Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 45:8 - 45:8

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 45:8 - 45:8


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That I came to this place, and pitch of honour and power, is not to be imputed to your design, which was of another nature, but to God’s overruling providence, which ordered the circumstances of your action, so as I should be brought to this place and state. Compare Gen_50:20.



A father to Pharaoh; to advise him, and to provide for him, as fathers do for their children, and to have the authority, respect, and power of a father with him.