Genesis 50:19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 50:19

am I, &c. Figure of speech Erotesis . Septuagint reads "I am in the place of God". The Syriac and Arab, read "I fear God". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 50:15-22

"And when Joseph's brothers saw their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him. And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgressions of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 50:19

Genesis 50:19. For am I in the place of God?— See ch. Genesis 30:2. where this same phrase occurs; the meaning of which seems to be the same in both places; as if Joseph had said, "Shall I presume to oppose myself to what is come to pass, as if I were God?" Or, shall I punish you for that which God hath turned so much to the advantage of us all? The words also may well be rendered affirmatively, I am in the place of God; i.e.. I have been the instrument, under God, of your preservation and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 50:2-26

E. What Became of Jacob 37:2-50:26Here begins the tenth and last toledot in Genesis. Jacob remains a major character throughout Genesis. Moses recorded his death in chapter 49. Nevertheless Joseph replaces him as the focus of the writer’s attention at this point. [Note: For some enriching insights into the similarities between the stories of Jacob and Joseph, see Peter Miscall, "The Jacob and Joseph Stories As Analogies," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 6 (February 1978):28-40.]... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 50:15-21

Peace in the family of Jacob 50:15-21The words of Joseph’s brothers were probably not true (Genesis 50:16-17). Jacob may have left such a message even though Moses did not record it in Genesis. Since Moses did not record it, he probably intended the reader to conclude that Jacob had not. The brothers feared because of their uneasy consciences rather than Joseph’s behavior (cf. Genesis 50:19).Joseph’s response to his fearful brothers reveals his attitudes toward God and them (Genesis 50:18-21;... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 50:1-26

The Burial of Jacob, and Death of Joseph2. For the importance attached by the Egyptians to the preservation of the corpse see on Genesis 40:19. The process, which was so thorough that mummies of Joseph’s time may be seen in our museums in a state of good preservation, was briefly as follows. The brain and intestines were removed, and the stomach cleansed and filled with spices (embalmed). The body was then steeped in a mixture of salt and soda (called natron), for forty or more days, to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 50:19

(19) Am I in the place of God?—That is, am I to act as judge, and punish? Judges are sometimes in Hebrew even called God (as in Exodus 21:6; Exodus 22:8-9; 1 Samuel 2:25), as exercising His authority. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 50:1-26

Joseph's Faith Genesis 50:25 Taking this incident, with the New Testament commentary upon it, it leads us to a truth which we often lose sight of, but which is indispensable if we would understand the relations of the earlier and the later days. I. Faith is always the same though knowledge varies. There is a vast difference between a man's creed and a man's faith. The one may vary, does vary within very wide limits; the other remains the same. It is difficult to decide how much Joseph's gospel... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Genesis 50:1-26

CHAPTER 50 The Burial of Jacob and Joseph’s Return and Death 1. The grief of Joseph (Genesis 50:1-3 ) 2. The burial (Genesis 50:4-13 ) 3. The return to Egypt (Genesis 50:14-23 ) 4. The death of Joseph (Genesis 50:24-26 ) This great book which begins with the perfect and good creation of God ends with a burial and the last words are “a coffin in Egypt.” What havoc sin has wrought. Jacob died 147 years old and after his body was embalmed was carried to Canaan. Read in connection with... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 50:19

50:19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for [am] I in the place of {s} God?(s) Who by the good success seems to remit it, and therefore it should not be revenged by me. read more

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