And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to [their] families.
Ver. 12. And Joseph nourished his father.] For which end he was "sent before" Psa 105:17 by God: and for whose sake so many thousands were preserved, that else would have perished. What fools, then, are they that hunt out the saints, their only safeguard! and hate them to whom they owe all the good they have! This is, with the foolish deer, to eat up the leaves that hide them from the huuter.