John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 42:18
Gen 42:18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; [for] I fear God: Ver. 18. And Joseph said unto them the third day. ] So God, "after two days, will receive his; in the third day he will raise them up, and they shall live in his sight." Hos 6:2 "The rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous, lest they put forth their hands to folly"; Psa 125:3 lest their "spirits fail" before him. For others he cares not so much, as for the choice spirits of his... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 42:17
Gen 42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days. Ver. 17. And he put them all together into ward three days. ] Not into close prison, but into some chamber, or private room, where they might have opportunity of reflecting upon themselves, and repenting. a I have heard of a grave divine, lately living, that did much good upon many that came to him to crave alms, by shutting them up in a room by themselves, having first taken great pains with them by way of direction what to do to... read more