GENESIS 46
In this chapter we are told, that Jacob with all his family and substance took a journey to Egypt to see his son Joseph, as he determined, in which he was encouraged to proceed by a vision from God, Ge 46:1; and an account is given of all his sons, his sons’ sons and daughters that went thither with him, Ge 46:8; when he came near to Egypt he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to acquaint him of his coming, who met him at Goshen, where there was a most affectionate interview between them, Ge 46:28; and when he gave directions and instructions what answers to give to Pharaoh’s questions, when they should appear before him, to whom he proposed to go and inform him of their being come into Egypt, Ge 46:31.
GENESIS 47
This chapter gives an account of the presentation of five of Joseph’s brethren, and then of his father, to Pharaoh, and of what passed between them, Ge 47:1; of Joseph’s settlement of them, according to the direction of Pharaoh, in the land of Rameses in Goshen, and of his provision for them there, Ge 47:11; of his getting into his hands, for Pharaoh, the money, cattle, and lands, of the Egyptians, excepting the lands belonging to the priests, for corn he had supplied them with, Ge 47:13; of his giving them seed to sow with, on condition of Pharaoh’s having a fifth part of the produce, Ge 47:23, of the increase of Jacob’s substance in Egypt, and that of his children; of the time of his living there, and his approaching death, when he called Joseph to him, and obliged him by an oath to bury him in the burying place of his fathers, Ge 47:27.
Taken from John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible, published roughly around 1748-1760.
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