May 6, 2024
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Reading along with us in Genesis? Here’s today’s reading:
Genesis 41 (NIV)
Pharaoh’s Dreams
1 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, 2 when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. 3 After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.……Continue Reading
After being sold, aged 17, and serving 11 years with Potiphar, Joseph was imprisoned two years. I do not doubt God’s timing; Joseph learned Egyptian, and the culture as a slave, and that required time. Meanwhile, Israel’s family had time to consider their deeds; for Israel, years of grief and sorrow. But by the end of chapter 41, Joseph is fully equipped to serve second in Egypt. He acts assertively, with peace only God can give. To the end, a heathen nation would be saved. I see in this case, God uses His saints to bring about blessings to others, that they may be won to the LORD. All the world will see the salvation of God! -reb