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give repentance unto Israel and forgive ness of sins.—Meyer. A repentant sin ner may step at once into the closest of intimacy with the Son of God. He does not prescribe a period of probation. 1 Brooks. The brothers had already most thoroughly condemned themselves, and hence Joseph had only to pour in the blessed balm into their hearts. This is all sweetly typical of God’s dealing with Israel.— C. H. M. I am Joseph. Penitent sinner, it is thus that .the Saviour speaks to thee, “ I am Jesus, your brother, whom thou hast sold and crucified.”— Sel. v. 5. God did send me. The most com forting thought that we can have regarding our sins after they have been forgiven is that God has brought good out of them.— Torrey. It is the most rational view in all, cases, especially in the dark dispensations of human life, not to halt at human cost, but to look at God’s ways and to trace His leading like a golden thread through the follies and errors of man.—Calwer. It is sweet to be thus able to trace our Father’s hand and counsel in everything, sweet to know that all sorts of agents are at His sovereign disposal. All are made to carry out His purposes.—McIntosh. God preserved him to insure the birth of the true Joseph and all who have eternal life in Him.— Comp. Bible. Be not grieved. Seeing their sorrow and repentance, he would now raise them to faith.— Lange. The soul that has thoroughly pronounced its own con demnation is prepared to understand and appreciate God’s pardon.—rSel. To preserve life. A wonderful thing that the rejected Jew should be exalted into the place of a saviour for a famine smitten world! Equally wonderful is it that Jesus, the rejected Jew, is the pass port to the favor of God. He alone is the Saviour for a starving world.— Haldeman. v. 6. Yet five years. This speaks of the period at the end of this age, a lit-
when I hold up the berries, and I don’t tell her anything about the briers in my feet. ” Joseph did not remind his brothers about the thorns of the past. Gen. 45:1. Joseph could not refrain himself. They had come to hate their sin and were now in such a state of mind regarding it as to be verging toward despair so that it COMMENT was now safe to present FROM MANY this aspect of divine prov- SOURCES idence.—W. M. Taylor. The dealing with the consciences of the guilty had done its work, so it will be with the remnant of Israel at the latter day.—Kelly. Cause every man to go out. We must stand alone before Christ if we would know. Him. The priest, the minister, or the Christian friend must all alike go out. —Meyer. Made himself known. A won derful foreshadowing of Jesus’ dealing with His brethren, the Jews, when He shall come again.—Torrey. 'v . 2. He wept. Seven times we read of Joseph that he wept.— Gaebelein. v. 3. I am Joseph. So the true Joseph will one day reveal Himself and His brethren will then be troubled indeed (hev/ 1:7; Matt. 24:30; Zech. 12:9- 1 4 ) Bullinger. Could not answer him. What a lesson follows in rebuke of the shameless unbelief of prophecy that prevails among this generation of pro cessing Christians!—Kelly. They were troubled. There is absolutely no chance of escape for a man save in the wounds of Jesus. These are the seat of refuge in which thé fugitive is safe.— Sel. In like manner Jesus’ brethren will be troubled when they look upon Him whom they have pierced “ now exalted in all power in heaven and in earth” (Zech. 12:10).—Torrey.. v. 4. Come near to me. An anticipa tion of the time when Israel shall seek with tears unto Him who was once nailed by them to the cross, but who was exalted a Prince and Saviour to
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