Genesis 46:1-4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:4

Verse 4 4.And Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. This clause was added for the sake of showing greater indulgence. For though Jacob, in desiring that, when he died, his eyes should be closed by the hand of Joseph, showed that some infirmity of the flesh was involved in the wish; yet God is willing to comply with it, for the sake of moderating the grief of a fresh banishment. Moreover, we know that the custom of closing the eyes was of the greatest antiquity; and that this office was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:1

And Israel (as the head of the theocratic family) took his journey — literally, broke up, sc. his encampment (cf. Genesis 12:9 )— with all that he had, and came —from Hebron ( Genesis 37:14 )— to Beersheba, —where Abraham ( Genesis 21:33 ) and Isaac ( Genesis 26:25 ) had both sojourned for considerable periods, and erected altars to Jehovah— and offered sacrifices unto the God (the Elohim) of his father Isaac . Probably giving thanks to God for the tidings concerning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:1-7

God speaking in the visions of the night. While there were providential intimations which were clear enough, still the direct revelation of God was necessary for Jacob's assurance. At Beersheba, the consecrated spot, Jacob offers sacrifices in the covenant spirit, and receives in return the message of the covenant God: " I will make of thee a great nation." " I will also surely bring thee up again," i.e. in thy descendants. The vision is not a mere personal matter for Jacob's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:1-10

The three meetings. I. BETWEEN JACOB AND GOD . 1. A gracious meeting. In the visions of the night, at Beersheba, Jehovah, after a lapse of upwards of a quarter of a century, again makes known his presence to his servant. It was a signal act of gracious condescension on the part of God. 2. A promised meeting. As the God of Abraham and of Isaac, Jehovah had solemnly taken Jacob into covenant with himself, and engaged to be with him for guidance and succor wherever... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:1-34

The descent of Jacob and his family into Egypt. I. THE DEPARTURE FROM CANAAN ( Genesis 46:1-7 ). 1. The journey to Beersheba . Distant from Hebron somewhere over twenty miles, Beersheba lay directly in the way to Egypt. Yet doubtless the chief motive for halting at "the well of the oath" consisted in the fact that it had been, so to speak, consecrated by the previous encampments of Abraham and Isaac, by the altars they had there erected, and the revelations they had there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:2

And God (Elohim) sp ake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob —the name Jacob being employed probably to remind Jacob of what he had been (Lawson, Bush, Wordsworth), and repeated ut magis attentus reddatur ( Calvin ). And he said, Here am I— literally, behold me (cf. Genesis 22:1 ), read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:3

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father —literally, I am the El (the Mighty One), the Elohim of thy father . Though in consequence of this phrase the section ( Genesis 46:1-7 ), indeed the entire chapter, is usually assigned to the Elohist (Tuch, Bleek, Vaihinger), yet the contents of this theophany are felt to be so substantially Jehovistic in their import (Hengstenberg), that certain critics have been constrained to give Genesis 46:1-5 to the Jehovist (Colenso), or,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:3-4

Guidance. Convinced that Joseph really lived, Jacob's first impulse was to hasten to him. But at Beersheba, ere he left the land of Canaan, he sought guidance of God. The promise made him reminds of that at Bethel. Each on the occasion of leaving the land; each revealing God's protecting care. His presence is the only pledge of safety (cf. Exodus 33:14 , Exodus 33:15 ). It was not a word for Jacob only. Had it been so it would have failed, for Jacob never returned to Canaan. It was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:4

I will go down with thee into Egypt ;—not a proof that the Hebrews believed in a local deity following them when they changed their abodes, and confined to the district in which they happened for tire time being to reside (Tuch, Bohlen), but simply a metaphorical expression for the efficiency and completeness of the Divine protection (Kalisch)— and I will also surely bring thee up again (literally, and I will bring thee up also, bringing thee up ; a double emphasis lying in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 46:1-34

- Jacob Goes Down to Egypt9. פלוּא pallû', Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn, Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y, Karmi, “vine-dresser.”10. ימוּאל yemû'êl, Jemuel, “day of El.” ימין yâmı̂yn, Jamin, “right hand.” אהד 'ôhad, Ohad, “joining together.” יכין yâkı̂yn, Jakin, “he shall establish.” צחר tsôchar, Tsochar, “whiteness.”11. גרשׁון gêreshôn, Gereshon, “expelling.” קהת qehâth, Qehath, “assembly.” מררי merârı̂y, Merari, “flowing, bitter.”12. חמוּל châmûl,... read more

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