John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 37:22
Gen 37:22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. Ver. 22. Shed no blood. ] Every drop of it hath a tongue to cry for vengeance. Well might King James say, that if God did allow him to kill a man, he would think God did not love him. David, God’s darling, falling into that crimson sin, carried the bruise of that fall with him to his... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 37:21
Gen 37:21 And Reuben heard [it], and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. Ver. 21. And he delivered him out of their hands. ] Josephus relates his arguments, whereby he prevailed with them: as (1.) That God would surely see them; (2.) Their father would extremely grieve at it; (3.) That Joseph was but a child, and their brother; (4.) That they would bring upon themselves the guilt of innocent blood, &c. It was happy they hearkened to him. God would have it... read more