Genesis 43

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 43:26-34

The Meal in Joseph's House v. 26. And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand in to the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth, thus again fulfilling the dream which Joseph had told them about twenty-two years before, Genesis 37:7-2 Samuel :. v. 27. And he asked them of their welfare, literally, he inquired after their peace, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? It was a most kind and solicitous inquiry,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 43:1-34

SEVENTH SECTIONThe second journey. Benjamin accompanying. Joseph maketh himself known to his brethren. Their return. Jacob’s joy. Genesis 43-45A. The trial of the brethren. Their repentance and Joseph’s reconcilableness. Joseph and Benjamin. Genesis 43:1 to Genesis 44:171And the famine was sore in the land. 2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 43:1-15

the Brothers Return with Benjamin Genesis 43:1-15 Joseph, in giving corn to save his own brethren and the Egyptians from starvation, is a type of our Lord, who gives the bread of life to Jew and Gentile-to all that come to Him in their hopeless need. And in this return of the full money in the sacks we are reminded that salvation is without money and without price. Whatever we bring to enrich Christ He returns to us. His gifts are all of His unmerited grace and favor. Very often we move... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 43:16-34

Joseph Feasts His Brothers Genesis 43:16-34 Our Savior, of whom Joseph was such a striking emblem, knows all about us. Though we may fear Him with a great fear, He is providing for us with a thoughtful tenderness, which adapts itself to our every need. There is water for traveled feet; the benediction of peace for troubled hearts; a feast for hungry souls; tears of love for Benjamin; and a consideration of our very sitting at His table, which reveals His perfect knowledge of us. He waits to... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 43:1-34

All the old characteristics of Jacob are manifest in this account of his proposed method of dealing with the governor of Egypt with whom his sons had had to do. If things were against him, he did not lose confidence in his own ability to manipulate them to his own advantage. He would send a present and so appease the man. In this action Jacob unconsciously revealed himself. It was his perpetual method of attempting to deal with other men. Always he seems to have thought that the great end of... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 43:1-14

Peace and Pardon Genesis 43:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we wish to present to you some succinct statements in Genesis 42:36 . As the famine gripped the land, there was but one recourse open to Jacob, and that was to send to Egypt for corn. This entailed certain things obnoxious to the great Patriarch. First, he had already been deprived of Simeon, whom Egypt's ruler had kept as a hostage against the day of his brother's return. Secondly, the ruler in Egypt had demanded that... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 43:16-34

Joseph a Type of Grace Genesis 43:16-34 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Grace defined. There is a verse in Romans which reads: "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." There is a verse in Revelation which reads, "Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins." Both of these Scriptures display God's love toward us while we were yet in sin, and utterly unworthy of His love. That is grace, Grace is Mercy to the unmerciful, Love to the unlovely. In Deuteronomy it is written, "The Lord did not... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:9

SURETY FOR A BROTHER‘I will be surety for him.’ Genesis 43:9 I. I will be surety for him,’ said Judah; and so he became, in a faint and far-off way, the forerunner of Jesus. II. ‘I am Surety for thee,’ my Lord whispers to my heart; and then He asks me to remember the flawless perfection of His obedience. I should have kept the holy law of God, but I have broken all its precepts—I have sought out many inventions of my own. But the Well-beloved Son takes my place, and fulfils commandment after... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:30-31

TENDERNESS AND SELF-CONTROL‘He entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself.’ Genesis 43:30-Obadiah : The text exhibits the contrast between the secret life and the outward life of each one of us; between the chamber and the banqueting-room; between the man whom God sees and the man whom the world sees, in each one of us. It is to the thought of secret sorrows that the text directs us; sorrows which, however keenly felt in secret, must... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43

JOSEPH The Life of Joseph (Genesis 37:2 to Genesis 50:26 ) In this section we have the life of Joseph from beginning to end. It quite clearly bears within it the stamp of a deep knowledge of Egypt, its customs and its background, and could not have been written by anyone who did not have that deep knowledge, and who was not familiar with things at court. The correct technical terms are used for court officials. And the whole of Joseph’s stay in Egypt is clearly written against an Egyptian... read more