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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:5-8

" And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said unto 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,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:9-11

"And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me. 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? And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:12-17

"And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said unto him, Here am I. And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:18-24

"And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:25-28

"And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, and going to carry it down to Egypt. And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him. And there passed by... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:29-30

"And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?"Reuben's sorrow was apparently real. As the firstborn, he realized what a terrible crime had been injected into the heart of the chosen nation. Long centuries of slavery for all of them would result. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:31-34

"And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood, and they brought it to their father, and he said, This we have found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not? And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces. And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned his son many days."Willis called attention to the manner of the sons' calling Joseph "your son" when... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:35

"And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.""And all his sons and daughters ..." The name of only one of Jacob's daughters, that of Dinah, is given in the O.T., but this passage seems to indicate that there were others whose names were not given. None of the names of Jesus' sisters were given (Matthew 13:56), and this could be a similar thing here. Willis... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:36

"And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard."This verse verifies our interpretation of Ishmaelites and Midianites as the same people, for, otherwise, the passage would say that the Midianites sold him to the Ishmaelites, and then the Ishmaelites sold him back to the Midianites, and then that the Midianites again sold him finally into Egypt. As Willis commented, "That makes no sense."[21]Some scholars make a point out of the fact that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 37

CHAP. XXXVII. Joseph relates his dreams to his brethren: they envy him; and, conspiring his death, first cast him into a pit, and afterwards sell him to some merchants, who carry him down to AEgypt, and sell him to Potiphar. Jacob, supposing him slain, laments him with the deepest grief. Before Christ 1871. read more

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