Gênesis 50:19

19 José, porém, lhes disse: “Não tenham medo. Estaria eu no lugar de Deus?

Gênesis 50:19 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, fear not
That any hurt would be done by him to them, or that he would use them ill for their treatment of him:

for am I in the place of God?
to receive such homage from you, that you should be my servants, as Saadiah Gaon gives the sense; or rather to take vengeance for injury done, which belongs to God alone: or, "am I not under God" ^F21? subject to him, a servant of his, and why should you be mine? nor is it in my power, if I had a will to it, to change his purposes, to alter his providences, or contradict his will, and do hurt to those whom God hath blessed; and so may have regard to the late patriarchal benediction of his father, under the direction of the Holy Spirit: or, "am I in the place of God?" and under him a father of them, as he had been a provider for them, and a supporter of them, and still would be.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (yna Myhla txth) "annon enim sub Deo sum?" Vatablus.

Gênesis 50:19 In-Context

17 que te disséssemos o seguinte: ‘Peço-lhe que perdoe os erros e pecados de seus irmãos que o trataram com tanta maldade!’ Agora, pois, perdoa os pecados dos servos do Deus do teu pai”. Quando recebeu o recado, José chorou.

18 Depois vieram seus irmãos, prostraram-se diante dele e disseram: “Aqui estamos. Somos teus escravos!”

19 José, porém, lhes disse: “Não tenham medo. Estaria eu no lugar de Deus?

20 Vocês planejaram o mal contra mim, mas Deus o tornou em bem, para que hoje fosse preservada a vida de muitos.

21 Por isso, não tenham medo. Eu sustentarei vocês e seus filhos”. E assim os tranquilizou e lhes falou amavelmente.