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Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph`s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.
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A Prophetic Dream Fulfilled
Commentators unanimously highlight this moment as the direct fulfillment of Joseph's dream from Genesis 37:7, where his brothers' sheaves bowed to his. After twenty years, the very brothers who mocked him now unknowingly prostrate themselves before him. This powerfully demonstrates God's sovereignty and faithfulness to bring His prophetic plans to pass, often in unexpected ways.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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19th Century
Anglican
Joseph’s brethren came and bowed down themselves before him. —Throughout the land of Egypt Joseph would sell through a de…
16th Century
Protestant
And Joseph was the governor over the land. Moses connects Joseph's honor with his fidelity and diligence. For although he possessed suprem…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joseph [was] the governor over the land Not the land of Canaan last mentioned, but the land of Egypt; under Phar…
Jacob saw the grain his neighbors had bought in Egypt and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied.
Should others get f…
