40 (A)You shall be [a]over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

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  1. Genesis 41:40 In charge of

40 You shall be in charge of my palace,(A) and all my people are to submit to your orders.(B) Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.(C)

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10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, (A)and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(A)

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29 Do you see a man who [a]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before [b]unknown men.

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  1. Proverbs 22:29 is prompt in his business
  2. Proverbs 22:29 obscure

Saying 6

29 Do you see someone skilled(A) in their work?
    They will serve(B) before kings;(C)
    they will not serve before officials of low rank.

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21 (A)He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions,
22 To [a]bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.

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  1. Psalm 105:22 Bind as prisoners

21 He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes(A) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.(B)

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Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, (A)because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.

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Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.(A)

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29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him (A)that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(A) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(B)

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Daniel and His Friends Promoted

46 (A)Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering (B)and incense to him. 47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly (C)your God is the God of (D)gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” 48 (E)Then the king promoted Daniel (F)and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and (G)chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

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46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate(A) before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering(B) and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods(C) and the Lord of kings(D) and a revealer of mysteries,(E) for you were able to reveal this mystery.(F)

48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high(G) position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.(H)

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12 [a]Kiss the Son, lest [b]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When (A)His wrath is kindled but a little.
(B)Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

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  1. Psalm 2:12 LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
  2. Psalm 2:12 LXX the Lord

12 Kiss his son,(A) or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath(B) can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed(C) are all who take refuge(D) in him.

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Samuel Anoints Saul

10 Then (A)Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, (B)and kissed him and said: “Is it not because (C)the Lord has anointed you commander over (D)His [a]inheritance?

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:1 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX people Israel; and you shall rule the people of the Lord; LXX, Vg. add And you shall deliver His people from the hands of their enemies all around them. And this shall be a sign to you, that God has anointed you to be a prince.

10 Then Samuel took a flask(A) of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed(B) you ruler over his inheritance?[a](C)

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:

So now it was not you who sent me here, but (A)God; and He has made me (B)a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a (C)ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

“Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not [a]tarry.

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  1. Genesis 45:9 delay

“So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(A) He made me father(B) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(C) Now hurry(D) back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.(E)

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So Joseph (A)found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him (B)overseer of his house, and all that he had he put [a]under his authority. So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that (C)the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field. Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s [b]hand, and he did not know what he had except for the [c]bread which he ate.

Now Joseph (D)was handsome in form and appearance.

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  1. Genesis 39:4 Lit. in his hand
  2. Genesis 39:6 Care
  3. Genesis 39:6 Food

Joseph found favor in his eyes(A) and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,(B) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.(C) From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household(D) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.(E) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.(F) So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(G) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(H)

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27 So that my heart has been secretly enticed,
And my mouth has kissed my hand;

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27 so that my heart was secretly enticed(A)
    and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,(B)

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26 And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” (A)And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them.

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26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.”(A) Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.(B)

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