Genesis 47:21-26 NIV1984

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 47:11-26

The Consequences of the Severe Famine. v. 11. And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, he assigned them land where they might live, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, another name for Goshen, probably from its capital or chief city, as Pharaoh had commanded. Thus Joseph fulfilled all the obligations which his love for his father and for his brothers demanded of him, a shining example for our selfish age. v. 12. And... 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

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 47:13-26

Egyptians Saved in Famine Genesis 47:13-26 The slender stores of the Egyptians were soon exhausted, and had it not been for Joseph the streets would have been filled with the dying and dead. His Egyptian name means “the savior of the world;” and the confession of the Egyptians proved how true it was: “Thou hast saved our lives.” How closely the parallel holds! Joseph rose from the pit and the prison to save his brethren as well as the myriads of his adopted fellow-countrymen: Jesus rose from... 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

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 47:23

‘YE ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE’‘Behold I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh.’ Genesis 47:23 The R.V. translates the song of the elders thus: ‘Thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood, men of every kindred’ ( Revelation 5:9); but the Greek word might be rendered, ‘Thou didst buy for God.’ It is the same word as is used in 2 Peter 2:1, ‘denying the Lord that bought them.’ ‘Ye are not your own,’ says the Apostle Paul, ‘for ye were bought with a price.’ I. It was... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:21

‘And as for the people he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it.’ This refers to a largish part of the people and was probably for administrative convenience. Not all would be taken away from the land. But the task of feeding the people was onerous and it would be easier if they were all in one place. Once the crisis was over they could move back. Previously they may have been unwilling to leave their land, but now that it belongs to Pharaoh... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:22

‘Only the land of the priests he did not buy. For the priests had a portion from Pharaoh and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them, and for that reason they did not sell their land.’ The priests were powerful and influential. Furthermore they were provided with their food by Pharaoh. Thus they did not need to sell their land and remained semi-independent. We know that in the later so-called New Kingdom this was so. The extensive Temple lands were not formally included in Pharaoh’s right of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:23

‘Then Joseph said, “Behold I have bought you this day, and your land, for Pharaoh. Look here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land, and it shall be that at the ingatherings you shall give one fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food and for those of your households and for food for your little ones.” ’ The famine is now approaching its end and Joseph declares their new position. From now on they are debtors to Pharaoh for one fifth of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:25

‘And they said, “You have saved our lives. Let us find favour in the eyes of my lord and we will be servants to Pharaoh.” ’ The people are profoundly grateful. They do not look on Joseph’s measures as harsh. They rather think of him as the one who has delivered them from disaster. He has well served Pharaoh. And in their gratitude they pledge themselves anew to the service of Pharaoh. We must remember that they still have their lands, they still have their cattle, they still have their social... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:26

‘And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s.’ The writer summarises the position as it still is in his day. How long the fifth remained the standard we do not know. But when the Hyksos took over things would change. This would suggest he wrote before that time. But how does this tie in with what we know of conditions in Egypt? Certainly we know that in the period before... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 47:11-26

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

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 47:13-26

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

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 47:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:26

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