Genesis 47:14-24
the money Gen 41:56 Joseph brought Luke 16:1-2, Luke 16:10-12; 1Cor 4:2; 1Pet 4:10 am 2301, bc 1703 Give us bread Gen 47:18-19, Gen 47:24; Judg 8:5, Judg 8:8; 1Sam 21:3, 1Sam 25:8; Ps 37:3; Isa 33:16; Matt 6:11 Give your cattle This was the wisest measure that could be adopted, both for the preservation of the people and the cattle. As the people had not grain for their own sustenance, consequently they could have none for their cattle. Hence they were in the most imminent danger of starving; and the people also were in equal danger; as they must have divided a portion of that bought for themselves with the cattle, which, for the sake of tillage, etc., they wished of course to preserve till the seven years' famine should end. Dan 6:5-7; Prov 12:17; 1Cor 10:32; Phil 4:8; Col 4:5 for horses Exod 9:3; 1Kgs 10:28; Job 2:4; Isa 31:1; Matt 6:24 fed them Heb. led them am 2302, bc 1702, 2Kgs 6:26; Jer 38:9 buy us Neh 5:2-3; Job 2:4; Lam 1:11, Lam 5:6, Lam 5:9; Matt 16:26; Phil 3:8-9 and give Gen 47:23 am 2303, bc 1701 And as It is highly probable, that Joseph was influenced by no political motive in removing the people to the cities, but merely by motives of prudence and humanity; for, as the corn was laid up in the cities, it would be more eligible to bring then from distant towns and villages to places where they might be more conveniently supplied with food. to cities Gen 41:48 of the priests or, princes, Gen 14:18, Gen 41:45, Gen 41:50 *marg. 2Sam 8:18 for the priests Deut 12:19; Josh 21:1-45; Ezra 7:24; Neh 13:10; Matt 10:10; 1Cor 9:13; Gal 6:6; 2Thess 3:10; 1Tim 5:17 bought Gen 47:19 here is seed Gen 41:27, Gen 45:6; Ps 41:1, Ps 107:36-37, Ps 112:5; Prov 11:26, Prov 12:11, Prov 13:23; Eccl 11:6; Isa 28:24-25, Isa 55:10; Matt 24:45; 2Cor 9:10 the fifth part Gen 47:25, Gen 41:34; Lev 27:32; 1Sam 8:15-17; Ps 41:1, Ps 112:5
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