29, 30. Joseph made ready his chariot--The difference between
chariot and wagon was not only in the lighter and more elegant
construction of the former, but in the one being drawn by horses and
the other by oxen. Being a public man in Egypt, Joseph was required to
appear everywhere in an equipage suitable to his dignity; and,
therefore, it was not owing either to pride or ostentatious parade that
he drove his carriage, while his father's family were accommodated only
in rude and humble wagons.
presented himself unto him--in an attitude of filial reverence
(compare
Ex 22:17).
The interview was a most affecting one--the happiness of the delighted
father was now at its height; and life having no higher charms, he
could, in the very spirit of the aged Simeon, have departed in peace
[Lu 2:25, 29].
JFB.
Outline
1 Jacob Is comforted by God at Beersheba.
5 Jacob with his household go down into Egypt
8 The number of his family that went Into Egypt
28 Joseph meets Jacob
31 Joseph instructs his brethren how to answer to Pharaoh
Map of the Journeys of Abraham
The Journeys of Abram and Lot
Quick Reference Map
Map of the Nile River and Egypt
Ancient Customs
Wept upon his neck
Cattle
Occupation
EYES CLOSED
HATRED OF SHEPHERDS
Ancient People
Jacob, Joseph, brothers, their families, Pharaoh
Jacob and all his seed
Egyptians
Hebrews
Geography
Egypt
The land of Canaan
The land of Goshen
The Old Testament
Genesis Resources
Creation
Adam and Eve
The
Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob
and the 12 Tribes
Joseph
and Egypt