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Selected Verse: Acts 7:10 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 7:10 |
King James |
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And delivered him ... - That is, restored him to liberty from his servitude and humiliation, and raised him up to high honors and offices in Egypt.
Favour and wisdom - The favor was the result of his wisdom. His wisdom was particularly evinced in interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh, Gen. 41.
And he made him governor ... - Gen 41:40.
All his house - All the family, or all the court and government of the nation. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Afflictions (θλίψεων)
See on Mat 13:21. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh - God gave him much wisdom, in consequence of which he had favor with the king of Egypt. See the whole of this remarkable history explained at large, Genesis 41:1-45:28 (note). |
40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.