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INTRODUCTION:

All of these pages have the same verses at top in the introduction, designed to help you understand how to understand the Word of God, in context, without any of one's own private interpretation which changes meanings to fit one's pet doctrines. Not to mention goes against the Word of God.

(Deuteronomy 4:2 [KJV])
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

(Proverbs 30:5, 6 [KJV])
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

(Isaiah 28:10 [KJV])
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

(Isaiah 28:13 [KJV])
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

(2 Peter 1:20 [KJV])
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

(2 Peter 3:16 [KJV])
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

(Psalms 12:6-7 [KJV])
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

(1 Thessalonians 2:13 [KJV])
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

(2 Timothy 2:15-16 [KJV])
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

(Acts 17:10-11 [KJV])
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

As the verses above say and teach, always research for yourself, always use all of the context of all Scripture, always rightly divide that Word of Truth and never privately interpret it!

All of the studies found here, whether book studies or topical studies, are done with research with mainly two things: The KING JAMES BIBLE and a plain old, 1828 Webster's Dictionary. Why? Outside of actually studying secular and Jewish history, archaeology, one needs nothing more. You do not need foreign, dead languages that no one speaks, nor lexicons, concordances nor commentaries, because they differ not only with one another and with the KING JAMES BIBLE, they create division, confusion, debate, and unbelief, apostasy, and a falling away from God Himself. We do not need them. That Word of God written and preserved for us in our own language is supposed to be enough, like the Old Testament was for the Jews, and as the New Testament was for the early Christians in Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, etc.

There are studies within as tangents on words, subjects found within the two testaments, as to broaden the scope of the study, to learn more, deeper truths. This is not an intellectual site with PhDs, theologians, and no worldly wisdom.. Check everything out, everything. Not just here, but with everything you read and see and hear. Be Bereans:

Always research for yourself, use all of the context, and never privately interpret!

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Genesis Chapter 43: BENJAMIN BROUGHT IN, SIMEON BROUGHT OUT

Because they have run out of food, they have to return to Joseph, in fear, for more. Benjamin must go with them, despite any protests from Jacob, because it is necessary. No one in Joseph's family from his father to all of his brothers knows the thing God is doing for them all in the long run, because God gives us patience as we need to wait on Him.

Their brother Simeon has probably been well treated, but they do not know this at all, thinking he has it rough, maybe even has been killed, but wait all of this time to return to get him. They will get their food, they will get their brother Simeon, Joseph will get to see Benjamin, Jacob will get more uncertainty, for now. Patience will be needed.

(Genesis 43:1-2 [AKJV/PCE])
And the famine was sore in the land. And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

(Genesis 43:3 [AKJV/PCE])
And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

(Genesis 43:4-5 [AKJV/PCE])
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

(Genesis 43:6 [AKJV/PCE])
And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

(Genesis 43:7 [AKJV/PCE])
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

STRAITLY, adv.
  1. Narrowly; closely.
  2. Strictly; rigorously. [For this, strictly is now used.]
  3. Closely; intimately.

TEN'OR, n. [L. tenor, from teneo, to hold.]
  1. Continued run or currency; whole course or strain.
    We understand a speaker's intention or views from the tenor of his conversation, that is, from the general course of his ideas, or general purport of his speech.
    Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men?
  2. Stamp; character. The conversation was of the same tenor as that of the preceding day.
    This success would look like chance, if it were not perpetual and always of the same tenor.
  3. Sense contained; purport; substance; general course or drift; as close attention to the tenor of the discourse. Warrants are to be executed according to their form and tenor.
    Bid me tear the bond.
    --When it is paid according to the tenor.
  4. In music, the natural pitch of a man's voice in singing; hence, the part of a tune adapted to a man's voice, the second of the four parts, reckoning from the base; and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxiliary.
  5. The persons who sing the tenor, or the instrument that plays it.

(Genesis 43:8-9 [AKJV/PCE])
And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

(Genesis 43:10 [AKJV/PCE])
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

(Genesis 43:11 [AKJV/PCE])
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

(Genesis 43:12 [AKJV/PCE])
And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

(Genesis 43:13-14 [AKJV/PCE])
Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

(Genesis 43:15 [AKJV/PCE])
¶ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

(Genesis 43:16-17 [AKJV/PCE])
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

(Genesis 43:18 [AKJV/PCE])
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

(Genesis 43:19-22 [AKJV/PCE])
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

(Genesis 43:23 [AKJV/PCE])
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

(Genesis 43:24 [AKJV/PCE])
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

(Genesis 43:25 [AKJV/PCE])
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

AGAINST, prep. agenst'.
  1. In opposition; noting enmity or disapprobation.
    His hand will be against every man. Gen 16.
    I am against your pillows. Ezek 8.
  2. In opposition, noting contrariety, contradiction, or repugnance; as, a decree against law, reason or public opinion.
  3. In opposition, noting competition, or different sides or parties; as, there are twenty votes in the affirmative against ten in the negative.
  4. In an opposite direction; as, to ride against the wind.
  5. Opposite in place; abreast; as, a ship is against the mouth of a river. In this sense it is often preceded by over.
    Aaron lighted the lamps over against the candlesticks.     Numbers 8.
  6. In opposition, noting adversity, injury, or contrariety to wishes; as, this change of measures is against us.
  7. Bearing upon; as, one leans against a wall.
  8. In provision for; in preparation for.
    Urijah made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Ki 16.
    In this sense against is a preposition, with the following part of the sentence for an object. See After, prep. def. 2.
    In short, the sense of this word is opposition, variously modified according to its application to different objects.
(Genesis 43:26 [AKJV/PCE])
¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

(Genesis 43:27 [AKJV/PCE])
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

(Genesis 43:28 [AKJV/PCE])
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

(Genesis 43:29 [AKJV/PCE])
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

(Genesis 43:30 [AKJV/PCE])
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

(Genesis 43:31 [AKJV/PCE])
And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

(Genesis 43:32 [AKJV/PCE])
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

(Genesis 43:33 [AKJV/PCE])
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

(Genesis 43:34 [AKJV/PCE])
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

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Genesis Chapter 44