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Publish date: 06/07/ Genesis And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in.
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Could it be that God is asking us to work where we are, as diligently as we can, seeking the betterment of our workplaces, homes, prisons and ultimately our nations? Could this be what allows the favour of God to be manifest in the world? God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives… God sent me on ahead to pave the way and make sure there was a remnant in the land, to save your lives in an amazing act of deliverance. Can this be our call and challenge to follow God? Email address:. How Joseph, as the favourite of his father, and the despised of his brothers, was thrown into a dried up well while his brothers decided whether to kill or sell him.

And then another. We do not know exactly how long he was in prison, but it was at least two years and possibly considerably longer. Before this chapter is over, I believe we will see Joseph facing another test. It is the test of prosperity. There is an old saying that says, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The truth is that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts the corruptible. The original dream of Joseph had been of an exalted position in which all bowed down before him. Then Pharaoh awoke. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh. Genesis Two years had passed since Joseph had interpreted the dreams of the royal cupbearer and the royal baker.

One had been restored to his position while the other had been executed. Joseph languished in prison.

These dreams were given in the setting of Egypt. The center and lifeblood of Egypt was the Nile River, so these groups of cows are seen coming up from the Nile. The second dream has as its focus the grain of Egypt and the east wind. The wind that comes from the east comes across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.

It is a dry wind. It would be this same wind that would bring the plague of locusts Exodus and would be responsible for parting the Red Sea Exodus First Dream Second Dream Seven fat cows come up from the Nile Seven good ears of grain grow on a stalk Seven skinny cows come up and eat the seven fat cows. Seven thin, scorched ears of grain grow up and eat the good ears The seven skinny cows remained skinny even though they had eaten well The seven thin, scorched ears remained scorched and thin even though they had eaten well. The dream was understandably troubling and unusual because cows do not eat cows and ears of grain do not consume other ears.

But what made the dream even more troubling is that those that were thin and scrawny and scorched were not benefited by the consumption of that which was good and fat and healthy. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream. The incident serves as a reminder to the cupbearer. He recalls that there was a time when he also had a troubling dream and there was someone who had been able to assist him.

The fact that the cupbearer mentions this now shows a certain amount of daring on his behalf, for he is bringing to the Pharaoh a reminder of his own offenses. He is risking a return of the wrath of the Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh.

Joseph is summoned before the Pharaoh, but before he makes his appearance, he must be adequately prepared. A shave is in order. This is notable since the Hebrews did not customarily shave but instead were known by their long beards that were a sign of their manhood. The Egyptians, by contrast, normally kept all of their hair shaved as a matter of bodily cleanliness.

They viewed a beard as something unkempt and unclean. This suggests something about Joseph. He had learned to adapt to the culture in which he was living. He had learned to speak the language and here is a suggestion that he had learned to groom himself after the fashion of the Egyptians. This is a lesson that missionaries commonly learn, but I believe that it is also a lesson that we need to learn if we are to reach out to the people of our own culture.

We need to learn to speak the language of a changing culture and to translate the message of the gospel into that language.

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Jesus is our pattern in such an incarnational ministry. He took upon flesh and lived in the culture of the world of his day, speaking its language and living amongst its people and even making them His own. He calls us to do the same. Joseph does not say anything about his desire to be released from prison.

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Nor does he use the opportunity to tell of what a wise man or what a capable dream interpreter he is. Instead, he gives the glory and the credit to the Lord. Then I awoke.

Then I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me. Pharaoh relates the details of the dream to Joseph. In doing so, he adds some details that we did not see in the initial description. Joseph now explains the dreams to Pharaoh. The two dreams both refer to the same future event. They are prophetic of what is going to take place in Egypt. First Dream Second Dream Interpretation Seven fat cows Seven good ears of grain There will be seven years of agricultural prosperity Seven skinny cows Seven thin, scorched ears of grain There will be seven years of famine.

The repetition of the dream was a sign that it was from God and that it was certain to take place and that it would soon be brought to pass. This was an important part of the interpretation since some prophecies are by their very nature conditional. Jonah came to Nineveh and announced that the city was to be destroyed within 40 days, but it is understood this was a conditional prophecy.

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The unspoken condition was that this destruction would take place if there was no change in the hearts of the people. This prophecy to Egypt is not given with conditions. The good years and the famine years were not going to come because of some certain sin on the part of the Egyptians.

Rather it was as a means of bringing glory to God as He moved to bring salvation to the world. Joseph not only had an interpretation for the dreams; he also had a ready plan to deal with the situation promised by the dreams. This double tithe was to be stored up for the coming years of famine. The harvest during these years would be so prosperous that this tax would be virtually unnoticed. There is no indication that Joseph had even hinted that he be the proposed administrator.