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8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Genesis 37:8

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 5-11)

Here, I. Joseph relates the prophetical dreams he had, Gen. 37:6 , 7 , 9 , 10 . Though he was now very young (about seventeen years old), yet he was pious and devout, and well-inclined, and this fitted him for God’s gracious discoveries of himself to him. Joseph had a great deal of trouble before him, and therefore God gave him betimes this prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him u...

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