Joseph’s
Egyptian master was kind to him at first. Then he became angry with him and put
him in prison.
One
day Pharaoh had a dream, and none of his wise men could tell him the meaning of
it. Then one of Pharaoh’s servants told of Joseph in the prison, that he could
tell the meaning of dreams.
So
Pharaoh sent and fetched Joseph out of prison.
And
Pharaoh said, “I have heard tell of thee that thou canst understand a dream to
interpret it.” And Joseph answered, “It is not in me, God shall give Pharaoh an
answer of peace.”
This
was Pharaoh’s dream. He dreamed that there were seven fat kine feeding in a
meadow, and seven lean kine came and ate up the seven fat kine. The he awoke.
And he dreamed again that there were seven ears of corn on one stalk, and seven
thin withered ears came up after them and devoured the good ears.
Joseph
said, “What God is about to do He showeth unto Pharoah.”
“Behold,
there come seven years of great plenty, and there shall arise after them seven
years of famine. Therefore let them gather all the food of these good years
that come, and that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years
of famine.”
Gen.
41:1-36