Genesis 45:16
Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
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- Gen 16:6 : 6 Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
- Gen 20:15 : 15 Then Abimelech said,“Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please.”
- Gen 34:18 : 18 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.
- Gen 41:33 : 33 “So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.
- Deut 1:33 : 33 the one who would go before you on the way to find places for you to camp, appearing in a fire at night and in a cloud by day to show you the way you ought to go.
- 2 Sam 3:36 : 36 All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.
- 2 Chr 30:4 : 4 The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.
- Esth 1:21 : 21 The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.
- Esth 2:4 : 4 Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, so he acted accordingly.
- Esth 5:14 : 14 Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him,“Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented.” It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built.
- Acts 6:5 : 5 The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.
- Acts 7:13 : 13 On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
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- Gen 45:17-182 verses81%
17Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
18Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.’
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5Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Your father and your brothers have come to you.
- Gen 47:1-33 verses79%
1Joseph’s Wise Administration Joseph went and told Pharaoh,“My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.”
2He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.
3Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers,“What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh,“Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”
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31Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household,“I will go up and tell Pharaoh,‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
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37This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials.
- Gen 45:1-44 verses77%
1The Reconciliation of the Brothers Joseph was no longer able to control himself before all his attendants, so he cried out,“Make everyone go out from my presence!” No one remained with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
2He wept loudly; the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
3Joseph said to his brothers,“I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” His brothers could not answer him because they were dumbfounded before him.
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 50:17-182 verses77%
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.”
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15He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.
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13On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
- Gen 45:8-92 verses75%
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 39:4-52 verses75%
4So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.
5From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.
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6Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
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10and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
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17The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph’s house.
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25They replied,“You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
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7Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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12Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.
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2The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.