Genesis 41

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:53-54

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended . And the seven years of dearth began to come, —the most complete parallel to Joseph's famine was that which occurred in A . D . 1064-1071, in the reign of Fatimee Khaleefeh, El-Mustansir-bilh, when the people ate corpses and animals that died of themselves; when a dog was sold for five, a cat for three, and a bushel of wheat for twenty, deenars ( vide Smith's 'Bib. Dict.,' art. Famine)— according as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:54

Destitution and abundance. "And the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread." The time of harvest is, of all periods of the year, the most important. It is the point to which all previous operations of the cultivator have tended. He knows how much depends on the weather and God's mercy. Having done all he can, he has to wait, and the harvest-time determines results. Those who are not engaged in agriculture are concerned in a harvest. Suppose there were none;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:55

And when (literally, and ) all the land of Egypt was famished (literally, and), the people cried to Pharaoh for bread :—cf. the famine in Samaria ( 2 Kings 6:26 )— and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith So you, do. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:56-57

And the famine was over all the face of the earth ( vide supra, Genesis 41:54 ): And Joseph opened all the storehouses ,—literally, all wherein was, i.e. all the magazines that had grain in them. The granaries of Egypt are represented on the monuments. "In the tomb of Amenemha at Beni-hassan there is the painting of a great storehouse, before whose door lies a great heap of grain already winnowed. Near by stands the bushel with which it is measured, and the registrar who takes the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 41:1-57

- Joseph Was Exalted1. יאר ye'or, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.2. אחוּ 'āchû, “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic.8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym, ἐξηγηταὶ exēgētai, ἱερογραμματεῖς hierogrammateis, “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool.43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak. Those who take the word to be Coptic render it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41

A.M. 2289. B.C. 1715. Two things Providence is here bringing about, 1, The advancement of Joseph. 2, The maintenance of Jacob and his family in a time of famine; for the eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the earth, and direct the affairs of the children of men. In order to these, here is, ( 1,) Pharaoh’s dreams, Genesis 41:1-8 . (2,) The recommendation of Joseph to him for an interpreter, Genesis 41:9-13 . (3,) The interpretation of the dreams, and the prediction of seven... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:1

Genesis 41:1. At the end of two full years After the butler’s restoration to his place. No doubt Joseph was some considerable time in prison before the keeper of the prison would so far trust him as to commit the other prisoners, especially the state prisoners, to his charge; and he was some time confined with them. Yet two years more pass away before his deliverance came. By this great and long-continued humiliation and trial, he was prepared for the extraordinary exaltation which God... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:2

Genesis 41:2. There came out of the river A just and proper emblem this, because both the fruitfulness and barrenness of the land of Egypt depended, under God, on the increase or diminution of the waters of that river. Well-favoured kine, and fat-fleshed Signifying plenty of grass, whereby they had been thus fed, and promising milk and flesh-meat in abundance. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:5

Genesis 41:5. Seven ears of corn on one stalk These also were fit emblems of the thing intended, especially as the fertility of that country did chiefly consist in its producing abundance of corn. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:6

Genesis 41:6. Blasted by the east wind Coming through the parched deserts of Arabia, and very pernicious in Egypt. Thevenot, in his Travels, part 1, Genesis 50:2, c. 34, says, that in the year 1658 two thousand men were destroyed in one night by one of these blasting winds. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:53-54

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:54

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:55

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 41:56-57

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 41:1-57

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 41:6

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