Bible Dictionary: Wisdom of Joseph

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Genesis 41:16,25-39
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
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Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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What Things Befell Joseph in Prison.
... 7. Hereupon the king wondered at the discretion and wisdom of Joseph; and asked
him by what means he might so dispense the foregoing plentiful crops in the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 what things befell.htm

Joseph
... will he have riches more real, and power more vast, than any which our English laws
can give; then will he gain, like Joseph, that moral wisdom, better than ...
/.../kingsley/the gospel of the pentateuch/sermon vii joseph.htm

Joseph and his Brethren.
... years of famine. Pharaoh saw what great wisdom God had given Joseph, and
made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. The corn was ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/joseph and his brethren.htm

Chapter xliv
... But behind this discretion and the very practical wisdom of Joseph one involuntarily
feels the guiding hand of the good Lord, who gave success to a plan that ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xliv.htm

The Brethren of Jesus.
... something diviner, inasmuch as He was, as they supposed, the son of Joseph and Mary ...
had not from education and teaching come to such a height of wisdom and power ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/17 the brethren of jesus.htm

Men Entrust their Safety Rather to a Just than to a Prudent Man. . ...
... Solomon is put before us simply for the sake of example, of whom it was eagerly
expected that his wisdom should be heard. 54. Joseph also when in prison was ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter x men entrust their.htm

The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was Typified in the Lives of ...
... Thus, as Joseph was exalted to power and glory after the period of his humiliation ...
to look upon," thus reminding us of Him who "increased in wisdom and stature ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/4 the fact of the.htm

And all the Methods I have Mentioned are Constantly Used by Nearly ...
... And, indeed, I do not know whether this figure of speech, by which Joseph is put ...
it composed by man's art and care, but it flowed forth in wisdom and eloquence ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 7 and all the.htm

How the Citizens were Enraged against Joseph on Account of the ...
... I will hold my tongue for thy sake: and let them see to it in their wisdom. ... And Joseph
seeing what Jesus had done, in a fury seized Him by the ear; and Jesus ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of thomas/chapter v how the citizens were.htm

The Wisdom of God
... (2.) The wisdom of God is seen in doing his work by that which to the eye of flesh
seems quite contrary. God intended to advance Joseph, and to make all his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/5 the wisdom of god.htm

Subtopics

Personification of Wisdom

Statecraft: Wisdom In

The Wisdom of God is One of his Attributes

The Wisdom of God: All Human Wisdom Derived From

The Wisdom of God: Beyond Human Comprehension

The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in His Counsels

The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in His Foreshadowing Events

The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in His Works

The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in Knowing: His Saints

The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in Knowing: The Actions

The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in Knowing: The Afflictions of Saints