Quotes about Power
And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
- Genesis 41:44
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:8
and Joseph reduced the people to servitude from one end of Egypt to the other.
- Genesis 47:21
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
- Genesis 49:3
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
- Exodus 1:8
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
- Exodus 1:9
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
- Exodus 1:10
But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
- Exodus 2:14
But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
- Exodus 3:19
And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
- Exodus 4:2
“Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
- Exodus 4:3
“Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
- Exodus 4:4