Bible Commentary

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it [shall be] very grievous. Verse 31. The plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following] As Egypt depends for its fertility on the flowing of the Nile, and this flowing is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:31”

And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; There shall be no relics of it to keep it in mens minds, which will be so taken up with the contemplation of their present misery … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:30”

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt. Not only a sufficiency but an abundance, even to luxury, as when the Nile rose to sixteen cubits, as Pliny observes m; which, though a natural cause, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:29”

This [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God [is] about to do he showeth unto Pharaoh. This [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh,…. As an interpretation of his dreams: what God [is] about to do, he sheweth unto Pharaoh: the events of fourteen years with respect to plenty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:28”

And the seven thin and ill favored kine that came up after them [are] seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them [are] seven years,…. Signify other seven years, and these different … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:27”

The seven good kine [are] seven years; and the seven good ears [are] seven years: the dream [is] one. The seven good kine [are] seven years,…. Signify seven years, and these years of plenty, as appears from the antithesis in Ge 41:26: and the seven good ears [are] seven years; signify the same: the dream … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:26”

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh [is] one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do. 25. is about to do ] Lit. “is doing.” Lat. facturus est. Joseph’s interpretation of the two dreams is the same. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 25. God hath showed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:25”

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told [this] unto the magicians; but [there was] none that could declare [it] to me. 24. the thin ears devoured the sevengood earsdevoured is a different word from that used inGe 41:4 and conveys the idea ofdestroying, by absorbing to themselves all the nutritious … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:24”

And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, [and] blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: 23. withered ] The Hebrew word occurs here only in O.T., and is omitted by LXX and Lat. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 23. blasted with the eastwinddestructive everywhere to grain, but particularly so inEgypt; where, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:23”

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 22. I saw in my dream, and, behold,seven earsthat is, of Egyptian wheat, which, when “fulland good,” is remarkable in size (a single seed sprouting intoseven, ten, or fourteen stalks) and each stalk bearing an ear. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:22”