Genesis 50:19-20

God's Good Purposes

19 But Joseph said to them, "Do not fear, for h am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but i God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people 1 should be kept alive, as they are today.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 30:2
    Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?
    2 Kings 5:7
    And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 45:5
    And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
    Genesis 45:7
    And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.
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