Genesischapter 45

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

A.I Am Joseph, Your Brothervv. 1-15

1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. 6 For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. 7 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9 Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay. 10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. 11 And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’ 12 Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you. 13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.” 14 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced. 15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

B.Pharaoh Sends Wagons for Jacobvv. 16-24

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. 18 Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’ 19 You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back. 20 But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’” 21 So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey. 22 He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes. 23 And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey. 24 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

C.Jacob's Spirit Revivesvv. 25-28

25 So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them. 27 However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived. 28 “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”

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Chapter summary

‘I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?’ The Egyptians are sent out; the brothers stand terrified; Joseph weeps aloud.

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‘I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?’ The Egyptians are sent out; the brothers stand terrified; Joseph weeps aloud. The theology of providence is preached from the throne: ‘be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves … God did send me before you to preserve life’. He sends them back with wagons and provisions and this one instruction: ‘see that ye fall not out by the way’. Pharaoh ratifies it: bring your father and your households; the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. Jacob's spirit revives when he sees the wagons. Calvin: the chapter is a theological sermon in narrative form. God meant for good what man meant for evil.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Law · Moses — Genesis overview

A. 1–15 I Am Joseph, Your Brother
B. 16–24 Pharaoh Sends Wagons for Jacob
C. 25–28 Jacob's Spirit Revives

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Acts 74 verses
- Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Acts 7:13On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
- Acts 7:14Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
- Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
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Genesis 464 verses
- Genesis 46:5Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
- Genesis 46:29Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
- Genesis 46:30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
- Genesis 46:34you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
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Genesis 453 verses
- Genesis 45:13Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
- Genesis 45:19You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
- Genesis 45:27However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.
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Genesis 473 verses
- Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
- Genesis 47:12Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.
- Genesis 47:23Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land.
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Genesis 433 verses
- Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
- Genesis 43:30Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
- Genesis 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
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Genesis 413 verses
- Genesis 41:29Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
- Genesis 41:33Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:56When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
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Genesis 423 verses
- Genesis 42:23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
- Genesis 42:25Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
- Genesis 42:38But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
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Ruth 12 verses
- Ruth 1:9May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud
- Ruth 1:14Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.