E. Joseph ~ cont.
7. Joseph's exhalted position
a. Interprets Pharaoh's dream - Genesis 41:1-37
b. Made governor - Genesis 41:38-44
c. Marries Asenath - Genesis 41:45
d. Seven years of plenty - Genesis 41:46-49
e. Sons born - Genesis 41:50
(1) Manasseh - Genesis 41:51
(2) Ephraim - Genesis 41:52-53
8. Sons of Levi, including Kohath (1683 B.C. grandfather of Moses Gen 46:11) - Exodus 6:16; Numbers 3:17; 1 Chronicles 6:16
9. Joseph reunited with kin
a. Seven years of famine - Genesis 41:54-57
b. Provides family with food - Genesis 42:1-38
I made a notation next to the outline heading: Marries Asenath
~ "Egypt with all its perversity still honored one man and one woman in marriage."
~ Noted that Israel had already endured 2 years of famine before seeking assistance from Egypt.
~ Reuben offers to be surety for Benjamin, but had already proved himself to be unstable by defiling his father's bed and engaging with Bilhah (Genesis 35:22). Israel (Jacob)'s response?
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Genesis 42:38)
Wondering if there was some emphasis on with you when he spoke? Browsed Gill:
Gen 42:38 And he said, my son shall not go down with you,.... He gives a peremptory denial; this was his then present resolution and determination:
for his brother is dead; meaning Joseph, Benjamin's own brother by father and mother's side; him he supposed to be dead, such circumstances being related and produced, which made it highly probable, and he had not heard anything of him for twenty two years:
and he is left alone; Benjamin being the only surviving child of his dearly beloved Rachel, as he thought:
if mischief befall him by the way in which ye go; that is, to Egypt, whether by thieves and robbers, or by the fatigue of the journey, or by any means whatever, so that he loses his life. All the Targums interpret this mischief of death:
then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave; the sense is, should this be the case he should never lift up his head, or have any more comfort in this world, but should pass his time with continual sorrow until his gray head was laid in the grave, or till he came to the state of the dead.
8. Sons of Levi, including Kohath (1683 B.C. grandfather of Moses Gen 46:11) - Exodus 6:16; Numbers 3:17; 1 Chronicles 6:16
9. Joseph reunited with kin
a. Seven years of famine - Genesis 41:54-57
b. Provides family with food - Genesis 42:1-38
I made a notation next to the outline heading: Marries Asenath
~ "Egypt with all its perversity still honored one man and one woman in marriage."
~ Noted that Israel had already endured 2 years of famine before seeking assistance from Egypt.
~ Reuben offers to be surety for Benjamin, but had already proved himself to be unstable by defiling his father's bed and engaging with Bilhah (Genesis 35:22). Israel (Jacob)'s response?
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Genesis 42:38)
Wondering if there was some emphasis on with you when he spoke? Browsed Gill:
Gen 42:38 And he said, my son shall not go down with you,.... He gives a peremptory denial; this was his then present resolution and determination:
for his brother is dead; meaning Joseph, Benjamin's own brother by father and mother's side; him he supposed to be dead, such circumstances being related and produced, which made it highly probable, and he had not heard anything of him for twenty two years:
and he is left alone; Benjamin being the only surviving child of his dearly beloved Rachel, as he thought:
if mischief befall him by the way in which ye go; that is, to Egypt, whether by thieves and robbers, or by the fatigue of the journey, or by any means whatever, so that he loses his life. All the Targums interpret this mischief of death:
then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave; the sense is, should this be the case he should never lift up his head, or have any more comfort in this world, but should pass his time with continual sorrow until his gray head was laid in the grave, or till he came to the state of the dead.
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