The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 7:9-15
Acts 7:9-15And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him.The patriarchs and their younger brotherThis picture of patriarchal life is not a flattering one, and was “written for our learning.” Jacob, by no means a model son, was not a model parent, and was blind to the evils of parental favouritism so signally illustrated in his early history. There can be no doubt that his conspicuous preference for Joseph was the root, if not the immediate occasion, of the... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 7:4-8
Acts 7:4-8When his father was dead He removed him into this land.The difficulty as to the date of Abraham’s migrationTerah died at Haran at the age of two hundred and five (Genesis 11:32.). From Genesis 11:26 it has been inferred that Terah was not more than seventy at the birth of Abraham; and as Abraham left Haran at seventy-five (Genesis 12:4) it would follow that Terah outlived his departure sixty years. But it is nowhere stated that Abraham was Terah’s eldest son, and the Rabbins reckoned... read more