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Verse 55. _WHEN ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT WAS FAMISHED_] As Pharaoh, by
the advice of Joseph, had exacted a _fifth part_ of all the grain
during the seven years of plenty, it is very likely that no more w...
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- Joseph Was Exalted
1. יאר _y__e__'or_, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile.
Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
2. אחוּ _'āchû_, “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This
word is probably Co...
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GENESIS 41. JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS AND IS MADE VICEROY OF
EGYPT. This is mainly from E, Genesis 41:1 apart from Genesis 41:15_
b_, and perhaps Genesis 41:9_ b_ entirely so. But J has been...
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The Years of Famine
54. _all lands_ Cf. Genesis 41:57. The famine is represented as
afflicting not only Egypt, but all the neighbouring lands which
constituted the known world of the Israelites. Cf. G...
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WHEN ALL THE LAND OF AEGYPT WAS FAMISHED— The people of AEgypt soon
consumed their substance; avarice, most probably, inciting them, at
first, to export much of their corn to other nations; or, certai...
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3. _Joseph as Prime Minister of Egypt_ (Genesis 41:46 to Genesis
47:31)
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king
of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,...
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_AND THE SEVEN YEARS OF PLENTEOUSNESS, THAT WAS IN THE LAND OF EGYPT,
WERE ENDED._
The seven years of plenteousness ... ended. Over and above the
proportion purchased for the government during the ye...
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THE DREAMS OF PHARAOH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF JOSEPH
1. Pharaoh] It is believed that a dynasty of Asiatic (perhaps Bedouin)
conquerors, known as the Hyksôs or Shepherd kings, were now in power
in Egypt...
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‘Go to Joseph.’ The people did not go to Joseph himself. Joseph
told the people what they should do. But he provided grain through the
organisation that he had set up....
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 41
*PHARAOH’S DREAMS
V1 After two whole years, *Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he
stood by the river Nile. V2 And he saw 7 cows, which came...
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וַ תִּרְעַב֙ כָּל ־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם
וַ יִּצְ
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JOSEPH'S ADMINISTRATION
Genesis 41:37, Genesis 47:13
"He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: To
bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom."
Psalms 105:2...
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PHARAOH'S DREAMS
Genesis 41:1
"Thus saith the Lord, that frustrateth the tokens of the liars and
maketh diviners mad; that confirmeth the word of His servant, and
performeth the counsel of His messen...
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JOSEPH, EXALTED, PREPARES FOR FAMINE
Genesis 41:37
The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering
him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your
visions of God...
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Still the divine activity proceeded. Now it was Pharaoh who dreamed,
and now the butler remembered. The result was that Joseph was brought
before the king, and as he stood in the royal presence he was...
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WHEN JOSEPH RULED IN EGYPT
Joseph immediately caused storehouses to be built in the cities. A
twenty percent tax was collected from the abundant harvest. The grain
collected was so bountiful, they cea...
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_World. Round about Egypt; such as Chanaan, Syria, &c. (Menochius) ---
There was. The Syriac and some Latin copies, read not, &c.: there was
a famine. We must adhere to the Vulgate and Hebrew._...
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Sweet thought suggested here, in the view of the perishing Egyptians
going unto Joseph; to teach perishing sinners how to go unto JESUS.
Hebrews 12:2....
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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55._Go unto Joseph_. It is by no means unusual for kings, while their
subjects are oppressed by extreme sufferings, to give themselves up to
pleasures. But Moses here means something else; for Pharaoh...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41.
What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to
which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all
the...
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AND WHEN ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT WAS FAMISHED,.... Their old stock and
store eaten up, and the inhabitants ready to starve with hunger:
THE PEOPLE CRIED TO PHARAOH FOR BREAD; as their common father, an...
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And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to
Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto
Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
Ver. 55. _Cried to Pharaoh._] Th...
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1 Pharaohs two dreames.
9 Ioseph interpreteth them.
33 Hee giueth Pharaoh counsell.
38 Ioseph is aduanced.
50 Hee begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim.
54 The famine beginneth.
1 AND it came to passe...
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And when all the land of Egypt was famished, when the inhabitants had
eaten their supply and were beginning to feel the effects of the
famine, THE PEOPLE CRIED TO PHARAOH FOR BREAD; AND PHARAOH SAID U...
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The Beginning of the Famine...
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FIFTH SECTION
_Joseph the interpreter of Pharaoh’s dreams._
GENESIS 41:1-57
1And it came to pass, at the end of two full years [lit., days], that
Pharaoh dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river....
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DREAMS SENT BY GOD TO PHARAOH
Joseph remained in prison two full years longer, a further time of
learning in humiliation the practical lesson of self-discipline. But
he was under God's eye, and at th...
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46-57 In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph
owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2.
He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven
ple...
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On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a
more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view
Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...
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Genesis 41:55 land H776 Egypt H4714 famished H7456 (H8799) people
H5971 cried H6817 (H8799) Pharaoh H6547 bread...
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CONTENTS: Pharaoh's dream. Joseph's exaltation in Egypt and his
Gentile bride.
CHARACTERS: Pharaoh, Joseph, butler, Asenath, Manasseh, Ephriam.
CONCLUSION: The faithful believer will be abundantly r...
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Genesis 41:1. _Pharaoh dreamed._ See on Isaiah 4:2. Whatever be the
pleas of atheism and materialism against dreams of a prophetic
character, it is evident enough from the gentile mythology, and from...
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_Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians_
THE SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE
I. JOSEPH’S ADMINISTRATION.
1. It showed great prudence and skill.
2. It showed a spirit of dependence up...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:54 As predicted in Pharaoh’s dreams,
the seven years of plenty are followed by a FAMINE that extends well
beyond Egypt. Joseph’s preparations ensure that food is available
f...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 41:53_
THE SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE
I. Joseph’s administration.
1. _It showed great prudence and skill._ During the years of plenty he
laid up for the years...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 41:46
AND JOSEPH WAS THIRTY YEARS OLD WHEN HE STOOD BEFORE PHARAOH KING OF
EGYPT—literally, _a son of thirty years in his standing before
Pharaoh_._ _If, therefore, he had been thr...
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Now it came to pass at the end of two full years (Genesis 41:1), That
is after Joseph said "don't forget me, pal". "Oh, I won't." "At the
end of two full years," that Pharao...
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famished. 2 Kings 6:25 Jeremiah 14:1 Lamentations 4:3 Go unto. Genesis
41:40...
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JOSEPH, THE ADMINISTRATOR
Genesis 41:45
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We delight in stepping into the scenes that covered fourteen years of
Egyptian history seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine.
D...