Genesis Chapter 41 is a Compendium of Joseph’s Rise to Power

From a dreamer who is hated by his own brothers, sold to Egypt, falsely accused and imprisoned. This time Pharaoh puts him in-charge to the whole of Egypt.

A lesson to be learnt is that not all downcast are downcast all their life here on earth. The deserving may be elevated in the present world, rather than in the world to come.

“Pharaoh’s Dream”
“The Chamberlain of the Cupbearers Remembers Joseph”
“Joseph’s Interpretation of Pharaoh’s Dream”
“Pharaoh Appoints Joseph as Viceroy”
“Manasseh and Ephraim: Sons of Joseph”
“The Famine Begins”

It happened at the end of two years to the day: Pharaoh was dreaming that behold! – he was standing over the River,
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He fell asleep and dreamt a second time, …
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And it was in the morning: His spirit was agitated, so he sent and summoned all the necromancers of Egypt and all its wise men; Pharaoh related his dream to them, but none could interpret them for Pharaoh.
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Then the Chamberlain of the Cupbearers spoke up before Pharaoh, saying, “My transgressions do I mention today. … And there, with us, was a Hebrew youth, a slave of the Chamberlain of the Butchers; we related it to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; he interpreted for each in accordance with his dream.
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I dreamt a dream, but no one can interpret it. Now I heard it said of you that you comprehend a dream to interpret it.”
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Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “That is beyond me; it is God Who will respond with Pharaoh’s welfare.”
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Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is a single one; what God is about to do, He has told Pharaoh:
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Behold! – seven years are coming – a great abundance throughout all the land of Egypt.
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Then seven years of famine will arise after them and all abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten; the famine will ravage the land.
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As for the repetition of the dream to Pharaoh – two times – it is because the matter stands ready before God, and God is hastening to accomplish it.
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there can be no one so discerning and wise as you.
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You shall be in charge of my palace and by your command shall all my people be sustained; only by the throne shall I outrank you.”
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And Pharaoh removed his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand. He then had him dressed in garments of fine linen and placed a gold chain upon his neck.
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Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah and he gave him Asenath daughter of Poti-phera, Chief of On, for a wife. Thus, Joseph emerged in charge of the land of Egypt.
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Now to Joseph were born two sons – when the year of famine had not yet set in – whom Asenath daughter of Poti-phera, Chief of On, bore to him.
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Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh for, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
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And the name of the second he called Ephraim for, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
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All the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy provisions, for the famine had become severe in all the earth.
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1 It came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh was dreaming, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
2 And behold, from the Nile were coming up seven cows, of handsome appearance and robust flesh, and they pastured in the marshland.
3 And behold, seven other cows were coming up after them from the Nile, of ugly appearance and lean of flesh, and they stood beside the cows [which were] on the Nile bank.
4 And the cows of ugly appearance and lean of flesh devoured the seven cows that were of handsome appearance and healthy; then Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he fell asleep and dreamed again, and behold, seven ears of grain were growing on one stalk, healthy and good.
6 And behold, seven ears of grain, thin and beaten by the east wind, were growing up after them.
7 And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears of grain; then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, a dream.
8 Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; so he sent and called all the necromancers of Egypt and all its sages, and Pharaoh related to them his dream, but no one interpreted them for Pharaoh.
9 Now the chief cupbearer spoke with Pharaoh, saying, “I call to mind my faults today.
10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me in prison, in the house of the chief slaughterer, me and the chief baker.
11 And we dreamed a dream on the same night, I and he; each one according to the interpretation of his dream, we dreamed.
12 And there with us was a Hebrew lad, a slave of the chief slaughterer, and we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; [for] each [of us], he interpreted according to his dream.
13 And it came to pass that just as he had interpreted, so it was; me he restored to my position, and him he hanged.”
14 So Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they rushed him from the dungeon, and he shaved and changed his clothes, and he [then] came to Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter for it, but I have heard it said of you [that] you understand a dream, to interpret it.”
16 And Joseph replied to Pharaoh, saying, “Not I; God will give an answer [that will bring] peace to Pharaoh.”
17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile.
18 And behold, seven cows of robust flesh and handsome form were ascending from the Nile, and they pastured in the marshland.
19 And behold, seven other cows were ascending after them, emaciated and of very ugly form and with meager flesh; I have not seen such ugly ones throughout the entire land of Egypt.
20 And the meager and ugly cows devoured the first seven healthy cows.
21 And they went inside them, but it was not known that they had gone inside of them, for their appearance was as ugly as in the beginning; then I awoke.
22 Then I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears of grain were growing on one stalk, full and good.
23 And behold, seven ears of grain, hardened, thin, and beaten by the east wind, were growing up after them.
24 And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven good ears of grain; I told the necromancers, but no one tells me [its meaning].”
25 And Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dream is one; what God is doing He has told Pharaoh.
26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears of grain are seven years; it is one dream.
27 And the seven meager and ugly cows coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears of grain, beaten by the east wind, will be seven years of famine.
28 It is this matter that I have spoken to Pharaoh; what God is about to do He has shown Pharaoh.
29 Behold, seven years are coming, great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.
30 And seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will destroy the land.
31 And the plenty will not be known because of that famine to follow, for it [will be] very severe.
32 And concerning the repetition of the dream to Pharaoh twice that is because the matter is ready [to emanate] from God, and God is hastening to execute it.
33 So now, let Pharaoh seek out an understanding and wise man and appoint him over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do [this] and appoint officials over the land and prepare the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty.
35 And let them collect all the food of these coming good years, and let them gather the grain under Pharaoh’s hand, food in the cities, and keep it.
36 Thus the food will remain as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will be in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.”
37 The matter pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.
38 So Pharaoh said to his servants, “Will we find [anyone] like this, a man in whom there is the spirit of God?”
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has let you know all this, there is no one as understanding and wise as you.
40 You shall be [appointed] over my household, and through your command all my people shall be nourished; only [with] the throne will I be greater than you.”
41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Look, I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”
42 And Pharaoh removed his ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s hand, and he attired him [with] raiment of fine linen, and he placed the golden chain around his neck.
43 And he had him ride in his chariot of second rank, and they called out before him, “[This is] the king’s patron,” appointing him over the entire land of Egypt.
44 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and besides you, no one may lift his hand or his foot in the entire land of Egypt.”
45 And Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath Pa’neach, and he gave him Asenath the daughter of Poti phera, the governor of On, for a wife, and Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and Joseph went out from before Pharaoh and passed through the entire land of Egypt.
47 And in the seven years of plenty, [the inhabitants of] the land gathered [food] by handfuls.
48 And he collected all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt, and he placed food in the cities, the food of the field surrounding the city, he put within it.
49 And Joseph gathered grain like the sand of the sea, in great abundance, until [one] stopped counting, because there was no number.
50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of the famine set in, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti phera, the governor of On, bore to him.
51 And Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, for “God has caused me to forget all my toil and all my father’s house.”
52 And the second one he named Ephraim, for “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 And the seven years of plenty that were in the land of Egypt were finished.
54 And the seven years of famine began, as Joseph had said, and there was famine in all the lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 When the entire land of Egypt hungered, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread, but Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; what he tells you, do.”
56 Now the famine spread over all the face of the land, and Joseph opened all [the storehouses] in which there was [grain], and he sold [it] to the Egyptians, and the famine intensified in the land of Egypt.
57 And all [the inhabitants of] the land came to Egypt to Joseph to purchase, for the famine had intensified in the entire land.