The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

11 There came a famine. Hereby it appeareth that the deliverance of Joseph was such a benefit as was common to all the family of Jacob. For seeing the famine drew on, Joseph was sent before in due time, to provide sustenance to feed the hungry: as he himself doth acknowledge the wonderful counsel of God in that point. Nevertheless the free goodness of God appeareth plainly in the person of Joseph, whiles that he is appointed to nourish and feed his brethren, who had sold him, and by that means sent him far away, and thought that he was gone away quite out of the world: he putteth meat in their mouths, who had thrown him into a pit, and had deprived him of the air and the common breath. Finally, he nourisheth & preserveth their life, who were not afraid to take from him his life. In the mean season Stephen putteth the Jews in mind of this, that the patriarchs were enforced to depart out of that land, which was given them for an heritage, and that they died in another place. Therefore forasmuch as they were sojourners in it, they are at length banished out of the same.

11 There came a famine. Hereby it appeareth that the deliuerance of Ioseph was such a benefite as was common to al the familie of Iacob. For seeing the famin drew on, Ioseph was sent before in due time, to prouide sustenance to feed the hungrie: as he himselfe doth acknowledge the wonderfull counsell of God in that point. Neuerthelesse the free goodnesse of God appeareth plainly in the person of Ioseph, whiles that he is appointed to nourish and feed his brethren, who had sold him, and by that meanes sent him far away, and thought that hee was gone away quite out of the world: he putteth meat in their mouthes, who had throwen him into a pit, and had depriued him of the aire and the common breath. Finally, hee nourisheth & preserueth their life, who were not afraid to take from him his life. In the mean season Steeuen putteth the Iewes in mind of this, that the patriarks were enforced to depart out of that land, which was giuen them for an heritage, and that they died in another place. Therfore forasmuch as they were soiourners in it, they are at length banished out of the same.