And Pharaoh said unto his servants,.... That were about him, and with whom he was consulting about a proper person to be over this affair of gathering in the fruits of the earth in the time of plenty, and laying them up against a time of famine:can we find [such an one] as this [is], in whom the Spirit of God [is]?
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Genesis 41:38
Genesis 41:38
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famine; for the eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the earth, and…Genesis 41 — OverviewGenesis 41 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 41:1, Pharaoh has two dreams; Genesis 41:9, Joseph interprets them; Genesis 41:33, He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married; Genesis 41:46, The seven years of plenty; Genesis 41:50, He…Genesis 41 — OverviewGenesis 41 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter are related Pharaoh's dreams, which his magicians could not interpret, Ge 41:1, upon which the chief butler now remembering Joseph, recommended him to Pharaoh as an interpreter, having had an happy…Genesis 41:1-45Genesis 41:1-45 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONGenesis 41:1-45Genesis 41:1-45 · The Pulpit CommentaryJoseph before Pharaoh, or from the prison to the throne.
I. THE DREAMS OF THE MONARCH.
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