He says something similar two more times (25, 28).He tells Pharaoh it is God who will provide an interpretation (16).Joseph acknowledged God’s sovereignty seven times in this chapter: Joseph is confident God will give an interpretation. Just as God was with Joseph in Potiphar’s house, and in the prison, God is with him as he stands before Pharaoh. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. 36 That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.”ģ7 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh’s dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. The famine will consume the land, 31 and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe. 29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, 30 but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. 28 It is as I told Pharaoh God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine. 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years the dreams are one. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”Ģ5 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 23 Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, 24 and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. 22 I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good. 20 And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows, 21 but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. 19 Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. 18 Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” 17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile. 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. Genesis 41:14-40ġ4 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. Worse than being forgotten, his brothers had betrayed him and sold him into slavery.īefore we read this passage let us look to the Lord in prayer for his help in understanding it. It has been thirteen years since he has last seen his family. Joseph hasn’t grown bitter, but he patiently awaits his eventual release. Pink numbers 101 parallels between Joseph and Jesus.Īt this point, Joseph is thirty years old, sitting in prison having been forgotten by the chief cupbearer who had been released and restored to his office two years prior. We have noted how Joseph is the clearest figure in Genesis to point forward to the Messiah. Despite their repeated failures, God has remained faithful. Joseph is the son of Jacob who is in a line of patriarchs that have received God’s covenant promises that began with Abraham in Genesis 12.
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