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He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."
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Decisive Action in Crisis
Commentators observe that in a moment of crisis, while his sons were perplexed and inactive, it was the aged patriarch Jacob who took decisive action. Hearing of a solution, he immediately commanded his sons to act, emphasizing the life-or-death nature of their situation. This serves as a model for leadership and the necessity of acting on known solutions rather than remaining paralyzed by a crisis.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt , &c.] This explains what is meant by the phrase he sa…
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 f…