{"commentary":{"id":"jamieson-fausset-brown","name":"Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary","website":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamieson-Fausset-Brown_Bible_Commentary","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/","licenseNotes":null,"licenseNotice":null,"englishName":"Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary","language":"eng","textDirection":"rtl","sha256":"db3d4c8b3c1f32ef9d1430a57392e02bda3a17aac1f9bbe398461de021a3cb13","availableFormats":["json"],"listOfBooksApiLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/books.json","listOfProfilesApiLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/profiles.json","numberOfBooks":66,"totalNumberOfChapters":1187,"totalNumberOfVerses":17056,"totalNumberOfProfiles":0,"languageName":"English","languageEnglishName":"English"},"book":{"id":"GEN","commentaryId":"jamieson-fausset-brown","name":"Genesis","commonName":"Genesis","introduction":"GENESIS, the book of the origin or production of all things, consists of two parts: the first, comprehended in the first through eleventh chapters, gives a general history; the second, contained in the subsequent chapters, gives a special history. The two parts are essentially connected; the one, which sets out with an account of the descent of the human race from a single pair, the introduction of sin into the world, and the announcement of the scheme of divine mercy for repairing the ruins of the fall, was necessary to pave the way for relating the other, namely, the call of Abraham, and the selection of his posterity for carrying out the gracious purpose of God. An evident unity of method, therefore, pervades this book, and the information contained in it was of the greatest importance to the Hebrew people, as without it they could not have understood the frequent references made in their law to the purposes and promises of God regarding themselves. The arguments that have been already adduced as establishing the Mosaic origin of the Pentateuch prove of course that Moses was the author of Genesis. The few passages on which the rationalists grounded their assertions that it was the composition of a later age have been successfully shown to warrant no such conclusion; the use of Egyptian words and the minute acquaintance with Egyptian life and manners, displayed in the history of Joseph, harmonize with the education of Moses, and whether he received his information by immediate revelation, from tradition, or from written documents, it comes to us as the authentic work of an author who wrote as he was inspired by the Holy Ghost (Pe2 1:21). \n \n\n\nNext: Genesis Chapter 1\n\n","order":1,"numberOfChapters":50,"sha256":"ec815a3918530d6e58baacb7273848b505bde282d2878c9c6d40c430ca66075d","firstChapterNumber":1,"firstChapterApiLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/GEN/1.json","firstChapterReference":{"commentaryId":"jamieson-fausset-brown","book":"GEN","chapter":1},"lastChapterNumber":50,"lastChapterApiLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/GEN/50.json","lastChapterReference":{"commentaryId":"jamieson-fausset-brown","book":"GEN","chapter":50},"totalNumberOfVerses":529},"chapter":{"number":48,"content":[{"type":"verse","number":2,"content":["Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed--In the chamber where a good man lies, edifying and spiritual discourse may be expected.\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":3,"content":["God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz--The object of Jacob, in thus reverting to the memorable vision at Beth-el [Gen 28:10-15] --one of the great landmarks in his history--was to point out the splendid promises in reserve for his posterity--to engage Joseph's interest and preserve his continued connection with the people of God, rather than with the Egyptians.\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":4,"content":["Behold, I will make thee fruitful--This is a repetition of the covenant (Gen 28:13-15; Gen 35:12). Whether these words are to be viewed in a limited sense, as pointing to the many centuries during which the Jews were occupiers of the Holy Land, or whether the words bear a wider meaning and intimate that the scattered tribes of Israel are to be reinstated in the land of promise, as their \"everlasting possession,\" are points that have not yet been satisfactorily determined.\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":5,"content":["thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh--It was the intention of the aged patriarch to adopt Joseph's sons as his own, thus giving him a double portion. The reasons for this procedure are stated (Ch1 5:1-2). \n \nare mine--Though their connections might have attached them to Egypt and opened to them brilliant prospects in the land of their nativity, they willingly accepted the adoption (Heb 11:25).\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":9,"content":["Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them--The apostle (Heb 11:21) selected the blessing of Joseph's son as the chief, because the most comprehensive, instance of the patriarch's faith which his whole history furnishes.\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":13,"content":["Joseph took them both--The very act of pronouncing the blessing was remarkable, showing that Jacob's bosom was animated by the spirit of prophecy.\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":21,"content":["Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die--The patriarch could speak of death with composure, but he wished to prepare Joseph and the rest of the family for the shock. \n \nbut God shall be with you--Jacob, in all probability, was not authorized to speak of their bondage--he dwelt only on the certainty of their restoration to Canaan.\n \n"]},{"type":"verse","number":22,"content":["moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren--This was near Shechem (Gen 33:18; Joh 4:5; also Jos 16:1; Jos 20:7). And it is probable that the Amorites, having seized upon it during one of his frequent absences, the patriarch, with the united forces of his tribe, recovered it from them by his sword and his bow.\n \n\n\n\nNext: Genesis Chapter 49\n\n"]}],"introduction":"JOSEPH'S VISIT TO HIS SICK FATHER. (Gen. 48:1-22)\n \none told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick--Joseph was hastily sent for, and on this occasion he took with him his two sons.\n \n"},"thisChapterLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/GEN/48.json","thisChapterReference":{"commentaryId":"jamieson-fausset-brown","book":"GEN","chapter":48},"nextChapterApiLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/GEN/49.json","nextChapterReference":{"commentaryId":"jamieson-fausset-brown","book":"GEN","chapter":49},"previousChapterApiLink":"/api/c/jamieson-fausset-brown/GEN/47.json","previousChapterReference":{"commentaryId":"jamieson-fausset-brown","book":"GEN","chapter":47},"numberOfVerses":8}