The Famine in the House of Jacob
Genesis 42:1-2
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look one on another?


I. CONSIDERED IN ITS REARING UPON THE DIVINE PURPOSES CONCERNING THE CHOSEN PEOPLE.

II. CONSIDERED IN ITS EFFECT UPON JACOB'S SONS. "Why do ye look one upon another?" This sad question reavealed —

1. The utmost distress.

2. Great perplexity.

3. Forebodings of conscience.

(T. H. Leale.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

WEB: Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"




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