Acts 7:10
And he rescued him from all his tribulations. And he gave him grace and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And he appointed him as governor over Egypt and over all his house.
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In The King James Version
In Context
9And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him.
Cross References
Genesis 41:12In that place, there was a Hebrew, a servant of the same commander of the military, to whom we explained our dreams.
Genesis 44:18Then Judah, approaching closer, said confidently: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears, and do not be angry with your servant. For you are next to Pharaoh.
Genesis 48:16the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”
Psalms 34:17Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.
Psalms 40:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.
Proverbs 2:6For the Lord bestows wisdom, and out of his mouth, prudence and knowledge.
Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17
Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →