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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:5-11

5-11 God gave Joseph betimes the prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under his long and grievous troubles. Observe, Joseph dreamed of his preferment, but he did not dream of his imprisonment. Thus many young people, when setting out in the world, think of nothing but prosperity and pleasure, and never dream of trouble. His brethren rightly interpreted the dream, though they abhorred the interpretation of it. While they committed crimes in order to defeat it, they were... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:12-22

12-22 How readily does Joseph wait his father's orders! Those children who are best beloved by their parents, should be the most ready to obey them. See how deliberate Joseph's brethren were against him. They thought to slay him from malice aforethought, and in cold blood. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, 1 John 3:15. The sons of Jacob hated their brother because their father loved him. New occasions, as his dreams and the like, drew them on further; but this laid rankling in their... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:23-30

23-30 They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Amos 6:6; for when he was pining in the pit, they sat down to eat bread. They felt no remorse of conscience for the sin. But the wrath of man shall praise God, and the remainder of wrath he will restrain, Psalms 76:10. Joseph's brethren were wonderfully restrained from murdering him, and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:31-36

31-36 When Satan has taught men to commit one sin, he teaches them to try to conceal it with another; to hide theft and murder, with lying and false oaths: but he that covers his sin shall not prosper long. Joseph's brethren kept their own and one another's counsel for some time; but their villany came to light at last, and it is here published to the world. To grieve their father, they sent him Joseph's coat of colours; and he hastily thought, on seeing the bloody coat, that Joseph was rent in... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 37:1-4

Joseph Hated by his Brothers v. 1. And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. He had now entered upon the inheritance of his father, he was the bearer of the patriarchal blessing; although a stranger in the land of Canaan, he knew that eventually the entire country would belong to his children. v. 2. These are the generations of Jacob; the remainder of the book is devoted to the history of Jacob and his family. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 37:5-11

The Dreams of Joseph v. 5. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren; and they hated him yet the more. Joseph, not realizing the situation in its full gravity, told his dream with boyish eagerness and frankness, the result being, however, that he poured oil upon the flames of the hatred against him. v. 6. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed. v. 7. For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 37:12-22

Joseph Sent to Shechem v. 12. And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. In taking care of the immense herds and flocks of their father, they were obliged to roam far and wide over the country, Shechem being one of their stations. v. 13. And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. It may be that Jacob was filled with anxiety on account of the fact that his sons had so... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 37:23-28

Joseph Sold to the Ishmaelites v. 23. And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him, the fine long-sleeved tunic which his father had procured for him; v. 24. and they took him, and cast him in to a pit; and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. So Reuben's suggestion prevailed, and Joseph was thrown into the empty cistern, although his cries for mercy rang in the ears of his brothers for... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 37:29-36

Jacob's Grief over Joseph v. 29. And Reuben returned unto the pit. The brothers had taken advantage of his absence to carry out Judah's plan. And, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes in deep grief and sorrow. v. 30. And he returned unto his brethren and said, the child is not; and I, whither shall I go? He felt that his father would hold him, as the oldest, responsible for the welfare of, Joseph. v. 31. And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 37:1-36

THIRD PERIODThe Genesis of the People of israel in egypt from the twelve branches of israel, or the history of joseph and his brethren. joseph the patriarch of the faith-dispensation through humiliation and exaltation.—Genesis 37:1-36——————FIRST SECTIONJacob’s inconsiderate fondness for Joseph. Joseph’s dreams. His brothers’ envy. Joseph sold into Egypt. Genesis 37:1-361And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2These are the generations of Jacob.... read more

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