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The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
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A Sign of Certainty & Urgency
Commentators unanimously explain that the doubling of Pharaoh's dream was a divine sign with a dual meaning. First, it signified that the event was absolutely certain, a "thing established by God" with a "firm decree." Second, it indicated the urgency and immediacy of the prophecy, showing that God would "shortly bring it to pass."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
16th Century
Protestant
And for that the dream was doubled. Joseph does not mean to say that what God may have declared only once is changeable; instead, he inten…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice Or was repeated to him under different figures and images:
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God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had obtained Joseph's release from prison, he probably would …
