Genesis 45:2-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 45:5

Genesis 45:5. Be not grieved nor angry with yourselves Namely, immoderately, for the injury you did to me; or for the danger you have brought upon yourselves. Otherwise, he does not mean to dissuade them from a godly sorrow and displeasure at themselves for their offence against God, their father, and himself, to produce which sorrow and displeasure was the principal end he had in view in his strange and rough conduct toward them. Sinners must grieve and be angry with themselves for their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:1-28

Joseph and his brothers (42:1-45:28)When Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy grain, Joseph recognized them but they did not recognize him (42:1-8). Rather than make himself known to them immediately, Joseph decided to test them to see if they had experienced any change of heart over the years. Joseph was not looking for revenge. His apparently harsh treatment of them, mixed with kindness, was designed to stir their consciences. They realized they were being punished for their unjust... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 45:2

wept aloud. Hebrew gave [forth] his voice in weeping, showing the intensity of feeling. See note on Genesis 42:24 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 45:3

I am Joseph. So the true Joseph will one day reveal Himself, and His brethren will then be troubled indeed. Revelation 1:7 . Matthew 24:30 . Zechariah 12:9-14 . doth, &c. Figure of speech Erotesis ( App-6 ). For he had just been informed of the fact (Genesis 43:28 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 45:4

whom ye sold. Words adopted by Stephen (Acts 7:9 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 45:5

be not grieved, &c. Compare Acts 3:17 . nor angry, &c. Hebrew "let not anger kindle in your eyes". Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. God did send. So, Genesis 45:7 ; Genesis 50:20 . Psalms 105:17 . Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . preserve life. i.e. to preserve you a posterity in the earth (Genesis 45:7 ), and hence, to ensure the birth of the true Joseph, and all who have life eternal in Him. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 45:1-3

"Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brethren. And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence."Many have compared the speechless astonishment of these guilty... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 45:4-8

"And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 45:3

Genesis 45:3. Doth my father yet live— There is great beauty in this interrogation: it is highly expressive of anxious affection; and the transition is finely wrought: I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? Is the pleasing intelligence still which you have before given me? Mr. Pope, in a note on Homer's Odyssey, b. xvi. v. 490. observes. observes, "That the discovery of Ulysses to Telemachus, has some resemblance with that of Joseph's discovery of himself to his brethren; and it may not be... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 45:5

Genesis 45:5. Now therefore be not grieved, &c.— See Gen 45:8 and ch. Genesis 50:20. These passages discover to us the very noble and just ideas which Joseph entertained concerning the Providence of God, whose peculiar prerogative it is to bring good out of evil: but, besides this, we may observe a singular generosity and tenderness of temper in this apology to his brethren; in which he endeavours to remove every uneasy apprehension from their minds. Gracious and benevolent hearts are... read more

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