When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind. The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.
“I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do."
Two years later Pharaoh himself has a dream which defeats his magicians and wise men, despite all their training and a whole library of reference books. When the wine steward, at last, remembers him, Joseph not only proves able to explain God's message but comes up with a clear cut plan of action.
Why?
After the cupbearer return to Pharoah, Joseph continues to stay in jail for two years. Joseph did not complain or pray to the Lord. When God's time comes, Joseph soon is released.
Two dreams are the plan of God, so only God shows to Joseph, and Joseph can interpret dreams before Pharoah.
God has his time and place for those who love. Do not complain and pray for it. God knows all of our situations.
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法老做夢而心理不安。於是有後面的事，讓約瑟出監的事。
是神讓法老心裏不安，想找人解夢。
酒政忘記約瑟，因為法老找人解夢，約瑟才被想到。
如果酒政當時被帶出監，結果可能就完全不一樣了。因為酒政的幫助，變成他們有恩於約瑟。約瑟可能成為酒政的管家，或是成為埃及人，或是就這樣回迦南地，更落魄了。
現在是法老有求於他，風光的出監，而且把神先擺出來，見證神的榮耀，成為神的代言人。
不急著解夢，卻說-ab成為神的代言人，成為先知。約瑟變成好像命令，教法老的人。雖然身份是否臣僕，但是卻成為法老的指導者。
神又延遲兩年讓約瑟出獄，似乎更糟糕，所有事件但是這都是讓約瑟的夢得以實現。歷史在神的手中，時間也在神的手中。如果我們去強求，可能我們要繞一大圈路，所有這些過程都在實現神的旨意。
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How?
God is my strength, my way, and my hope. God's promise never fails.
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