So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Before he died, your father commanded, People Abel, Canaanites, Egyptians, Ephron, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Machir, Mamre, Manasseh, Mizraim, PharaohPlaces Canaan, Egypt, Goshen, Jordan River, Machpelah, Mamre, RamesesTopics Charge, Charged, Command, Commanded, Death, Died, Instructions, Joseph, Message, Messenger, Messengers, Orders, SayingOutline 1. The mourning for Jacob.4. Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him. 7. The funeral. 15. Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon. 22. His age. 23. He sees the third generation of his sons. 24. He prophesies unto his brothers of their return. 25. He takes an oath of them concerning his bones. 26. He dies, and is put into a coffin. Jump to Previous Charge Charged Command Commanded Death Died Instructions Joseph Message Messenger Messengers Orders WordJump to Next Charge Charged Command Commanded Death Died Instructions Joseph Message Messenger Messengers Orders WordLibrary Joseph's Faith'Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.'--GENESIS l. 25. This is the one act of Joseph's life which the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews selects as the sign that he too lived by faith. 'By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.' It was at once a proof of how entirely he believed God's promise, and of how earnestly he longed … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture A Coffin in Egypt A Calm Evening, Promising a Bright Morning The Worst Things Work for Good to the Godly Genesis Parallel Verses NASB: So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father charged before he died, saying,KJV: And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, Links Genesis 50:16 NIV • Genesis 50:16 NLT • Genesis 50:16 ESV • Genesis 50:16 NASB • Genesis 50:16 KJVResources Genesis 50:16 Bible AppsGenesis 50:16 Parallel Genesis 50:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 50:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 50:16 French Bible Genesis 50:16 German Bible Genesis 50:16 Commentaries Bible Hub |