Genesis 45:5
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 45
“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.”Genesis 45:5
What Does Genesis 45:5 Mean?
Genesis 45:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 45, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 45:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 50:20“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”Acts 7:9“And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,”Genesis 45:7“And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.”Job 1:21“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”Acts 2:23“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”Psalms 105:16“Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.”Luke 23:34“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”Genesis 47:25“And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”Proverbs 28:2“For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.”Isaiah 40:1“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.”1 Samuel 1:19“And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”2 Samuel 12:12“For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”2 Samuel 16:10“And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?”2 Samuel 17:14“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.”Acts 4:24“And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:”2 Corinthians 2:7“So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”2 Corinthians 2:11“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”Philemon 1:15“For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;”Genesis 49:24“But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)”Genesis 50:19“And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?”
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