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A Devastating Famine
Commentators emphasize the sheer severity of the predicted famine. It would be so "very grievous" that it would completely erase the memory and physical evidence of the preceding seven years of abundance. By the time the famine ended, it would be as if the years of plenty had never happened, demonstrating the scale of the coming crisis.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 41:1–57
18th Century
Theologian
- יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
- אחוּ 'āch…
John Gill
On Genesis 41:31
17th Century
Pastor
And the plenty shall not be known in the land, by reason of
that famine following
Tha…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 41:9–32
17th Century
Minister
God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had obtained Joseph's release from prison, he probably would …