Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000452
00:16 Hi, and welcome back to His Words are Life.
00:18 I'm Kelly Mowrer and thank you for joining with me again today 00:22 to read the word of God. Before we continue with Joseph's story 00:26 let's pray together. -Dear Lord, thank you so much for this 00:30 wonderful story that we are in the middle of reading, 00:33 of your servant, Joseph and how even in the darkest times 00:38 it seems like he was abandoned and forgotten, a slave. You were 00:43 with him and each of us who are reading and listening now, 00:48 when we face the things in our lives that we don't see the 00:52 answers to, bring to our mind Joseph's story and the 00:55 words, The Lord was with Joseph. And may that encourage each 00:59 of us to remember that you are with us you'll bring us safely 01:03 through. Thank you for loving us We love you so much. 01:06 We are in the middle of the story of Joseph and when we 01:12 read last together, he was in prison and there were 2 officers 01:18 of Pharaoh's court, also in prison 01:20 with him who had had dreams. 01:21 The baker and the chief Butler. And they were troubled by the 01:24 dreams, didn't understand them and Joseph interpreted them. 01:27 And the dreams came true just as he had said. 01:30 And Joseph had a request for the butler; because the butler 01:34 was going to be returned to Pharaoh's court, and Joseph said 01:36 When you get out, please remember me and tell Pharaoh 01:39 about me; because I haven't done anything to deserve being 01:42 in here. Please help me clear my name. And so the butler 01:45 gets out, just as Joseph had interpreted in the dream, 01:49 and forgets about Joseph. And for two more years Joseph is in 01:53 prison until Pharaoh has a couple of dreams that he doesn't 01:56 understand and his wise men can't interpret them; but this 01:59 prompts the memory of the chief butler and he speaks up 02:03 and he said, I am remembering my faults here because I 02:06 forgot to do something that I should have done 2 years ago. 02:09 When I was in prison, I had a dream and there was a man 02:12 there who interpreted it correctly. And so we're going to 02:15 continue now because what happened is Pharaoh sent 02:17 to the prison and Joseph was taken out, he was cleaned up, 02:21 and brought before Pharaoh. And another thing that struck me 02:25 as we were reading last time: here is Joseph who has been 02:27 languishing in this prison for all these years, forgotten, 02:30 and he's brought into the court of the king and the king says 02:34 to him, I understand you interpret dreams. And Joseph is 02:37 so humble and walking so closely with God, that he isn't tempted 02:42 and that he doesn't to ahead and say, Why, yes sir, I do. 02:46 He immediately gives the glory to God. He says, well I don't 02:48 do it; but God can interpret the dream. So Pharaoh, as we pick 02:52 up the story, beginning to tell Joseph his dreams 02:54 so that Joseph's God can interpret the dreams to Pharaoh. 02:58 We're reading in Genesis in chapter 41, picking up with 03:03 I'm going to start with 17. We actually read that last time 03:06 but we'll start with that because it's the beginning of 03:08 the dream. - And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold 03:12 I stood upon the bank of the river: and behold, there came up 03:16 out of the river seven kine, fat fleshed and well favored; 03:20 and they fed in a meadow: and, behold, seven other kine came up 03:24 after them, poor and very ill favored and lean fleshed, 03:27 such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 03:31 And the lean and the ill favored kine did eat up the first seven 03:35 fat kine: and when they had eaten them up, it could not be 03:39 knows that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favored, 03:42 as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, 03:47 and, behold seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 03:51 and behold seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east 03:56 wind, sprung up after them: And the thin ears devoured 03:59 the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; 04:03 but there was none that could declare it to me. 04:05 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: 04:10 God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. The 7 good kine 04:15 are 7 years; and the 7 good ears are 7 years: the dream is one. 04:21 And the 7 thin and ill favored kine that came up after them 04:26 are 7 years; and the 7 empty ears blasted with the east wind 04:32 shall be 7 years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken 04:36 unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 04:41 Behold, there come 7 years of great plenty throughout all 04:45 the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them 7 years 04:49 of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land 04:52 of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; and the plenty 04:57 shall not be known in the land 04:58 by reason of the famine following 05:00 for it shall be very grievous. And for that the dream was 05:05 doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is 05:08 established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 05:12 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, 05:17 and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, 05:21 and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up 05:25 the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the 7 plenteous years. 05:29 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, 05:33 and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep 05:37 food in the cities. And that food shall be for store to the 05:42 land against the 7 years of famine, which shall be in the 05:45 land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. 05:49 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes 05:54 of all his servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, 05:57 Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the spirit of 06:02 of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath 06:08 shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as 06:13 thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto 06:17 thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I 06:24 be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 06:28 See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh 06:32 took off his ring from his hand, an put it upon Joseph's hand, 06:35 and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a golden 06:39 chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second 06:43 chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: 06:46 and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 06:49 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee 06:55 shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 06:59 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; 07:04 and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah 07:08 priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 07:14 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh 07:17 king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh 07:21 and went throughout all the land of Egypt. And in the 7 plenteous 07:25 years the earth brought forth by handfuls. And he gathered up 07:30 all the food of the 7 years, which were in the land of Egypt, 07:33 and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field 07:36 which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 07:41 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, 07:44 until he left numbering; for it was without number. 