Matthew Henry Commentary Genesis 42:1-6

"Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph`s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph`s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest Peradventure harm befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph`s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth." — Genesis 42:1-6 (ASV)

Jacob saw the grain his neighbors had bought in Egypt and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied.

Should others get food for their souls, and should we starve while it is available? Having discovered where help can be found, we should seek it without delay, without shrinking from labor or grudging expense, especially regarding our never-dying souls.

There is provision in Christ; but we must come to Him, and seek it from Him.