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for him, as one having the authority of a
prophet and a patriarch. Though in worldly
wealth Pharaoh was the greater, yet, in interest
with God, Jacob was the greater; he was God's
anointed, Ps 105:15. And a patriarch's blessing
was not a thing to be despised, no, not by a
potent prince. Darius valued the prayers of the
church for himself and for his sons, Ezr 6:10.
Pharaoh kindly received Jacob, and, whether
in the name of a prophet or no, thus he had a
prophet's reward, which sufficiently
recompensed him, not only for his courteous
converse with him, but for all the other
kindnesses he showed to him and his.
8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my
pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
He provided well for him and his, placed him
in Goshen (Ge 47:11), nourished him and all
his with food convenient for them, Ge 47:12.
This bespeaks, not only Joseph a good man,
who took this tender care of his poor relations,
but God a good God, who raised him up for
this purpose, and put him into a capacity of