4) Then Joseph said to his brothers, `Come close to me.`
When they had done so, he said, `I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!
5) And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.
6) For two years now there has been famine in the land,
and for the next five years there will not be plowing and reaping.
7) But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8) So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.
He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.
9) Now hurry 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.
Directions:
- Grab the closest Bible and verify that the text here is indeed the passage it is claimed to be. (or click here to open biblegateway.com in a new browser window) Nothing has been added or removed - nothing changed - not one word. The version shown is the NIV, but it could just as well be any version or language. The nature of the pattern remains.
- Hover your mouse cursor over a line of text to see it highlighted along with its companion element(s).
- Hover over a bar to see that group highlighted along with its companion group(s).
- If your cursor changes from an arrow to a hand, click to bring up comments about the shared theme. You can drag the little presentation window around to place it where you like.
- Meditate prayerfully on what you see, seeking insight about each pairing. How are the elements alike? How do they differ. Why are they paired?
- Yes, it really is what it appears to be. It is a supernatural phenomenon! Praise the Lord, who has blessed us with great favor in these last days! His handiwork is beyond compare! He has magnified His Word above all His name!
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