Genesis 47:20-31

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:27-31

Genesis 47:27 to Genesis 48:22 . Jacob Extracts an Oath that Joseph will Bury him in Canaan, and Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. Genesis 47:22 f., Genesis 48:3-Joshua : belong to P. To J Genesis 47:29-Obadiah : may be assigned. Genesis 48:1 f., Genesis 48:8-Song of Solomon : was formerly attributed to E, recent critics assign it to JE. The analysis is somewhat as follows: E, Genesis 48:1-Exodus : a, Genesis 48:8-1 Samuel : a, Genesis 48:10 b, Genesis 48:11 f., Genesis 48:15 f., Genesis 48:20... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:21

Under the cities are here comprehended the villages and lands belonging to the territory and government of each city; for the seed which he gave them was not to be sown in cities, but in the country: but the cities only are here mentioned, because they were sent thither first, either for the conveniency of nourishing them during this famine out of the public storehouses which were there; or that they might all profess their subjection to the governments of the several cities, which was... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:22

The priests: under this name he understands chiefly those who administered the worship of the gods or idols of Egypt, and withal those who applied themselves to the study of the arts and virtues, called their wise men and magicians; though some understand it of the princes (as that word sometimes signifies) or officers of Pharaoh, who were nourished out of the king’s treasures. And possibly the same Hebrew word may here comprehend both, viz. the ministers of the king, and of their idols too,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:23

For this was the last year of the famine, as was noted before. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:24

Whereas he might have reserved four parts to Pharaoh, and have allowed them only the fifth. Herein he showed both his humanity and kindness, in mitigating that hard bargain which themselves had made, and were necessitated to make, and his prudence in composing, sweetening, and winning the hearts of the people to the king, and making them pay their tribute for the future with more cheerfulness. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:25

Without thy care and providence we had all been dead men; and therefore if thou hadst kept us to the first bargain, thou hadst done us more kindness than wrong, much more when thou hast used us with so much equity and clemency. Be thou our friend with Pharaoh in this and upon all other occasions. We will be Pharaoh’s servants, to manage his land for him upon the terms which thou hast proposed. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:26

That Pharaoh should have the fifth part; that the propriety of the land should be Pharaoh’s; and that in token thereof the people should pay the fifth part of the products of it to Pharaoh. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:27

They had possessions, i.e. lands, not for the dominion or propriety of them, for that rested in Pharaoh, but for the use and profit of them for their present subsistence. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:29

Put thy hand under my thigh, i.e. swear to me, as Genesis 47:31, that thou wilt do what I am now desiring of thee; see Poole on "Genesis 24:2". He requires this, not out of any distrust of Joseph’s promise, but partly, as a more solemn protestation of his right to and affection for that promised land; partly, us a motive to all his children to have their minds and hearts there, even when their bodies were in Egypt; and partly, to give Joseph an argument and excuse to Pharaoh, that he might more... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:30

I will lie with my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, in Canaan. See Genesis 23:19; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 35:29. Which he desired not so much for himself, as knowing that wherever he was buried he should rise to glory; as for his children, to show his own, and confirm their faith in God’s promise of Canaan; to discover his high valuation of that land, not only for itself, but as it was a type and pledge of the heavenly inheritance; to keep his children’s minds and hearts loose from Egypt, a place of... read more

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