Genesis 37:5-8

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 37:1-11

Joseph Loved and Hated; His Dreams Genesis 37:1-11 It is a mistake for parents to show favoritism; but we can hardly wonder at Jacob’s partiality for the lad, who reminded him so vividly of the beloved Rachel. Besides, there were a purity and an elevation of spirit in Joseph that stood out in welcome contrast to the coarse brutality and impurity of the others. He was separate from his brethren, Genesis 49:26 . The coat of many colors was, as r.v. margin indicates, a long garment of delicate... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

From this point in the sacred narrative, though Jacob appears more than once, for a time the history centers around Joseph, and it is certainly safe to say that in many aspects no more remarkable figure appears on the pages of Old Testament history. Joseph is seen here, first as the object of his father's love, a love which may surely be accounted for by the fact that he was the first-born of Rachel, and also to the ingenuous simplicity of his disposition and the strong integrity of his... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 37:1-11

Joseph a Type of Christ Genesis 37:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Genesis 36:1-43 presents to us the generations of Esau, who is Edom. The Edomites became a mighty people on the earth, but their glories centered in things which were carnal and temporal. Like their great sire, Esau, who was the head of their nation, they sold their birthright for a mess of pottage, and lived for the things of earth. The best that could be said of Esau was that he was the father of the Edomites. There was nothing in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:2-7

Genesis 37:2 a “This is the family history of Jacob.” This verse is extremely important as establishing that ‘toledoth’ means family history. It is clearly a colophon identifying the tablet to which it refers and in our view equally clearly refers backwards. The following narrative begins with ‘Joseph’ and contains his story in a continuous narrative. JOSEPH The Life of Joseph (Genesis 37:2 to Genesis 50:26 ) In this section we have the life of Joseph from beginning to end. It quite clearly... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:8

‘And his brothers said, “Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?” And they hated him yet even more. The brothers recognised the significance of the dream. As sons to the slave wives (Genesis 37:2) they took it very badly. Joseph was even dreaming of his superiority over them. The idea that they should bow down to him was preposterous. read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 37:1-11

Genesis 37:1-1 Kings : . Joseph Hated by his Brothers on Account of his Talebearing, his Father’ s Partiality, and his Dreams of Supremacy. Genesis 37:1-Exodus : a is certainly from P, but probably Genesis 37:2 b also. It gives a third reason for the hatred which Joseph excited; the rather priggish Joseph tells tales to Jacob about the children of his concubines. Nothing more is preserved from P till we reach Genesis 41:46 a. J’ s story ( Genesis 37:3 f.) lays the blame on Jacob’ s... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 37:5

The dream it is probable he did not understand, for then he would never have told it to them, who, as he knew very well, were likely to make an evil construction and use of it. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 37:7

We were binding sheaves in the field; a secret insinuation of the occasion of Joseph’s advancement, which was from his counsel and care about the corn of Egypt. Your sheaves stood round about; this was a posture of ministry and service, as is manifest both from Scripture and from common usage. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 37:8

For his relation of his dreams, which they imputed to his arrogancy. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 37:1-17

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 37:3. The son of his old age] He was ninety years old when Joseph was horn. A coat of many colours.] Heb. A tunic of parts. The expression occurs again in 2 Samuel 13:18, to describe the garment worn by kings’ daughters. “This was a coat reaching to the hands and feet, worn by persons not much occupied with manual labour, according to the general opinion. It was, we conceive, variegated either by the loom or the needle, and is therefore well rendered χιτὼν ποικίλος, a... read more

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