Genesis 50

2. God will turn all evils to our good (Romans 8:28): He will make a treacle of poison. Joseph's imprisonment was a means for his advancement (Genesis 50:20): Out of the bitterest drug, God will distill his glory and our salvation. In short, God will be our guide to death, our c…

2. The second reason against image worship, Visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation.] There is a twofold visiting. 1. There is God's visiting in mercy (Genesis 50:25). God will surely visit you. That is, he will bring you into t…

6. To a pardoned soul, every thing has a commission to do him good. Afflictions shall do him good; poverty, reproach, persecution (Genesis 50:20): You thought evil against me, but God meant it to good. As the elements, though of contrary qualities, yet God has so tempered them t…

And undoubtedly, Joseph would therefore have his bones kept among them, that they might be a pledge unto them of their deliverance. Yea note further, the story says, (Genesis 50:15) that Joseph did not only charge his brethren generally; but binds them by an oath to carry his bo…

Published by THOMAS WATSON, Minister of the Gospel. But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, Genesis 50.20. LONDON: Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Three Crowns, over against the great Conduit, at the lower end of Cheapside. 1663.

Lastly, governors and magistrates have civil adoration as their due and it cannot be omitted without offense. Thus Abraham worshipped the Hittites (Genesis 23) and Joseph his brothers (Genesis 50). To come to the very point: upon the former distinction we deny, against the Papis…

Sometimes God makes use of Instruments for good to his people, who designed nothing but evil and mischief to them. Thus Joseph's Brethren were instrumental to his advancement, in that very thing, wherein they designed his ruine, Genesis 50:20 (5.) The design and scope of Provide…

Thirdly, we may take it strictly, for seven precise days and nights, and then it refers to the ceremony of mourning for the dead; it was a custom to mourn seven days for the dead; Job's friends looked upon him as a dead man, and so they mourned for him according to the manner of…

This principle would put another aspect upon injuries, and unkindnesses, and would quite alter the property of them, and teach us to call them by another name: whatever the subordinate instrument intended, it is likely he meant not so, neither did his heart think so (Isaiah 10:7…

For God is Lord of Lords, Master of masters. In this respect says Joseph a great Governor, am not I under God? (1 Timothy 6:15; Genesis 50:19) These two little particles (even your, or your also) add some emphasis: having reference to servants, as if he had said, as well your ma…

We must not only do this, but do it from the heart. Joseph, when his brethren came to him, and submitted themselves, did not only remit the offence, but his bowels yearned towards them, and his heart was towards them (Genesis 50:17). Then,

All things shall work together for good to them that love God. All things that befall a Christian are either good, or shall turn to good; either to good natural (Genesis 50:20). You thought evil, but God meant it for good: or good spiritual (Psalm 119:75).

We think not so, but God knows it is so, most for his glory and our benefit. So the selling of Joseph into Egypt (Genesis 50:20) — God meant it for good: alas what good to have the poor young man sold as a slave, to be cast into prison for his chastity and continence, and expose…

Good, what good? It may be temporal, so it falls out sometimes, a man's temporal good is promoted by his temporal loss (Genesis 50:20); "You thought evil against me, but God meant it for good": they sold their brother a slave, but God meant him to be a great potentate in Egypt.…

There are some who are so wise as not to say with their tongues, yet such fools as to say in their heart, there is no God (Psalm 14:1). There are some that do not actually murder, yet (by anger and envy) are murderers in heart or thought, as Joseph accuses his brothers, saying,…

1. Our sins; who can look into his own heart with dry eyes? 2. Loss of relations, which is like the pulling a limb from the body; Joseph wept over his dead father, Genesis 50. 1. Well then, it is not to be admired that a believer desires to depart from hence; he shall leave the…