07:48 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine 07:53 came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On 07:57 bare unto him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn, 08:01 Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, 08:06 and all my father's house. And the name of the second called he 08:10 Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of 08:15 my affliction. And the 7 years of plenteousness, that was in 08:20 the land of Egypt, were ended. And the 7 years of dearth 08:25 began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth 08:29 was in all the lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was 08:33 bread. And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people 08:37 cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the 08:40 Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 08:44 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph 08:49 opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; 08:52 and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. And all countries 08:58 came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the 09:02 famine was so sore in all lands. 09:05 We're continuing now with Genesis, and chapter 42. 09:09 This is the King James Version. 09:11 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said 09:16 unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 09:19 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn 09:22 in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; 09:25 that we may live, and not die. And Joseph's ten brethren 09:30 went down to buy corn in Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, 09:35 Jacob sent not with his brethren for he said, Lest peradventure 09:39 mischief befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buy corn 09:43 among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan 09:46 and Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that 09:51 sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came 09:54 and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the 09:59 earth. And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, 10:03 but made himself strange unto them and spake roughly unto them 10:07 and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the 10:10 land of Canaan to buy food. And Joseph knew his brethren, 10:14 but they knew not him. And Joseph remembered the dreams 10:18 which he dreamed of them, and he said unto them, Ye are spies; 10:22 to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10:25 And they said unto him, Nay, my Lord, but to buy food are thy 10:30 servants come. We are all one man's sons; we are true men, 10:34 thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to 10:40 see the nakedness of the land ye are come. And they said, 10:43 Thy servants are 12 brethren, the sons of one man 10:46 in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day 10:51 with our father, and one is not. 10:53 and Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you 10:59 saying, Ye are spies: Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of 11:03 Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest 11:06 brother come hither. Send one of you, and let him fetch your 11:11 brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be 11:13 proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the 11:17 life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. And he put them all 11:21 together into ward three days. And Joseph said unto them 11:25 the third day, This do and live; for I fear God: If ye be true 11:29 men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your 11:32 prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: 11:36 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words 11:40 be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 11:44 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning 11:49 our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he 11:53 besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress 11:57 come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, 12:02 Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; 12:05 and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also 12:08 his blood is required. And they knew not that Joseph understood 12:13 them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 12:16 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; 12:19 and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took 12:23 from Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 12:27 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, 12:31 and to restore every man's money into his sack, 12:33 and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he 12:36 unto them. And they laded their asses with the corn, 12:39 and departed thence. And as one of them opened his sack to give 12:43 his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; 12:47 for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. 12:49 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; 12:52 and lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, 12:57 and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this 13:01 that God hath done unto us? And they came unto Jacob 13:05 their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that 13:08 befell unto them; saying, The man, who is the lord of the land 13:12 spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 13:16 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 13:19 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, 13:23 and the youngest is this day with our father in the land 13:26 of Canaan. And the man, the lord of the country, 13:29 said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; 13:32 leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the 13:35 famine of your households, and be gone: And bring your youngest 13:38 brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, 13:42 but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, 13:46 and ye shall traffick in the land. And it came to pass 13:49 as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle 13:53 of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father 13:57 saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. And Jacob their 14:01 father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: 14:04 Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin 14:08 away: all these things are against me. And Reuben spake 14:12 unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not 14:16 to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him 14:19 to thee again. And he said, My son shall not go down with you; 14:24 for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief 14:28 befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring down 14:32 my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. |
Revised 2014-12-17