And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.Though he was now very young, about seventeen years old, yet he was pious and devout, and this fitted him for God's gracious discoveries to him. Joseph had a great deal of trouble before him, and therefore God gave him betimes this prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him. read more
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.Shalt thou indeed reign over us? — See here, 1. How truly they interpreted his dream? The event exactly answered this interpretation, Genesis 42:6, etc2. How scornfully they resented it, Shalt thou that art but one, reign over us that are many? Thou that art the youngest, over us that are elder? The reign of Jesus Christ,... read more
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?His father rebuked him — Probably to lessen the offence which his brethren would take at it; yet he took notice of it more than he seemed to do. read more
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.And when they saw him afar off they conspired against him — It was not in a heat, or upon a sudden provocation, that they thought to slay him, but from malice propense, and in cold blood. read more
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.And Reuben heard it — God can raise up friends for his people, even among their enemies. Reuben of all the brothers had most reason to be jealous of Joseph, for he was the first-born, and so entitled to those distinguishing favours which Jacob was conferring on Joseph, yet he proves his best friend. Reuben's temper seems to have been soft and effeminate, which had betrayed him to the sin of uncleanness,... read more
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.They call him into a pit — To perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. read more
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.They sat down to eat bread — They felt no remorse of conscience, which if they had, would have spoiled their stomach to their meat. A great force put upon conscience commonly stupifies it, and for the time deprives it both of sense and speech. read more
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?What profit is it if we slay our brother? — It will be less guilt and more gain to sell him. They all agreed to this. And as Joseph was sold by the contrivance of Judah for twenty pieces of silver, so was our Lord Jesus for thirty, and by one of the same name too, Judas. Reuben it seems, was gone away from his brethren when they sold Joseph, intending to come round some other way to the pit, and... read more
5. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren “In normal sleep there is inactivity of the senses, and consequently of the powers of perception by the senses, (presentative powers,) as well as of continuous and rational thought, while there may, at the same time, be activity of memory and imagination, (representative powers,) reproducing and fantastically combining the waking thoughts, thus causing dreams . Our lower as well as higher powers the sleeping as well as the waking... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 37:28
Midianites: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 25:2, Exodus 2:16, Numbers 25:15, Numbers 25:17, Numbers 31:2, Numbers 31:3, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:9, Judges 6:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 83:9, Isaiah 60:6 sold: Genesis 45:4, Genesis 45:5, Psalms 105:17, Zechariah 11:12, Zechariah 11:13, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:9, Acts 7:9 Reciprocal: Genesis 37:36 - the Midianites Genesis 39:1 - the Ishmeelites Genesis 40:15 - stolen Genesis 49:23 - General Genesis 49:26 - was separate Exodus 21:16 - selleth him Exodus... read more