Genesis 45:8

Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Judges 17:10

Micah replied, “Stay with me and be my father and priest, and I will give you four ounces of silver a year, along with your clothing and provisions.” So the Levite went in

Genesis 41:39-48

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as intelligent and wise as you are.

Genesis 45:5

And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.

Psalm 105:21-22

He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his possessions—

John 15:16

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

John 19:11

“You would have no authority over Me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”

Romans 9:16

So then it does not depend on human will or effort but on God who shows mercy.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Genesis 45:8

So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

It was not

General references

Philemon 1:15

Bible References

It was not

And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

“You would have no authority over Me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”

So then it does not depend on human will or effort

but on God who shows mercy.

General references

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,