Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. New Living Translation God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. English Standard Version And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. Berean Standard Bible God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Berean Literal Bible And God sent me before you⁺ to make for you⁺ a remnant in the earth, and to give life to you⁺ by a great deliverance. King James Bible And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. New King James Version And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. New American Standard Bible So God sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. NASB 1995 “God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. NASB 1977 “And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. Legacy Standard Bible So God sent me before you to establish for you a remnant in the earth and to keep you alive for a great remnant of survivors. Amplified Bible God sent me [to Egypt] ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great escape. Berean Annotated Bible God {Elohim} sent me before you⁺ to preserve you⁺ as a remnant on the earth and to save your⁺ lives by a great deliverance. Christian Standard Bible God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. Holman Christian Standard Bible God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. American Standard Version And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. Contemporary English Version But God sent me on ahead of you to keep your families alive and to save you in this wonderful way. English Revised Version And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. GOD'S WORD® Translation God sent me ahead of you to make sure that you would have descendants on the earth and to save your lives in an amazing way. Good News Translation God sent me ahead of you to rescue you in this amazing way and to make sure that you and your descendants survive. International Standard Version God sent me ahead of you to keep you alive on the earth, and to save you all in a magnificent way. NET Bible God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. New Heart English Bible God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Webster's Bible Translation And God sent me before you, to preserve for you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleGod sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. World English Bible God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand God sends me before you, to place a remnant of you in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape; Berean Literal Bible And God sent me before you⁺ to make for you⁺ a remnant in the earth, and to give life to you⁺ by a great deliverance. Young's Literal Translation and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape; Smith's Literal Translation And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd God sent me before, that you may be preserved upon the earth, and may have food to live. Catholic Public Domain Version And God sent me ahead, so that you may be preserved upon the earth, and so that you would be able to have food in order to live. New American Bible God, therefore, sent me on ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives in an extraordinary deliverance. New Revised Standard Version God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant on the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And God sent me before you to establish you as a remnant and to save life for you with a great salvation in the earth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And God sent me before you to give you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive for a great deliverance. Brenton Septuagint Translation For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph Reveals His Identity…6For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. 7God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.… Cross References God sent me before you Psalm 105:17-19 He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, / until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. to preserve you as a remnant on the earth Micah 2:12-13 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng. / One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader. Isaiah 10:20-22 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. / Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. Romans 9:27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. and to save your lives Joshua 2:13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.” 1 Samuel 19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. by a great deliverance. Psalm 18:50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever. 2 Samuel 22:51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.” Judges 15:18 And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Acts 7:9-10 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household. Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Treasury of Scripture And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. to preserve you a posterity. Judges 15:18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 1 Chronicles 11:14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. Psalm 18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. Jump to Previous Ahead Alive Deliverance Earth Escape Great Lives Posterity Preserve Remnant Save SurvivorsJump to Next Ahead Alive Deliverance Earth Escape Great Lives Posterity Preserve Remnant Save SurvivorsGenesis 45 1. Joseph makes himself known to his brothers.5. He comforts them in God's providence. 9. He sends for his father. 16. Pharaoh confirms it. 21. Joseph furnishes then for their journey. 25. Jacob is revived with the news. God sent me before you This phrase highlights the divine orchestration in Joseph's journey to Egypt. Despite the malicious intent of his brothers, God had a sovereign plan. This reflects the biblical theme of God's providence, where He uses human actions, even those meant for harm, to fulfill His purposes (Genesis 50:20). Joseph's role as a forerunner is a type of Christ, who was sent ahead to prepare the way for salvation (John 1:29-30). to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance Persons / Places / Events 1. JosephThe central figure in this passage, Joseph is speaking to his brothers. He was sold into slavery by them but rose to become a powerful leader in Egypt. His journey from suffering to leadership is a testament to God's providence. 2. Joseph's Brothers They are the recipients of Joseph's revelation. They had previously betrayed him, but now they are in need of his help during a famine. 3. Egypt The land where Joseph was taken as a slave and where he eventually became second in command. It serves as the backdrop for God's plan to preserve the family of Israel. 