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Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." He said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."
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Acknowledging God's Gifts
Joseph's statement, "They are my sons, whom God hath given me," is highlighted by commentators as a key spiritual principle. Both Joseph and Jacob acknowledge God as the source of their family's blessings. As Matthew Henry notes, "Comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them coming from God's hand."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joseph said to his father, they [are] my sons, whom God has given me in this [place] In the land of Egypt; he account…
The two good men acknowledge God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed m…
