GENESIS 41
After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. 3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. 6 And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. 7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh. – Genesis 41:1-8
GENESIS 41 THE PHARAOH’S DREAM
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
Two years later, the king dreamed he was by the Nile
Out of the Nile, seven cows came up beautiful and plump
These cows fed in the reed grass and then seven other cows came
These next seven cows were ugly and thin and came up out of the Nile
They stood beside each other in the bank of the Nile, but a bizarre thing happened
The ugly seven thin cows ate up the seven attractive plump cows and the king awoke.
The king’s dream bothered him so much that he was obsessed to find out what it meant. So, he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt to interpret these two dreams that troubled him.
All those two years, the cupbearer had forgotten that Joseph could interpret the dream. It was probably God’s timing that all these events happened that way for it will lead to Joseph’s rise from that prison cell. We never know what God’s timing is.
REFLECTION
- Why do you think God allowed another two years for this dream to happen?
- Why did God not rescue Joseph right away and let him suffer longer?