4. God's Providence The overarching theme of this passage is God's sovereign plan to use Joseph's trials for the greater good of preserving His chosen people. 5. Famine The event that brought Joseph's brothers to Egypt, setting the stage for reconciliation and the fulfillment of God's plan. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in TrialsRecognize that God can use difficult circumstances for His greater purpose and our ultimate good. Forgiveness and Reconciliation Joseph's willingness to forgive his brothers is a powerful example of grace and reconciliation, which we are called to emulate. Purpose in Suffering Understand that our trials may have a divine purpose beyond our immediate understanding, as seen in Joseph's life. Trust in God's Plan Trust that God is in control, even when His plans are not immediately clear to us. Preservation of God's People Reflect on how God preserves His people through various means, ensuring the fulfillment of His promises. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 45:7?2. How does Genesis 45:7 demonstrate God's sovereignty in Joseph's life circumstances? 3. What role does divine providence play in Joseph's journey to Egypt? 4. How can Genesis 45:7 inspire trust in God's plans during personal trials? 5. Connect Joseph's preservation of life to Jesus' mission in the New Testament. 6. How can we apply Joseph's perspective on God's purpose to our own challenges? 7. How does Genesis 45:7 demonstrate God's sovereignty in Joseph's life? 8. What does Genesis 45:7 reveal about God's purpose in suffering? 9. How does Genesis 45:7 relate to the theme of divine providence? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 45? 11. What does "remnant" mean in the Bible? 12. How does the judgment in Ezekiel 9 align with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness? 13. Who were the believers in the Old Testament? 14. Why would the governor of Egypt personally handle these seemingly minor food transactions without delegation (Genesis 42:6)? What Does Genesis 45:7 Mean God sent me before you• Joseph’s first words underline God’s sovereignty. Though his brothers sold him, he recognizes the Lord’s hand guiding every step. • Genesis 50:20 affirms the same truth: “As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good…” • Acts 7:9-10 reminds us: “But God was with him and rescued him from all his troubles.” • Romans 8:28 anchors the principle: “God works all things together for the good of those who love Him.” Takeaway: What looks like detours or disasters are often God’s direct routes to His purposes. to preserve you • The famine threatened to wipe out Jacob’s household, yet the Lord positioned Joseph to keep them alive. • Genesis 41:56: “The famine was severe over all the land of Egypt.” • Psalm 105:16-17 highlights God’s initiative: “He called down famine… He sent a man before them—Joseph.” Practical insight: God does not merely react to crises; He prepares deliverance long before we know we need it. as a remnant on the earth • “Remnant” signals more than survival; it speaks of covenant continuity. Israel had to remain intact so that the promises to Abraham would reach fulfillment. • Isaiah 10:21-22 foresees a future remnant returning to the Mighty God. • Romans 11:5 echoes, “There is at the present time a remnant chosen by grace.” Thought to ponder: God always preserves a people through whom He advances His redemptive plan. and to save your lives • Physical rescue from starvation mirrors a deeper spiritual pattern—God delights in saving. • Exodus 14:13: “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and see the salvation the LORD will accomplish for you today.” • John 3:16 reveals the ultimate expression of that saving heart. Life application: The same God who cared about empty stomachs in Canaan still cares about every dimension of our need—body and soul. by a great deliverance • The phrase points to the scale of God’s rescue—monumental, memorable, and far-reaching. • Psalm 136:10-12 celebrates a later “great deliverance” from Egypt, linking Joseph’s story to the Exodus. • 1 Peter 1:18-19 speaks of the greatest deliverance of all, secured “with the precious blood of Christ.” Encouragement: What God calls “great” dwarfs every obstacle; His deliverance is never partial or tentative. summary Genesis 45:7 reveals a God who sends in advance, preserves His people, safeguards His covenant remnant, rescues lives, and does it all through a deliverance so great that it foreshadows the saving work of Christ. Our setbacks, then, are opportunities to witness His sovereign, saving hand at work—both for us and for those He intends to bless through us. (7) To preserve you a posterity in the earth.--Heb., To put for you a remnant in the land, that is, to preserve a remainder for you, as the word is translated in 2Samuel 14:7. During the seven years' famine many races probably dwindled away, and the Hebrews, as mere sojourners in Canaan, would have been in danger of total extinction.By a great deliverance.--That is, by a signal interference on your behalf. But the word rendered "deliverance," more exactly signifies that which escapes (see 2Kings 19:31, where, as here, it is joined with the word remnant, and 2Kings 19:30, where it is itself rendered remnant). The two nouns really signify the same thing; but whereas in the first clause the words seem to forebode that only few would escape, in the second there is the assurance of their surviving in such numbers as to be able to grow into a great nation. Hebrew Godאֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative sent וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי (way·yiš·lā·ḥê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out me before you לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם (lip̄·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face to preserve לָשׂ֥וּם (lā·śūm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set you לָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew as a remnant שְׁאֵרִ֖ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder on the earth בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and to save your lives וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת (ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 2421: To live, to revive by a great גְּדֹלָֽה׃ (gə·ḏō·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent deliverance. לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה (lip̄·lê·ṭāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion Links Genesis 45:7 NIVGenesis 45:7 NLT Genesis 45:7 ESV Genesis 45:7 NASB Genesis 45:7 KJV Genesis 45:7 BibleApps.com Genesis 45:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 45:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 45:7 French Bible Genesis 45:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 45:7 God sent me before you to preserve (Gen. 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