Genesis 41:14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.
Joseph’s story covers about a third of the book of Genesis–chapters 37 through 50. That’s a lot of Biblical real estate, but God’s been working on Joseph from the first word.
Genesis 41:15-16 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”
The Joseph we see today, who says that he cannot interpret Pharaoh’s dream, but God can, is a far cry from the Joseph who gleefully told his family about his dreams that they would all bow down to him. All this time, Joseph hasn’t just been languishing in jail. He’s been growing and maturing, drawing closer to God.
Genesis 41:17-18 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.
Precious Savior, It can be frustrating and heartbreaking when You tell us to wait. Help us to remember that even in the waiting You are present. Help us to seek You, to grow closer to You, to praise You, even in the waiting, especially then. Amen.
Genesis 41:19 After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
Have a blessed day.