And indeed for this very cause have I raised you up, to show in you my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Raised thee to the throne, or preserved thee hitherto from the former plagues. God disposes of things in such a manner, as to draw good out of the evil designs of men. (St. Augustine, City of God xi. 17; Romans ix. 17.) (Calmet)