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6 the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father
and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before
Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
The respect Joseph, as a son, showed to his
father.
He presented him to Pharaoh, Ge 47:7. And
here,
(1.) Pharaoh asks Jacob a common question:
How old art thou? Ge 47:8. A question usually
put to old men, for it is natural to us to admire
old age and to reverence it (Le 19:32), as it is
very unnatural and unbecoming to despise it,
Isa 3:5. Jacob's countenance, no doubt,
showed him to be very old, for he had been a
man of labour and sorrow; in Egypt people
were not so long-lived as in Canaan, and
therefore Pharaoh looks upon Jacob with
wonder; he was as a show in his court. When
we are reflecting upon ourselves, this should
come into the account, "How old are we?"
(2.) Jacob gives Pharaoh an uncommon
answer, Ge 47:9. He speaks as becomes a
patriarch, with an air of seriousness, for the
instruction of Pharaoh. Though our speech be