Genesis 41:40

“Thou shall be over my house, etc.], Have the care of his domestic affairs, and be the principal man in his palace and court: and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled; not only in his family, but in his whole kingdom; whatever he ordered and commanded them to do, they should it, or “all my people shall kiss” f1718, that is, either their hand at the sight of him, or meeting him, in token of respect and veneration shall yield a ready and cheerful obedience to him, of which the kiss was a sign, (see <190212>Psalm 2:12). The Targum of Onkelos renders it, “shall be fed” f1719, supplied with corn, and with all necessary provisions, and so Jarchi interprets it; which is restraining…”

“Thou shalt be over my house--This sudden change in the condition of a man who had just been taken out of prison could take place nowhere, except in Egypt. In ancient as well as modern times, slaves have often risen to be its rulers. But the special providence of God had determined to make Joseph governor of Egypt; and the way was paved for it by the deep and universal conviction produced in the minds both of the king and his councillors, that a divine spirit animated his mind and had given him such extraordinary knowledge. according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled--literally, "kiss." This refers to the edict granting official power to Joseph, to be issued in the form of a firman,…”