The Joyful News Told to Jacob
Genesis 45:27
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him…


I. IT IS, AT FIRST, RECEIVED WITH INCREDULITY.

II. IT IS AFTERWARDS ACCEPTED UPON OUTWARD EVIDENCE.

III. IT ENABLED JACOB TO VINDICATE HIS OLD CHARACTER

1. His faith triumphs.

2. His dark destiny is about to be cleared up.

3. He anticipates his peaceful end.

(T. H. Leale.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

WEB: They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.




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