Exegisis of Genesis 50:20
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The Lexham Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible Chapter 50
וְאַתֶּ֕ם חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָלַ֖י רָעָ֑ה אֱלֹהִים֙ חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ לְטֹבָ֔ה לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת עַם־רָֽב׃
20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.
Word by word study:
Word by word study:
“You meant”
Hasab-tem.
Sense: To plan Something.
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“Evil against me”
Ra-ah
Sense: Morally objectionable behavior.
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Added word - “but”
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“God meant”
hasab-ah
Sense: To devise
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Note:
We see that his Brothers “planned” but God “devised”.
What is the difference?
According to Dictionary.com
Plan
verb (used with object), planned, planning.
To arrange a method or scheme beforehand for (any work, enterprise, or proceeding)
Devise
verb (used with object), devised, devising.
To contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas.
So we can clearly see that the evil plan was invented by his brothers to hurt him, but God used their plan for evil and devised from it a means to bring about good.
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“Good”
To-ba
Sense: The condition of prospering in life.
this coincides with Romans 8 which says:
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
“Cause all things”
many believe that it means “God causes the bad to bring about good.
However this is simply not what the text says.
It means simply “God uses the existing bad for good”
Cross References:
Cross References:
7 So God sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
5 Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save lives.
28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
26 And Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?
5 All day long they distort my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.