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The famine was severe in the land.
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Faith Tested by Hardship
John Calvin highlights that the severe famine was a profound test for Jacob. Despite God's promises of blessing and land, Jacob's family faced starvation. This serves as a powerful reminder for believers that faith is often tested in the crucible of hardship, forcing us to trust God's promises even when our circumstances seem to contradict them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
דבשׁ debash — “honey,” from the bee, or syrup from the juice of the grape. בטנים boṭen — “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd —…
19th Century
Anglican
The man asked us straitly. — In Genesis 42:13, they appear rather as volunteering a statement of their family relations than as ha…
16th Century
Protestant
And the famine was sore in the land. This chapter records the second journey of Jacob's sons into Egypt, after their former supply of prov…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the famine [was] sore in the land . ] In the land of Canaan; it increased yet more and more: this is observed fo…
Jacob urges his sons to go and buy a little food; now, in this time of scarcity, a little must be enough. Judah urges that Benjamin should go with …
