Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this.

Pharaoh's conclusion is rational. If God has shown all this to Joseph, the spirit of God must be in him and he will therefore be "discreet and wise." His words show how greatly the Egyptians esteemed the higher knowledge, since it confirms the opinion that made this nation so renowned among the ancients. The "wisdom of Egypt" was everywhere celebrated. Moses was said to have been educated "in all the wisdom of the Egyptians."

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