Genesis 44:18

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Then Judah approached him and said,“My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

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  • Exod 32:22 : 22 Aaron said,“Do not let your anger burn hot, my lord; you know these people, that they tend to evil.
  • Gen 18:30 : 30 Then Abraham said,“May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?” He replied,“I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
  • Gen 41:40 : 40 You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. Only I, the king, will be greater than you.
  • Gen 41:44 : 44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph,“I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will move his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
  • Gen 18:32 : 32 Finally Abraham said,“May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied,“I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
  • 2 Sam 14:12 : 12 Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”
  • Esth 1:12 : 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s bidding conveyed through the eunuchs. Then the king became extremely angry, and his rage consumed him.
  • Job 33:31 : 31 Pay attention, Job– listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
  • Ps 79:5 : 5 How long will this go on, O LORD? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”
  • Dan 3:19-23 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated. 20 He ordered strong soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire. 21 So those men were tied up while still wearing their cloaks, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and were thrown into the furnace of blazing fire. 22 But since the king’s command was so urgent, and the furnace was so excessively hot, the men who escorted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were killed by the leaping flames. 23 But those three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell into the furnace of blazing fire while still securely bound.
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.
  • John 5:22 : 22 Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
  • Acts 2:29 : 29 “Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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  • Gen 44:14-17
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    14So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

    15Joseph said to them,“What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”

    16Judah replied,“What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? God has exposed the sin of your servants! We are now my lord’s slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”

    17But Joseph said,“Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

  • Gen 44:19-21
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    19My lord asked his servants,‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

    20We said to my lord,‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

    21“Then you told your servants,‘Bring him down to me so I can see him.’

  • Gen 44:7-8
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    7They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

    8Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

  • Gen 44:32-34
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    32Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying,‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’

    33“So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.

    34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see my father’s pain.”

  • Gen 44:23-24
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    23But you said to your servants,‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’

    24When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

  • Gen 50:17-18
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    17‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.

    18Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”

  • Gen 47:25
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    25They replied,“You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

  • Gen 43:3
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    3But Judah said to him,“The man solemnly warned us,‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

  • Gen 45:8-9
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    8So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

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

  • Gen 45:4
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    4Joseph said to his brothers,“Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 45:17
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    17Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!

  • Gen 47:5
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    5Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Your father and your brothers have come to you.

  • Gen 40:14
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    14But remember me when it goes well for you, and show me kindness. Make mention of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison,