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. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream. The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.
The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt.
Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt. And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe everywhere.
'Not I, but God...' says Joseph. And Pharaoh sees this man 'as endowed with the spirit of God'.
Why?
Joseph explained the dream is like the angel of the Lord, so Pharaoh amazing Joseph is a discerning and wise man, one in whom is the spirit of God.
God's spirit is in a man means shows different images and light from Joseph.
To be a Christian, do we have the symbol of Jesus Christ to all around us.
God led Joseph to Egypt and help him to be the second great one in Egypt. his dream comes truth, God's plan is completed through Joseph.
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約瑟在解夢中，四次提到神，不歸功給自己。兩個夢一樣，表示很重要，牛與麥子都是指食物。事態緊急，不耐不得不處理。
法老看出約瑟有神的靈，神的祝福在他裏面。這是讓人看出來，不是我們自己說的。
約瑟不僅是宰相，而是有法老權力的宰相。約瑟從此成為埃及的總管。
神的時間和作為如此奇妙！一個冤枉被告與主人妻子有染的事，可能被殺，又被下監。如今確如此掌大權。法老看出來，約瑟沒有要抓權，約瑟要做的只是順服神的安排、等候、謙卑！
約瑟娶埃及女子，又有埃及名字，就是名正言順的當埃及的宰相。約瑟的子孫有埃及的血統，神向來沒有輕看外邦人。神的福音要傳給所有人。神沒有虧待任何人。神沒有揀選中國人，不是偏心，神好像將優惠券交給里長，交給以色列人轉發給世界的其他國家的人。
兩個孩子的名字，叫約瑟不要忘記他是以色列人。
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How?
God is helping me fruitful in the land of my suffering.
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