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Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
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So the children of Israel in Genesis 50.18 tried to make Joseph the "acting God" in fulfillment of his God-given dream in 37.5-10? Very interesting!
But unlike the prophet Samuel, (
Anybody notice that Lee's sons were almost as bad as Samuel's? And for that matter, Eli's too! After Eli's sons, Samuel became God's prophet. After Samuel's sons, Israel pined for a king.) whom Lee claimed was the "acting God" on earth, Joseph rejected such nonsense.
So did Paul (and Barnabas) in Acts 14.11-15, who made it quite clear to the superstitious natives that, "
we also are men like you!"