Gen_43:25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Ver. 25. And they made ready the present.] For, "a man’s gift makes room for him, and bringeth him before great men." {Pro_18:16} So it doth also before God, who looks for "a present," {Psa_72:10} and loves to hear from us. "Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed." {Psa_65:1}