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Genesis 45:16-28

The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 45:16-28

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

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We are now dealing no longer with Joseph's personal history, but brought out into the larger sphere of "the children of Israel" (). Already it may be said the Egyptian period in the history of the children of Israel has commenced. Pharaoh comes upon the scene and his servants. All the wealth of Egypt is placed at the command of Israel. The men who had been the transgressors against Joseph are now the mediators of the great change in the condition and prospects of the Israelitish race. The effect upon the old man's heart.—R.

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