Joseph Rises to Power

Genesis 41

37 So g the advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man h in whom is the Spirit of God?" 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. 40 i "You shall be 1 over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you." 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have j set you over all the land of Egypt." 42 Then Pharaoh k took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph's hand; and he l clothed him in garments of fine linen m and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 And he had him ride in the second n chariot which he had; o and they cried out before him, "Bow the knee!" So he set him p over all the land of Egypt. 44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name 2 ZaphnathPaane'ah. And he gave him as a wife q Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he r stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth 3 abundantly. 48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. 49 Joseph gathered very much grain, s as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

50 t And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn 4 Manasseh: 5 "For God has made me forget all my toil and all my u father's house." 52 And the name of the second he called 6 Ephraim: 7 "For God has caused me to be v fruitful in the land of my affliction."

53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, 54 w and the seven years of famine began to come, x as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; y whatever he says to you, do."

56 The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened 8 all the storehouses and z sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. 57 a So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to b buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 105:19
    Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.
    Acts 7:10
    And delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 27:18
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Take Joshua the so...
    Job 32:8
    But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of...
    Proverbs 2:6
    For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come ...
    Daniel 4:8
    But at last Daniel came before me (his name is ...
    Daniel 4:9
    Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I...
    Daniel 4:18
    "This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. ...
    Daniel 5:11
    There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the S...
    Daniel 5:14
    I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is ...
    Daniel 6:3
    Then this Daniel distinguished himself above th...
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 105:21
    He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions.
    Acts 7:10
    And delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 42:6
    Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
    Psalms 105:21
    He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions.
    Daniel 6:3
    Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.
    Acts 7:10
    And delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
  5. Cross References
    Acts 3:10
    Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
  6. Cross References
    Acts 8:2
    And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
    Acts 7:15
    So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers.
  7. Cross References
    Daniel 5:7
    The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
    Daniel 5:16
    "And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
    Daniel 5:29
    Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 46:29
    So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 6:9
    This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 42:6
    Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 46:20
    And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On, bore to him.
  12. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:21
    So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.
    1 Kings 12:6
    Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, "How do you advise me to answer these people?
    1 Kings 12:8
    But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
    Daniel 1:19
    Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king.
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 22:17
    Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
    Judges 7:12
    Now the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude.
    1 Samuel 13:5
    Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 46:20
    And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On, bore to him.
    Genesis 48:5
    And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 45:10
    Listen, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father's house.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 17:6
    I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.
    Genesis 28:3
    May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples.
    Genesis 49:22
    Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 105:16
    Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.
    Acts 7:11
    Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 41:30
    But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land.
  19. Cross References
    John 2:5
    His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it.
  20. Cross References
    Genesis 42:6
    Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 29:12
    "I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries."
  22. Cross References
    Genesis 27:28
    Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.
    Genesis 27:37
    Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, "Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?
    Genesis 42:3
    So Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
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