Still Working Through It (Genesis 41-42)

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Joseph has experienced a major turn around in his life. What looked like a life ruined by his brothers hatred and jealousy has been dramatically reversed by God. Joseph went from prisoner to prime minister in a matter of moments in Genesis 41. At 30 years old, Joseph is running Egypt and only Pharaoh is greater than him. But there is a subtle reminder in the text that this story is not about Joseph but about what God is working through Joseph to accomplish his plans. You see this reminder in Genesis 41:49. We are told that the grain Joseph stored up was like “the sand of the sea” and it could not be measured. This is the same language that God used when he told Abraham regarding the number of his offspring (cf. Genesis 22:17). God said this again to Jacob in Genesis 32:12, confirming that God would carry out this promise through Jacob. God’s promises are going to be accomplished through Joseph’s elevation to power. But what we are going to see in these chapters is that Joseph still does not know or understand what is happening or what God is doing. What we are going to see is Joseph is still working through it…

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