Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
Hurry and go to my father, and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me ruler of all Egypt. Come down to me right away—don't delay!'
Joseph is urgently telling his brothers to bring their father Jacob to Egypt immediately, revealing that God has given him great power and authority there.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Joseph's dramatic revelation to his brothers who had sold him into slavery years earlier. Joseph had risen to become Pharaoh's second-in-command during a severe famine that was affecting the entire region. His family in Canaan was struggling to find food, so Joseph was arranging to bring them to the fertile land of Goshen in Egypt where they could survive and thrive.
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