Genesis 46:1-7 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.… I. THE DEPARTURE FROM CANAAN. 1. Jacob offers sacrifice. 2. God renews the promise. II. THE REUNION IN EGYPT. III. THE ABODE IN GOSHEN. Why was Joseph so anxious to establish his father's family in Goshen? Joseph felt that there were many dangers incident to the sojourn of the "Hebrews," his kinsfolk, in Egypt. 1. The danger of quarrels. The Egyptians might become jealous of the foreigners in their land. The Hebrews might, perhaps, presume too much on the favour shown by Pharaoh to Joseph and Jacob. 2. The danger from heathenism. There was much idolatry and animal worship in Egypt. The " magicians" and their arts might corrupt the minds of the children of Israel, and prevent them from the worship of the one true God. 3. The danger of his kin kinsmen forgetting Canaan as the land where their lot as a nation was fixed by God. He did not want them to be Egyptianized. They must, as far as possible, be kept a "separate" people. (W. S. Smith, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. |
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