Genesis 47:4

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 47:1-10

Jacob and Five of his Sons Presented to Pharaoh v. 1. Then Joseph came, and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. This was the formal and official notification of their arrival in Pharaoh's domain. v. 2. And he took some of his brethren, out of their total number, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. v. 3. And Pharaoh said unto... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 47:1-31

EIGHTH SECTIONIsrael’s emigration with his family to Egypt. The settlement in the land of Goshen. Jacob and Pharaoh. Joseph’s political Economy. Jacob’s charge concerning his burial at Canaan.Genesis 46, 471And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said Jacob, Jacob. 3And he said, Here I am. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 47:1-8

Genesis GROWTH BY TRANSPLANTING Gen_47:1 - Gen_47:12 . 1. The conduct of Joseph in reference to the settlement in Goshen is an example of the possibility of uniting worldly prudence with high religious principle and great generosity of nature. He had promised his brothers a home in that fertile eastern district, which afforded many advantages in its proximity to Canaan, its adaptation to pastoral life, and its vicinity to Joseph when in Zoan, the capital. But he had not consulted Pharaoh,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 47:1-12

Pharaoh Welcome’s Joseph’s Relatives Genesis 46:28-34 ; Genesis 47:1-12 What a meeting between father and son! If the old man were sitting in the corner of the lumbering wagon, weary with the long journey, how he must have started up when they said, “Joseph is coming!” What pathos there is in the expression, “wept a good while,” as though the long-pent-up streams took a long time to exhaust themselves. Had Joseph been less noble he might have shrunk from introducing his lowly relatives to... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 47:1-31

To watch Jacob is to see a man who alternated between faith and fear. Standing before Pharaoh, his faith in God and his consciousness of his own position in the divine economy were clearly apparent. The less is ever blessed of the greater, and when Jacob gave his blessing to Pharaoh it was undoubtedly with a consciousness of his own relation to a divine program. Joseph's policy in administering Egyptian affairs must be judged by the times in which he lived. It was a policy which ensured the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 47:1-16

Blessed and Made a Blessing Genesis 47:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Chapter 46 of Genesis we are passing over with a few words of introduction, which will lead us into chapter 47, Chapter 46 is taken up, for the most part, with the detailed numbering of the children of Jacob who went down into Egypt. However, there are some most gracious and spiritual truths to be found therein. 1. A journey preceded by the offering of sacrifice. Genesis 46:1 tells us how Israel; that is, Jacob, took his journey... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:1-17

Jacob and His Family Tribe Arrive and Settle in Egypt (Genesis 46:28 to Genesis 47:12 ) Genesis 46:28 ‘And he sent Judah before him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.’ Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet him to show them where they should settle in Goshen. Judah is now clearly seen as the leader of the brothers. The LXX here has ‘to appear before him’ which requires two further letters in the Hebrew, but it also gives the name of a... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:1-12

Genesis 46:1 to Genesis 47:12 . Jacob and his Descendants Go down into Egypt and Settle in Goshen.— The list in Genesis 46:8-Daniel : with the introductory verses Genesis 46:6 f. is from P, as are Genesis 47:5-Joshua : a, Genesis 46:7-1 Kings :. The rest is JE. To E belong Genesis 46:1-Deuteronomy : (in the main) and perhaps Genesis 47:12, the rest to J. Jacob visits the sanctuary at Beersheba, where he has a vision dispelling the fears which he naturally feels at leaving his native land and... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 47:4

To sojourn in the land are we come; not to defraud thy people of their lands and habitations, but only to be here for a season, as strangers and sojourners, till we can conveniently return to our own land. Canaan being a higher ground than Egypt, and watered in a manner only by rain from heaven, must needs sooner and sorer feel the effects of a drought and scarcity than Egypt, which had relief from Nilus in that kind. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 47:1-12

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 47:2. Five men.] The number five was a favourite number with the Egyptians. (Genesis 41:34; Genesis 42:34; Genesis 45:22; Genesis 47:2).—Genesis 47:7. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.] This word is sometimes used to denote an ordinary salutation. But the salutations used among the pious Hebrews were real prayers addressed to God for blessings on behalf of the person saluted.—Genesis 47:11. The land of Rameses.] The land of Rameses is mentioned here only. The city is mentioned in... read more