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Verse 54. _THE SEVEN YEARS OF DEARTH BEGAN TO COME_] Owing in Egypt to
the Nile not rising more than _twelve_ or _thirteen_ cubits; (Genesis
41:31;) but there must have been other causes which affecte...
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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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THE DEARTH WAS IN ALL LANDS— It extended itself to Syria, to the
land of Canaan; and, in general, throughout the neighbouring
countries. When any thing spreads far and wide, it is said, in the
languag...
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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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SEVEN YEARS OF DEARTH] A similar visitation took place between the
years 1064-1071 a.d., and this also was caused through the failure of
the Nile. There is a record on the monuments of a great famine...
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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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THE DEARTH. — As the Nile at this early period was not assisted and
regulated in its overflow by dams and canals, famines were much more
common in Egypt than when subsequently the kings had done so mu...
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וַ תְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה שֶׁ֣בַע שְׁנֵ֤י הָ
רָעָב֙ לָ
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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'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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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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Isaiah 21:12....
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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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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 THE SEVEN YEARS OF DEARTH BEGAN TO COME, AS JOSEPH HAD SAID,....
In the interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams; as soon as the seven years
of plenty were over, there were quickly some appearances of t...
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And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had
said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt
there was bread.
Ver. 54. _According as Joseph had said._] Jos...
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_The seven years of death began to come_ Not only in Egypt, but in
other lands, that is, all the neighbouring countries....
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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 the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had
said; and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt
there was bread. All the surrounding countries were stricken wi...
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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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IN ALL LANDS; in all the neighbouring countries, appears by comparing
this with GENESIS 42:1....
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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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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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For audio go to chapter 39
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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the seven. Genesis 41:3 Genesis 41:4 Genesis 41:6 Genesis 41:7 Genesis
41:27
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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...
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The seven years of dearth began to come — Not only in Egypt, but in
other lands, in all lands, that is, all the neighbouring countries....