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and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, "Bow the knee!" He set him over all the land of Egypt.
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A Public Display of Honor
Commentators explain that Pharaoh didn't just promote Joseph privately; he made a public spectacle of it. Placing Joseph in the "second chariot" and having a proclamation made before him publicly solidified his new role as the second most powerful person in Egypt, ensuring the people would recognize and obey his authority.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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Anglican
In the second chariot. —The object of this procession was to display Joseph to the people as their new governor. The Pharaoh, prob…
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Reformed Baptist
And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had, &c.] By which it appeared that he was next to Pharaoh, but no…
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