“Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.”
Not that he was ashamed of his kindred, but that he would cover his brethren’s fault.
“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. nor: Heb. neither let there be anger in your eyes”
Gen. 50:20 This example teacheth that we must by all means comfort them, which are truly humbled and wounded for their sins.
“So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.”
Albeit God detest sin, yet he turneth man’s wickedness to serve to his glory.
“And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.”
That is, that I speak in your own language, and have none interpreter.
“And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.”
The most plentiful ground. The chiefest fruits and commodities.
“Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. regard: Heb. let not your eye spare, etc.”
Hebrew, let not your eyes spare your vessel .
“And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. laden: Heb. carrying”
Or, he sent as much, to wit, silver as verse 22 , and ten asses.
“So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.”
Seeing he had remitted the fault done toward him, he would not that they should accuse one another.