19 And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for `am' I in the place of God?
not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,
And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, `Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'
Mine `are' vengeance and recompense, At the due time -- doth their foot slide; For near is a day of their calamity, And haste do things prepared for them.
And it cometh to pass, at the king of Israel's reading the letter, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, `Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this `one' is sending unto me to recover a man from his leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.'
That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands `are' all of them. `In' a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand. For His eyes `are' on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see. There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there; For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment, He breaketh the mighty -- no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead. Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised. As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders. Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely, To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth. And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, `It is' the same.
for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance `is' Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --
and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, `Be of good courage, I am `he', be not afraid.'
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Commentary on Genesis 50 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 50
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Thus the book of Genesis, which began with the origin of light and life, ends with nothing but death and darkness; so sad a change has sin made.
Gen 50:1-6
Joseph is here paying his last respects to his deceased father.
Gen 50:7-14
We have here an account of Jacob's funeral. Of the funerals of the kings of Judah, usually, no more is said than this, They were buried with their fathers in the city of David: but the funeral of the patriarch Jacob is more largely and fully described, to show how much better God was to him than he expected (he had spoken more than once of dying for grief, and going to the grave bereaved of his children, but, behold, he dies in honour, and is followed to the grave by all his children), and also because his orders concerning his burial were given and observed in faith, and in expectation both of the earthly and of the heavenly Canaan. Now,
Gen 50:15-21
We have here the settling of a good correspondence between Joseph and his brethren, now that their father was dead. Joseph was at court, in the royal city; his brethren were in Goshen, remote in the country; yet the keeping up of a good understanding, and a good affection, between them, would be both his honour and their interest. Note, When Providence has removed the parents by death, the best methods ought to be taken, not only for the preventing of quarrels among the children (which often happen about the dividing of the estate), but for the preserving of acquaintance and love, that unity may continue even when that centre of unity is taken away.
Gen 50:22-26
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