"Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything. " James 1:2-4
Genesis 41 : Turning point in Joseph's life.
God never forsakes a person who has faith in him. Joseph's longs years of suffering were about to come to an end.
It's been 2 years since the wine steward was set free from prison. The king has 2 dreams one night. In the first, he sees 7 fat cows grazing by river Nile; then 7 lean cows come over and eat the fat cows. In the second, he sees 7 ears of fat corn were growing on one stalk and 7 ears of lean corn on another stalk; the lean corn eat up the fat corn.
The king is very troubled at the dream and calls all the wise men and magicians throughout Egypt to interpret his dreams. No one is able to do it. Now, the wine steward tells the king about Joseph. The King immediately summons Joseph.
Joseph comes and interprets the king's dreams. He says that both the dreams mean the same. They mean that there will be 7 years of plenty and 7 years of famine after that. He advises king to store up as much as possible during the years of plenty.
The king makes Joseph the Governor of all Egypt, and makes him incharge of storing food during the years of plenty. Joseph becomes the Governor, the most powerful man in Egypt after the king.
Seven years of plenty go by and seven years of famine arrive. People in Egypt do not have to suffer because food has been stored for them.
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