Genesis 45:8
As a result, it wasn't you who sent me here, but God himself! He established me as a father-figure to Pharaoh himself! I'm in charge of his entire palace and ruler over the entire land of Egypt.
Judges 17:10
So Micah replied, "Come live with me! You can be a spiritual father to me, as well as a priest. I'll pay you ten silver coins a year, plus a priestly uniform and an income." So the descendant of Levi moved in.
Genesis 41:39-48
Since God has revealed all of this to you," Pharaoh told Joseph, "there is no one so wise and discerning as you.
Genesis 45:5
"I'm your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt!" he told them. "But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn't know.
Psalm 105:21-22
He made him the master over his household, the manager of all his possessions
John 15:16
"You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
John 19:11
Jesus answered him, "You have no authority over me at all, except what was given to you from above. That's why the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
Romans 9:16
Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.