Bible Commentary

And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they [were] still ill favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke. Verse 21. And when they had eaten them up, c.] Nothing can more powerfully mark the excess and severity of the famine than creatures of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:21”

And the lean and the ill favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: And the lean and the ill favoured kine,…. The same as previously described; [See comments on Ge 41:4]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Gen 41:20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:20”

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 19. behold, seven other kine . . .poor and ill-favouredThe cow being the emblem of fruitfulness,the different years of plenty and of famine were aptly represented … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:19”

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favored; and they fed in a meadow: Verse 18. Seven kine, fat-fleshed] See Clarke on Ge 41:2. And observe farther, that the seven fat and the seven lean kine coming out of the same river plainly show, at once, the cause … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:18”

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: Gen 41:17-32 Behold there come seven years of great plenty Joseph as a prophet In interpreting Pharaohs dream, Joseph shows himself a true prophet of the Lord. He has all the marks of those who are called to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:17”

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, [It is] not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 16. It is not in me ] Rather, “nay, far from it,” as in Gen 14:24. Joseph, as in Gen 40:8, disclaims any power in himself. God’s servant may be His propheta, or spokesman; but he is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:16”

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and [there is] none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, [that] thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 15, 16. Pharaoh said, . . . I havedreamed a dreamThe king’s brief statement of the servicerequired brought out the genuine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:15”

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 14. and they dungeon ] A clause probably introduced, like that in Gen 40:15, in order to harmonize the E with the J version. In E, Joseph … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:14”

And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 13. me he restored and him he hanged ] R.V. marg. I was restored and he was hanged. Probably, the construction in the original is impersonal, i.e. “me they restored, and him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:13”

And [there was] there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 12. servant to the captain of the guard ] It will be remembered that, in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:12”