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Genesis 50:18

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18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

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Arcana Coelestia #6570

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6570. 'For am I in the place of God?' means that God will provide. This is clear from the meaning of 'am I in the place of God' as that he is not God, but that God will provide.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.