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After Joseph had gave Pharaoh the interpretations of the dreams that had bothered him so, the dream interpreter would go further in his interpretation?

This time when he gives the interpretation, he follows it with divine wisdom that reveals to Pharaoh a plan that would help and prepare the country of Egypt for the next fourteen years.

During this fourteen year span, the land of Egypt would experience things that it has never experienced before. These events that are about to take place, would be so out of the ordinary -- that it would change the course of history for that country forever.

Let's take a moment to look at what Joseph had just interpreted for Pharaoh:

"It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about do. Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt, but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land." (Genesis 41:28-30)

Now when it comes to the seven years of abundance, this would not seem to be out of the ordinary for a person of Pharaoh's mindset. Perhaps he would have expected nothing less, but be as it may -- he would have just given credit to the many different deities that they were serving at the time.

But, when it comes to the seven years of famine that were to follow, now this would be something that would be out of the ordinary and very unexpected for a land like Egypt.

For we must understand that the land of Egypt had been cultivated with an irrigation system that kept it from having to depend on rainfall, in order for it to produce crops. This irrigation system that I'm writing about was setup in such a way, that the land of Egypt would get its water and needed sediment for fertilizer from the yearly overflow of the Nile River.

So this means that this seven year famine would be so severe and widespread that it will eventually cut Egypt completely off from the Nile River. Pharaoh himself would have to consider this type of event, out of the ordinary and very unexpected.

So let's move forward, for we are now told that Pharaoh and his officials thought the plan that Joseph had proposed when it came to the preparation and survival of Egypt, seemed very good and sound.

But, now that brings us to the question that was on Pharaoh's mind: "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?" he asked his officials.

The Egyptian ruler would then turn 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. I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt."

After Pharaoh had announced Joseph the new prime-minister of state, he took his signet ring from his finger and placed it on Joseph's finger. Now this was very important, for it was an official confirmation of Joseph's new commission within the land of Egypt.

Now that's something? Joseph had been through a lot when it came to his life and being treated unfair. Being that he was a good person and for him to have to endure the things that he did, just didn't seem right.

These are the type of experiences that causes people to fall away from God, instead of getting closer. It causes people to start looking for a different path that seems to be more fair and easier to travel, not realizing that being apart from God would make things far more difficult for them.

But often times it takes hard work, pain and sweat to reach a level of success that one desires. One of the things we can learn from Joseph, is that no matter what - he always tried to represent God the best he knew how, and he didn't blame God for his afflictions even tough he didn't quite understand why he was having to endure them. Because of this, he stayed in God's favor and was successful in spite of his current situations.

Understand that God is a God of examples and within this account of Joseph - we are shown a great example on how God moves on our behalf. We must not allow ourselves to fall into the trap of thinking that this type of favor can only happen to Joseph?

To allow ourselves to be caught in a snare of limitations, which would cause us to limited God to a certain time period or situation -- will limit our perception only to the natural. When you track God, you have to be able to look beyond the obvious.

We must never forget that God is the same yesterday, today and forevermore and these are the types of accounts that will help us to see how God moves in the natural for us and not just in the spiritual.

This is why we need to push ourselves to learn more when it comes to God's precious Word, for it is filled with priceless experiences that enables us to gain a tremendous value from, without having to endure the situation ourselves.

Learning from these types of experiences helps us to understand when we go through the trials and afflictions that often times sneak into our lives, that there's a reason for it. For we must know that God is training, preparing and teaching us in some kind of way.

It's during these heavy storms of afflictions and dark valleys of suffering, that we need to ask God to help us to understand what's happening to us, instead of lashing out to God for our current and untimely dilemmas.

Always remember, that God did not design and create us for a life of suffering and disappointments. The Lord designed and created us for a life that's stamped with a distinguish quality, value and beauty that no other creature can lay claim too.

Now that Joseph has been made overseer over Egypt - now what? Joseph gets a new name with a certain meaning? Could marriage be in the near future for the dream interpreter as well?

The Introduction of Abraham

The Birth of Isaac

The Birth of Esau & Jacob

Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty

Jacob - Wrestles with God

Joseph the Favorite Son

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The Unveiling of Joseph

83) Pharaoh's Dark Dreams

84) Joseph's Dark Dreams Interpretation

85) <-CURRENT PAGE->

86) Joseph the Revealer of Secrets

87) The Unveiling of Pharaoh

88) The Seven Years of Abundance

89) The Famine of Seven Years

90) Joseph the Egyptian Prime Minister

91) Joseph's Temptation of Revenge

92) Joseph's Tipping Point

93) The Confessions of the Ten Tribes

94) The Returning Nine Tribes

95) Jacob the Bereaved

96) Jacob's Reality Check

97) Joseph's Secret Delight

98) Joseph the Great Host

99) Judah Pleads For Benjamin

100) The Unveiling of Joseph

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