Historical chapter commentary
Verse 2. Sin. Hence it is clear, that our first parent repented, ( Worthington.) and was saved. Genesis 5:5. S. Iræn. iii. 34. Saint Augustine ep. xcix. ad Evod. Corn. a Lap. Calmet.—Things. Before sin, he submitted willingly; but afterwards, he was forced to use all his ingenuity to preserve this dominion.
Verse 3. The unjust. Cain. We have no proof of his repentance.
Verse 4. Cause. The wickedness of the race of Cain. Calmet.—Just. Noe.—Wood. Who would have thought that such a vessel would save mankind, and so forth amid the raging storms? Noe must have been an able mechanic: ( Calmet.) but God both directed him, and closed up the door. Genesis 7:16. Bible.
Verse 5. She knew the just. She found out and approved Abraham, ( Calmet.) Sem, or Heber, who took no part in building the tower. Saint Augustine de Civ. Dei. Calmet. xvi. 4.—To God. Many say that Abraham was at first addicted to idolatry. Philo. Saint Augustine and so forth—But not after he was directed by the light of heaven. Calmet.—Strong. Gave his strength to stand firm against the efforts of his natural tenderness, when he was ordered to sacrifice his son. Challoner.—Against. Lit. “in.” To obey God was true compassion to his son, though it might have deprived him of this life. Bible.—How many virtues did not Abraham manifest on this occasion! Saint Ambrose Off. ii. 5.
Verse 6. The just man. Lot.—Pentapolis. The land of the five cities, Sodom, Gomorrah, and so forth Challoner.
Verse 10. The just. Jacob.—Of God. Or heaven open, and angels ascending and descending. Genesis 38:12.
Verse 11. Deceit. Laban’s craft did not prevent Jacob from growing rich. Bible.
Verse 12. Enemies. Laban and Esau. Calmet.—Conflict with the angel. Challoner.
Verse 13. Just. Joseph. Challoner.—Sinners. His brethren, and so forth Septuagint “from sin” of adultery. Menochius.—Pit. Or prison, to which he was confined at the instigation of Potiphar’s wife, always preserving his virtue. Calmet.—He had also been let down into an old pit by his brethren. Bible.
Verse 14. Kingdom. Which he ruled under Pharao. Genesis 41:40. Calmet.—The Hebrews styled all in high authority kings. Grot.
Verse 16. God. Moses. Challoner.—Numbers 12:7. Psalms 104:26. and so forth
Verse 21. Eloquent. They would, if possible, have sounded forth thy praise. Dionys.—The Hebrews had been kept in ignorance, and afraid to speak. Calmet.—Infants, and dumb people, might also, by miracle, join in the song. Bible.
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