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Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Genesis 37:1-36

Joseph's Dream Gen 37:19 We learn from this verse how prejudice shuts us up to one particular view of a man the view which is most distasteful to us, and upon which we persuade ourselves, we can remark with the justice of injury and anger. Joseph was the child of his father's old age, the idol of the old man's heart, the light of the household, and yet his brethren had got one view of him to which they could never close their eyes. He was nothing to them but a dreamer of unpalatable dreams, a... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:1

CONTENTS The interesting history of the Patriarch Joseph, the son of Israel, begins at this Chapter. And as he is in many instances a most striking type of the LORD JESUS, it merits our attention the more. Here therefore I beg the Reader to call to mind the motto with which I opened our comment on this book of Genesis: Moses wrote of CHRIST. This Chapter hath for its contents the commencement of Joseph's history at the 17th year of his age: the partiality of his father for him: the envy of his... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:1-2

From the review of Esau's splendid race of dukes and kings, we are here introduced among the humble children of Jacob, who are shepherds and husbandmen. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:3-4

Judges 5:30 ; 2 Samuel 13:18 . It were to be wished that parents would remember the apostle's precept, of doing nothing by partiality. 1 Timothy 5:21 . Observe on the subject of hatred: Joh 7:7 ; 1 John 2:11 . read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:5

Dreams in the patriarchal age were frequently prophetical. 1 John 3:15 . read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:6-7

This was literally fulfilled; see Gen_42:6; Gen_43:26; Gen_44:14 . read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:8-10

See Luke 19:14 ; Genesis 46:29 . Jacob's idea of this dream was, that the Sun represented himself; as a father is the source of life and warmth and nourishment to his family; that the Moon meant his wife, for as the moon derives its influence from the sun, so the wife from her husband; and the exact number of eleven stars expressly particularized the eleven sons of Israel. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:11-12

Luke 2:51; Luke 2:51 ; Acts 7:9 ; Shechem lay near 60 miles from Hebron. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:13-16

Joseph's question leads the mind to that, Song of Solomon 1:7 . read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 37:17

Dothan, a little distance from Shechem, 2 Kings 6:13 . read more

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