Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 46:1-4
The divine precept is, In all thy ways acknowledge God; and the promise annexed to it is, He shall direct thy paths. Jacob has here a very great concern before him, not only a journey, but a removal, to settle in another country, a change which was very surprising to him (for he never had any other thoughts than to live and die in Canaan), and which would be of great consequence to his family for a long time to come. Now here we are told, I. How he acknowledged God in this way. He came to... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 46
Chapter 46 Jacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age, forced thither by a famine, and invited thither by a son. Here, I. God sends him thither, Gen. 46:1-4. II. All his family goes with him, Gen. 46:5-27. III. Joseph bids him welcome, Gen. 46:28-34. read more