27And 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:
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Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-28)We have here the good news brought to Jacob. 1. The relation of it, at first, sunk his spirits. When, without any preamble, his sons came in, crying, Joseph is yet alive , each striving which should first proclaim it, perhaps he thought they bantered him, and the affront grieved him; or the very mention of Joseph’s name revived his sorrow, so that his heart fainted, Gen. 45:26. It was a good while…
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