40. Thou shalt be over my house--This sudden change in the
condition of a man who had just been taken out of prison could take
place nowhere, except in Egypt. In ancient as well as modern times,
slaves have often risen to be its rulers. But the special providence of
God had determined to make Joseph governor of Egypt; and the way was
paved for it by the deep and universal conviction produced in the minds
both of the king and his councillors, that a divine spirit animated his
mind and had given him such extraordinary knowledge.
according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled--literally,
"kiss." This refers to the edict granting official power to Joseph, to
be issued in the form of a firman, as in all Oriental countries; and
all who should receive that order would kiss it, according to the usual
Eastern mode of acknowledging obedience and respect for the sovereign
[WILKINSON].
JFB.
Outline
1 Pharaoh's two dreams
25 Joseph interprets them
33 Josephe gives Pharaoh counsel
38 Joseph is promoted
50 The birth of Manasseh and Ephraim
53 The famine begins
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