Exodus 1:6 And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation. I. IT WAS A VERY LARGE FAMILY II. IT WAS A VERY DIVERSIFIED FAMILY. 1. They were diversified in their sympathies. 2. They were diversified in social position. III. IT WAS A VERY TRIED FAMILY. IV. IT WAS A VERY INFLUENTIAL FAMILY. V. IT WAS A VERY RELIGIOUSLY PRIVILEGED FAMILY. Lessons: 1. A rebuke to family pride. 2. A warning against seeking satisfaction in family joys. 3. A lesson as to the right use of family relationships. Live together as those who must die. 4. Some strong reasons for expecting family meetings after death. (1) Such different characters cannot admit exactly the same fate. Extinction is either too good for the sinner, or else a strange reward for the saint. (2) Family affection seems too strong to be thus quenched. (U. R. Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.WEB: Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation. |
    |