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The Anatomy of Sin
Commentators highlight that the brothers' plot was not a spontaneous act but a deliberate, "cold-blooded" plan born from festering hatred. John Calvin notes their hypocrisy: they were more concerned with creating a plausible lie to deceive their father than they were about the judgment of God. Their plan reveals how sin seeks to conceal itself from human eyes while ignoring the all-seeing eyes of God.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 37:1–36
18th Century
Theologian
17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)
25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 37:20
19th Century
Bishop
Into some pit. —Hebrew, into one of the pits, that is, cisterns dug to catch and preserve rainwater. In summer they are d…
John Calvin
On Genesis 37:20
16th Century
Theologian
And cast him into some pit. Before they commit the murder, they seek a pretext by which they may conceal their crime from men. Meanwhile, …
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John Gill
On Genesis 37:20
17th Century
Pastor
Come now therefore, and let us slay him
Agree to do it, and actually do it:
and cast him into som…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 37:12–22
17th Century
Minister
How readily Joseph awaits his father's orders! Those children who are most beloved by their parents should be the most ready to obey them. See how …