Genesis 50:17-21 KJV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 50:20

Verse 20 20.Ye thought evil against me. Joseph well considers (as we have said) the providence of God; so that he imposes it on himself as a compulsory law, not only to grant pardon, but also to exercise beneficence. And although we have treated at large on this subject, in Genesis 45:1, yet it will be useful also to repeat something on it now. In the first place, we must notice this difference in his language: for whereas, in the former passage, Joseph, desiring to soothe the grief, and to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 50:21

Verse 21 21.I will nourish you. It was a token of a solid and not a feigned reconciliation, not only to abstain from malice and injury, but also to “overcome evil with good,” as Paul teaches, (Romans 12:21 :) and truly, he who fails in his duty, when he possesses the power of giving help, and when the occasion demands his assistance, shows, by this very course, that he is not forgetful of injury. This requires to be the more diligently observed, because, commonly, the greater part weakly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

Retrospect and prospect. The fellowship of Egypt with the children of Israel in the burial of Jacob is full of significance. " A very great company went with them." "Abel-Mizraim" the Canaanites called it, "a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." It seemed to them altogether an Egyptian funeral. Yet we know that it was not. The work of God's grace will transform the world that it shall not be recognized. The funeral itself said, Egypt is not our home. It pointed with prophetic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:15-26

The last of the house of Jacob. I. JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN ( Genesis 50:15-18 ). 1. The unworthy suspicion . After Jacob's death, Joseph's brethren began to fear lest he should seek to revenge himself on account of his early injuries. It was perhaps natural that such an apprehension should arise within their breasts, considering the enormity of the wickedness of which they had been guilty; but remembering all the tokens of Joseph's love which already they had received, it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:16-17

And (under these erroneous though not unnatural apprehensions) they sent a messenger unto Joseph ,—literally, they charged Joseph, i.e. they deputed one of their number (possibly Benjamin) to carry their desires to Joseph— saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying , So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil (nothing is more inherently probable than that the good man on his death-bed did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:18

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants . Both the attitudes assumed and the words spoken were designed to express the intensity of their contrition and the fervor of their supplication. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? — i.e. either reading the words as a question, Should I arrogate to myself what obviously belongs to Elohim, viz; the power and right of vengeance (Calvin, Kalisch, Murphy, 'Speaker's Commentary'), or the power to interfere with the purposes of God? (Keil, Rosenmüller); or, regarding them as an assertion, I am in God's stead, i.e. a minister to you for good (Wordsworth). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good (literally, and ye were thinking or meditating evil against me ; Elohim was thinking or meditating for good, i.e. that what you did should be for good), to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive ( vide Genesis 45:5 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

Intended bane an unintentional boon. "Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good." Joseph must have been deeply pained by the mistrust of his brethren. They implied that it was only out of consideration for his father that he had been kind to them. Yet Joseph had forgiven them. They could not so easily believe in the forgiveness; just as man now is forgiven by God, but he has the greatest difficulty in believing in the reconciliation. Joseph's brethren sent a messenger unto... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:21

Now therefore (literally, and now) fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. Thus he repeats and confirms the promise which he had originally made to them when he invited them to come to Egypt ( Genesis 45:11 , Genesis 45:18 , Genesis 45:19 ). And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them —literally, to their hearts (cf. Genesis 34:3 ). read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 50:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 50:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:15-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:21

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