Quotes about Authority
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
— Genesis 37:8
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
— Genesis 39:8
And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
— Genesis 39:22
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
— Genesis 40:2
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
— Genesis 40:13
But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
— Genesis 40:22
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
— Genesis 41:10
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
— Genesis 41:14
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
— Genesis 41:15
Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
— Genesis 41:33
Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
— Genesis 41:35
This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
— Genesis 41:37