ESV Reformation Study Bible – Gen 50:20
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Gen 50:20

50:20 you meant evil . . . God meant it for good. A classic statement of God’s sovereign overruling of human history to accomplish His gracious purposes (24:27; 45:5, 7, 8 and notes). See “Providence”at Prov. 16:33.

that many people should be kept alive. In Egypt, Canaan, and elsewhere (41:57).