Genesis 44 Footnotes
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44:5,15 Divination, widely practiced in Egypt and most other ancient cultures, was the attempt to extract hidden knowledge from supernatural powers other than the Lord. It was later condemned in the Mosaic law (Lv 19:26; Dt 18:10,14). Mention of it in these verses does not constitute approval of the practice; Joseph refers to it by way of threat but does not actually attempt it. Hidden knowledge had come to him from the Lord, not divination (Gn 40–41).