So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. גשׁן gôshen — Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders o…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

But God. —Hebrew: but the God. The article is rarely found with Elohim in the history of Joseph, but wherever it is added…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

See how Joseph traces God's hand in his whole career.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

So now, it was not you that sent me hither. This is a remarkable passage, in which we are taught that the right course of events is never …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God
Which is to be understood not absolutely, as if they had no c…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Joseph let Judah continue and heard all he had to say. He found his brothers humbled for their sins, mindful of him (for Judah had mentioned him tw…