JOSEPH IS CALLED BEFORE PHARAOH AND INTERPRETS HIS DREAMS - HE IS MADE VIZIER (GENESIS 41:1) Genesis 41:1 ‘And it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold he stood by the River Nile, and behold there came up out of the Nile seven cows, well-favoured and fat-fleshed,... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he slept and dreamed a second time, and behold, seven ears of corn came up on one stalk, fat and good, and behold, seven ears sprung up after them, thin and blasted with the east wind, and the thin ears swallowed up the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh woke up and behold it was a dream.' P... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And it happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all Egypt's wise men, and Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.' Pharaoh was very disturbed by his dream. So he sent for the spe... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh saying, “I do bring to mind my faults this day. Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker. And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he, we dreamed each one a dream having its... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the prison, and he shaved himself and changed his clothing and came in to Pharaoh's presence.' Egyptian custom demanded that a man be specially prepared before he was brought before Pharaoh. Access to Pharaoh was limited, and... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream and there is no one who can interpret it. And I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” Pharaoh acknowledges that here is a man who is somewhat different from his magicians and wise men. He does not need to con... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It is not in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” ' Joseph firmly declares that the gift is not in him. It is God who can reveal the meaning of dreams, and it is He Who will gave Pharaoh an answer that will bring him peace of mind, that is, a true int... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph saying, “In my dream, behold I stood on the bank of the Nile, and behold there came out of the Nile seven cows, fat-fleshed and well favoured, and they fed in the reed grass. And behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very thin such as I never saw in the l... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years. The dream is one. And the seven thin and scrawny cows which came up after them are seven years, and also the se... [ Continue Reading ]
“Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this. And let him appoint overseers over the land and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that co... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.' Pharaoh consults with his high officials and they agree that the interpretation seems sound and that Joseph's plan is good.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?' Pharaoh has been impressed and accepts that the interpretation has come from ‘God' (Joseph's God) through Joseph. He recognises that the spirit of this God, Who is able to interpret when all oth... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this there is none so discreet and wise as you. You shall be over my house and my people shall be ruled in accordance with your word. Only in the throne will I be greater than you.” ' Egypt had many gods, and they were aware that there... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Pharaoh said, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck, and he made him to ride in the second chariot that he had, and they cr... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went throughout all the length of Egypt.' Joseph had thus been in servitude and then in prison for about twelve years (Genesis 37:2). The thirty years may be a round nu... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls, and he gathered up all the food of the seven years which was in the land of Egypt and laid up the food in the cities, the food of the field which was round about every city laid he up in the same. And Joseph laid up corn as the s... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, which Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my labour and all my father's house.” And the name of the second he ca... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And the seven years of plenty that were in Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began to come in the way that Joseph had said, and there was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And when all the land of Egypt was becoming hungry the people cried to Phara... [ Continue Reading ]