Genesis 45:7

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But God sent me ahead of you to establish a remnant for you on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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  • Judg 15:18 : 18 Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great deliverance. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
  • 1 Chr 11:14 : 14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
  • Ps 18:50 : 50 Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
  • Ps 44:4 : 4 For they did not take possession of the land by their sword, nor did their own arm save them. But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You were pleased with them.
  • Acts 7:35 : 35 This same Moses, whom they had rejected by saying, 'Who made you ruler and judge?'—this is the one God sent as ruler and deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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  • Gen 45:8-13
    6 verses
    87%

    8So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me like a father to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and a ruler throughout Egypt.

    9Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.’

    10You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

    11I will provide for you there, because there are still five years of famine to come, so that neither you, your household, nor anything that belongs to you will fall into poverty.

    12Look, your own eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that it is my own mouth speaking to you.

    13Tell my father about all the honor that I have in Egypt and everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.

  • Gen 45:4-6
    3 verses
    85%

    4Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' They came closer, and he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother, the one you sold into Egypt.'

    5Now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

    6For two years now, there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years, there will be no plowing or harvesting.

  • Gen 50:19-21
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    78%

    19But Joseph said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?'

    20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done—the saving of many lives.

    21'So do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.' And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

  • Ps 105:17
    76%

    17He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

  • Acts 7:9-10
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    76%

    9Because they were jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him.

    10God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Gen 46:3
    74%

    3God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.'

  • Gen 45:17-18
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    73%

    17Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

    18Then bring your father and your households and come back to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat from the fat of the land.

  • Gen 46:28
    73%

    28Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the land of Goshen,

  • Gen 43:14
    73%

    14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.

  • Gen 41:36
    72%

    36This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.

  • Gen 41:39
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    39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.'

  • Gen 47:25
    72%

    25They replied, 'You have saved our lives! May we find favor in the eyes of my lord, and we will be servants to Pharaoh.'

  • Gen 47:5-7
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    72%

    5Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

    6'The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land, in Goshen. And if you know any among them who are capable men, appoint them as overseers of my livestock.'

    7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Gen 42:2
    72%

    2And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'

  • Gen 46:31
    71%

    31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

  • Acts 7:12
    71%

    12When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there for the first time.

  • Gen 41:29
    71%

    29Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 41:41
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    41Pharaoh also said to Joseph, 'See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.'

  • Gen 39:5
    71%

    5From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

  • Gen 42:15
    71%

    15This is how you will be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.'

  • Gen 48:15
    71%

    15Then he blessed Joseph and said, 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,'

  • Gen 40:15
    71%

    15For I was forcibly taken from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this pit.

  • Gen 48:21
    71%

    21Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'

  • Gen 44:21
    71%

    21Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'"