Genesis 43

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:30

wept. See note on Genesis 42:24 . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:33

they sat. Egyptian pictures show that it was the custom to sit at meals. firstborn. Joseph thus showing that he knew their ages and order, and causing them to marvel. youngest, &c. This was to try them, and see whether they were still "moved with envy". Compare Genesis 37:4 , Genesis 37:8 , Genesis 37:11 , Genesis 37:18 . It was also a type of the coming day, when the true Joseph will be able to do for the scattered and mingled tribes what was done here for the tribal heads. Compare... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:34

took and sent, &c. Hebrew "lifted liftings". Figure of speech Polyptoton , for emphasis = sent choice portions. five times. The number of grace. See App-10 , and Compare Genesis 41:34 ; Genesis 45:22 ; Genesis 47:2 , Genesis 47:24 . were merry. Hebrew drank abundantly. Compare Haggai 1:6 . John 2:10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43

This chapter is entitled to special status in the sequence of events which was listed at the beginning of Genesis 37 as a series of eleven episodes in the [~toledowth] of Jacob. The list there, following Skinner and others, appended this chapter either to number six or to number seven; but we shall treat it as a special unit, thus expanding the outline.The importance of this chapter lies in the narrative of Judah's offering of himself as a substitute for Benjamin, in which he made an... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:1-2

"And the famine was sore in the land. And it came to pass when they had eaten up the grain they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food."This entire experience of God's people was, "as much of a testing of Jacob because of his favoritism as it was of the sons because of their evil deeds."[3] It is not until Genesis 43:14 that Jacob decides to rely upon God, instead of his own devices and precautions. Until that time, he was centering his thoughts... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:3-5

"And Judah spake unto him saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you."The fact that Judah takes the leadership here, whereas, in the previous chapter Reuben had attempted to do so by his ridiculous proposal that Jacob... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:6-7

"And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so with me, as to tell the man whether ye had a brother? And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?""Wherefore dealt ye so with me ..." Skinner stated that this reproachful question is "intelligible only on the understanding that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:8-10

"And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame forever: except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time."By this time, Judah seems to have taken over as spokesman for the brothers. Evidently, no one paid much attention to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:11-13

"And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds; and take double money in you hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man."Having resolved to consent to Benjamin's making the journey,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:14

"And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your older brother and Benjamin. And if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."In this, Jacob rested his hope on the blessing of God, agreeing to accept whatever consequences came of the situation with faith and resignation. We cannot leave this record of the preparations for that second journey without recalling the words of Morris:"These brothers had sold their brother into Egypt for twenty pieces of silver;... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:34

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:1-2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:3-5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:6-7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:8-10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:11-13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:14

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