Genesis 43:15-22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:18

And the men were afraid - A guilty conscience needs no accuser. Every thing alarms them; they now feel that God is exacting retribution, and they know not what the degrees shall be, nor where it shall stop. Fall upon us - עלינו התגלל hithgolel alainu , roll himself upon us. A metaphor taken from wrestlers; when a man has overthrown his antagonist, he rolls himself upon him, in order to keep him down. And our asses - Which they probably had in great number with them; and which, if... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:20

O sir, we came indeed - to buy food - There is a frankness now in the conduct of Joseph's brethren that did not exist before; they simply and honestly relate the whole circumstance of the money being found in their sacks on their return from their last journey. Afflictions from the hand of God, and under his direction, have a wonderful tendency to humble the soul. Did men know how gracious his designs are in sending such, no murmur would ever be heard against the dispensations of Divine... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:16

Verse 16 16.And he said to the ruler of his house. Here we perceive the fraternal disposition of Joseph; though it is uncertain whether he was perfectly reconciled, as I will shortly show, in its proper place. If, however, remembering the injury, he loved his brethren less than before, he was still far from having vindictive feelings towards them. But because it was something suspicious that foreigners and men of ignoble rank should be received in a friendly manner, like known guests, to a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt. I. The. SCENE IN JACOB 'S HOUSE AT HEBRON ( Genesis 43:1-15 ). 1. The second journey proposed . " Go again, buy us a little food." It was necessitated by the long continuance of the famine, and the complete consumption of the corn they had brought from Egypt on the previous occasion. 2. The second journey agreed on . 3. The second journey prepared for ( Genesis 43:11-13 ). Since it was inevitable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

Lessons of life. I. The chief lesson of this chapter is the MINGLING TOGETHER OF THE PROVIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD WITH HIS PURPOSE OF GRACE . It was part of the Divine plan that Jacob and his family should be settled for a long period in Egypt. It could only be brought about by the transference in some way of the point of attraction to Jacob's heart from Canaan to the strange land. Hence c, Jacob" is now "Israel," reminding us how the future is involved in all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:15

And the men took that present (which Jacob had specified), and they took double money (literally, a doubling of the money , i.e. the first money, and as much again for the new purchase; the phrase is different from that used in Genesis 43:12 , though the words are the same) in their hand, and Benjamin ( so . they took with them); and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph ( i.e. in the corn-market). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:16

And when (literally, and) Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he literally, and he) said to the ruler of his house ,—literally, to him who was over his house, i.e. the steward (cf. Genesis 24:2 ; Genesis 39:4 ; Genesis 44:1 )— Bring these men home ( i.e. conduct these men to my house, which was probably at some distance), and slay ,—literally, slay a slaughter . The assertion that the narrator is here guilty of an inaccuracy in representing Joseph as having animal food... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:17-18

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house . " A more natural picture of the conduct of men from the country, when taken into the house of a superior, cannot be drawn. When they are told to go inside they at once suspect that they are about to be punished or confined. And they said ( sc . To themselves), Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:18

Distrust the fruit of sin. Why should they be afraid? The invitation was an honor not unusual. Abraham was received at Pharaoh's court ( Genesis 12:15 ). And the brethren were evidently people of large possessions with a considerable retinue, as they were to carry food for so many; and they had brought the proof required that they were true men. Had Joseph intended to do them harm he might have done it before. It was conscious guilt that made them fear. What they had done to their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:19-22

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house (literally, the man who was over Joseph ' s house ) , and they communed (or spake) with him at the door of the house ( i.e. before they entered), and said, O sir ,—literally, Pray, my lord; δεόμεθαπύριε ( LXX .)— we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: and it came to pass, when we came to the inn,— or halting-place ( vide Genesis 42:27 )— that we opened our sacks ,—this was not strictly accurate, as... read more

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