Notes, Critical And Practical, On the book of Genesis; Designed As a General ...
Notes, Critical And Practical, On the book of Genesis; Designed As a General ...
Bush George
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gan to come^ &c. Time to come will at last be time present^ and the evils threatened by God will fall heavily up- on those who use not the proper means of averting them. Joseph could look forward with a steady eye and without terror to the days of famine, which came at the time specified and were as grievous as he had predicted. When they came he knew that his wisdom would be acknowledged by all the land of Egypt, and by all the people of the surrounding countries. It was wisely ordered that th...e scarcity should extend to the neighboring lands; for the great end for which God is represented, Ps. 105. 16, as 'calling for it,' was to bring Jacob's sons, and eventually his whole fomiiy to Egypt; which end would not ot^ierwise have been answered. 55. The peopU cried to Pharaoh, for bread. Although there was abundance of corn in the land of Egypt,' the peo- ple of the country were ready to per- ish for want. What was the reason of this 1 Had they not been forewarn- ed that the terrible famine was com- ing 1 Joseph had indeed gathered up the fifth o/ the corn, yet enough was left not only to supply the present wants of the people, but to lay up for themselves against the fomine.
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