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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Genesis 41:25

Verse Genesis 41:25. God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do.] Joseph thus shows the Egyptian king that though the ordinary cause of plenty or want is the river Nile, yet its inundations are under the direction of God: the dreams are sent by him, not only to signify beforehand the plenty and want, but to show also that all these circumstances, however fortuitous they may appear to man, are under the direction of an overruling Providence.

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See also Genesis 41:25 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - 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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 41 JOSEPH'S EXALTATION _ 1. Pharaoh's dreams (Genesis 41:1)_ 2. Joseph brought from the prison (Genesis 41:8) 3. Joseph's humility (Genesis 41:16) 4. The revealer of secrets ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _is about to do_ Lit. "is doing." Lat. _facturus est_. Joseph's interpretation of the two dreams is the same....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Joseph as Interpreter 8. _his spirit was troubled_ Compare the effect of the dreams in Genesis 40:6; Daniel 2:1-3. _all the magicians_ or, as R.V. marg., _sacred scribes_. The Heb. _ḥartummim_used in...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45). 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND JOSEPH SAID UNTO PHARAOH, THE DREAM OF PHARAOH IS ONE: GOD HATH SHEWED PHARAOH WHAT HE IS ABOUT TO DO._ Joseph said ... The dream ... is one. They both pointed to the same event-a remarkable dis...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DREAM OF PHARAOH _is_ ONE] i.e. both dreams have the same significance. The narrative here is a striking fulfilment of the words in Genesis 39:2, 'The Lord was with Joseph.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר יֹוסֵף֙ אֶל ־פַּרְעֹ֔ה חֲלֹ֥ום פּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    PHARAOH'S DREAMS INTERPRETED Genesis 41:14 Notwithstanding the great urgency of the royal summons, and the speed with which the great events of his life crowded on one another, Joseph was kept in per...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    PHARAOH CALLED FOR JOSEPH Naturally, Pharaoh sent for the Hebrew who had interpreted the dreams of his servants in prison. Joseph cleaned up, shaved the hair of his head and put on fresh clothing and...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, (h) The dream of Pharaoh [is] one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do. (h) Both his dreams have the same message....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The repetition of a thing serves to confirm it. How sweetly do we find it to be so, respecting eternal things. Hebrews 6:17....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND JOSEPH SAID UNTO PHARAOH, THE DREAM OF PHARAOH [IS] ONE,.... Though there were two distinct dreams expressed under different images and representations, yet the meaning, sense, and signification o...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh [is] one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do. Ver. 25. _The dream of Pharaoh is one._] One in signification, but diverse in respect of...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Joseph Interprets the Dreams...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one, the two dream-pictures have the same meaning; GOD HATH SHOWED PHARAOH WHAT HE IS ABOUT TO DO; He is revealing His intentions of the near futu...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    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....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    9-32 God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE DREAM OF PHARAOH IS ONE, to wit, in its design and signification; both dreams portend the same thing....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    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...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 41:25 Joseph H3130 said H559 (H8799) Pharaoh H6547 dreams H2472 Pharaoh H6547 one H259 God H430 shown...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘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 i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Behold there come seven years of great plenty_ JOSEPH AS A PROPHET In interpreting Pharaoh’s dream, Joseph shows himself a true prophet of the Lord. He has all the marks of those who are called to...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:25 Stressing that the dreams come from God, Joseph says that the similar content of the dreams means they will be fulfilled soon. Joseph’s detailed instructions impress Phar...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 41:32. The dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice.] This denotes the certainty and nearness of the event. (1 Kings 11:9; Job 33:14;...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION GENESIS 41:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THE END OF TWO FULL YEARS (literally, _two years of _days, _i.e._ two complete years from the commencement of Joseph's incarceration, or more probably a...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    God. See on ver. Genesis 41:16 Exodus 9:14 Joshua 11:6 Psalms 98:2 Isaiah 41:22

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    GOD INTERVENES FOR JOSEPH Genesis 41:9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS How the words ring out with almost appalling sadness: "Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him." 1. JOSEPH HAD SHOWN M...

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