruth 1:12 (Willet, Bush, Murphy), or the term is used freely without being designed to indicate whether he had one or more girls in his family— rose up to comfort him (this implies the return of Jacob's brethren to Hebron); but he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:36

And the Midianites —or Medanites, descendants of Medan, a brother of Midian, both of whom were sons of Abraham by Keturah ( Genesis 25:2 ). That the Arabian merchants are called Ishmaelites ( Genesis 37:27 ), Midianites ( Genesis 37:28 ), and Medanites ( Genesis 37:36 ), is explained as an evidence of varying legends (Tuch, Bleek, Davidson, Colenso), but is better accounted for as indicating that the traders were composed of men of various nations (Clericus); that the Midianites,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ, λῆδον lēdon, “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint στακτή staktē. The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling liquid myrrh.36. פוטיפר pôṭı̂yphar... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:29-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:31-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:35

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:36

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

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