 | 1982 - عدد الصفحات: 316
...religious thesis for the story which is revealed near its conclusion: "As for you [the brothers of Joseph], you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good,...many people should be kept alive, as they are today" (Genesis 50:20). The teaching is that the hand and purpose of God can be seen even in tragic events... | |
 | 2006 - عدد الصفحات: 342
..."Behold, we are your servants." But Joseph said to them. 20 "Fear not, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many 21 people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your... | |
 | George W. Coats - 1983 - عدد الصفحات: 340
...brothers' intention and God's intention has been abstracted from the family context: "You meant evil. . . . But God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive." The tie with patriarchal tradition apparent in 45:4-8 has been broken. Joseph's role in Egypt now does... | |
 | Lawrence Boadt - 1984 - عدد الصفحات: 580
...central message when he says to his brothers in Genesis 45:7-8: And again in Genesis 50:20 he says: As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive as they are today. The Patriarchs and the "God of the Fathers"... | |
 | Bruce C. Birch - 1985 - عدد الصفحات: 124
...brothers. The tradition sees God still moving in these events. Joseph says to his brothers in 50:20, "You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good,...bring it about that many people should be kept alive." There is, however, a difference in the story of Joseph. God is more hidden. Nowhere does God speak... | |
 | Harm Wouter Hollander, Marinus De Jonge - 1985 - عدد الصفحات: 504
...in these chapters of T.Jos, may have been inspired by Gen 50,20 where Joseph says to his brothers, 'As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good Also many expressions used in T.Jos. 1,4-2,6 are typical of individual thanksgivings, though they are... | |
 | Walter Brueggemann - 1987 - عدد الصفحات: 140
...interaction. On the inscrutability of God's hope within history, the words of Joseph are poignant: "As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant...people should be kept alive, as they are today" (Gen. 50:20). On the other hand, God's hope within history is proclaimed triumphantly: The LORD of hosts... | |
 | Sidney Greidanus - 1988 - عدد الصفحات: 396
...and he reckoned it to him as righteousness," Gen 15:6) and sometimes by way of one of the characters ("As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant...bring it about that many people should be kept alive," Gen 50:20). But on the whole the narrator does not provide many direct evaluative comments. Accordingly,... | |
 | Thomas Wingate Mann - 1988 - عدد الصفحات: 196
...is matched by the theological maturity with which he views all that has happened: "you meant it for evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive" (vs. 20). This unit, which opened with Jacob on his deathbed, closes with Joseph on his, and with Joseph's... | |
 | Clark H. Pinnock - 1989 - عدد الصفحات: 324
...treachery became the opportunity for such an extraordinary career that he could say to them later, "You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good,...bring it about that many people should be kept alive" (Gen. 50:20). The divine love was so resourceful in "working for good" that the whole scenario seemed... | |
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And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and... 
