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Genesis 41:37-57 — Joseph in Charge of Egypt

Gen.41.37-57

³⁷This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. ³⁸So Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find anyone like this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” ³⁹Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. ⁴⁰You shall be over my house, and all my people will submit to your command . Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” ⁴¹Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” ⁴²Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand. He clothed him in garments of fine linen and placed a gold chain around his neck. ⁴³He had him ride in his second chariot, and they called out before him, “Bow the knee!” Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁴Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one shall lift a hand or a foot in all the land of Egypt.” ⁴⁵Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. ⁴⁶Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁷During the seven years of plenty, the land produced abundantly . ⁴⁸He gathered up all the food of the seven years that were in the land of Egypt, and stored the food in the cities. In every city he stored the food from the fields around it. ⁴⁹Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped keeping track of it, for it was beyond measure. ⁵⁰Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. ⁵¹Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh , saying, “For God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.” ⁵²He named the second Ephraim , saying, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” ⁵³Then the seven years of plenty that had been in the land of Egypt came to an end, ⁵⁴and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was food. ⁵⁵When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.” ⁵⁶When the famine had spread over the whole earth, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. ⁵⁷And people from all countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

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4/11/2026

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