Genesis 45:9-20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 45:1-15

Judah and his brethren were waiting for an answer, and could not but be amazed to discover, instead of the gravity of a judge, the natural affection of a father or brother. I. Joseph ordered all his attendants to withdraw, Gen. 45:1. The private conversations of friends are the most free. When Joseph would put on love he puts off state, and it was not fit his servants should be witnesses of this. Thus Christ graciously manifests himself and his loving-kindness to his people, out of the sight... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 45:16-24

Here is, 1. The kindness of Pharaoh to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake: he bade his brethren welcome (Gen. 45:16), though it was a time of scarcity, and they were likely to be a charge to him. Nay, because it pleased Pharaoh, it pleased his servants too, at least they pretended to be pleased because Pharaoh was. He engaged Joseph to send for his father down to Egypt, and promised to furnish them with all conveniences both for his removal thither and his settlement there. If the good... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:9

Haste you, and go up to my father ,.... In Canaan, which lay higher than Egypt; being desirous he should know as soon as possible that he was alive, and in what circumstances he was: and say unto him, thus saith thy son Joseph ; without any title, such as the father and counsellor of Pharaoh and governor of Egypt, only Joseph his son, which would be enough to revive the heart of Jacob: God hath made me lord over all Egypt : his exaltation to this dignity he ascribes, not to Pharaoh,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:10

And thou shall dwell in the land of Goshen ,.... Called by Artapanus F20 Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 23. p. 27. Kaisan or Kessan; the Septuagint version Gesan of Arabia, as it was that part of Egypt which bordered on Arabia: it seems to be the same with the land of Rameses, see Genesis 47:11 ; and the Heliopolitan home, which, Strabo F21 Geograph. l. 17. p. 555. says, was reckoned to be in Arabia, and in which were both the city of Heliopolis and the city Heroopolis,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:11

And there will I nourish thee ,.... Provide for him and his family: for yet there are five years of famine ; still to come, two of the seven only being past: lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty ; his whole posterity be consumed, as it would be in all probability, if he did not procure food for his family during the famine. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:12

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin ,.... They were eyewitnesses of his being alive, having themselves seen him, and even Benjamin, who could not be suspected by his father of a fraud in imposing on him; and some of them could doubtless remember his features, and had an ocular proof of his being the very person, which they could with great evidence relate unto Jacob; as also his voice in speaking: that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you ; without an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:13

And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt ,.... His wealth and riches, his grandeur and dignity, his power and authority: and of all that you have seen ; what a magnificent house he dwelt in; what a numerous train of servants he had; in what majesty he rode in the second chariot to the king; and what authority he exercised over the people, and what reverence they gave him, and what power he had, particularly in the distribution of corn: and ye shall haste, and bring down... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:14

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept ,.... On his neck first, because he was his own brother by father and mother's side; and he wept over him for joy that he had a sight of him once more: the word for "neck" is in the plural number, and being used, may signify that he fell first on one side of his neck, and then on the other, to show his great affection for him: and Benjamin wept upon his neck ; their love and the tokens of it were reciprocal. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:15

Moreover, he kissed all his brethren ,.... In their turns, to testify his real affection for them, and hearty reconciliation to them: and wept upon them ; that is, upon their necks, as he had on Benjamin's: and after that his brethren talked with him : being emboldened by this carriage of his to them, and encouraged to believe that he really forgave them their sin against him, and was truly reconciled unto them, and had a real affection for them, and had no reason to fear he would... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:16

And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house ,.... The report was carried to court, and there it was told by some from Joseph's house, who had overheard what had passed, at least somewhat of it: saying, Joseph's brethren are come ; perhaps they might call him by his Egyptian name, though the historian gives him his Hebrew name, and which was his right name, and by which he was best known to the Hebrews, for whose sake chiefly he wrote: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 45:1-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 45:16-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:16

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