Comentários de Citação sobre Gênesis 42:29

happened upon you as in “all that had befallen them” [Genesis 42: 29].

stubbornness Although this word has no cognate, many people agree that it denotes boldness, contention, strengthening of resolve and dismissal of fear, so as not to be vanquished. Others relate the word to “all that had happened” [Genesis 42:29]. They interpret the word along the lines of the Philistines’ statement, “It is not His hand that smote us: it was a happenstance” [I Samuel 6:9]. Both explanations either require an implied “with” (as in “[within] six days” [Exodus 20:11]), or else the sentence means, “if you walk [the ways of] stubbornness against me”. I have shown you many similar sentences. Note that Scripture here says corresponding to your sins — which means that He will not exceed their magnitude — whereas the previous phrase “above your sins” [:18] modified “to punish you” [:18] and means “ because of your sins”.