38. Pharaoh said unto his servants--The kings of ancient Egypt
were assisted in the management of state affairs by the advice of the
most distinguished members of the priestly order; and, accordingly,
before admitting Joseph to the new and extraordinary office that was to
be created, those ministers were consulted as to the expediency and
propriety of the appointment.
a man in whom the Spirit of God is--An acknowledgment of the
being and power of the true God, though faint and feeble, continued to
linger amongst the higher classes long after idolatry had come to
prevail.
JFB.
Outline
1 Pharaoh's two dreams
25 Joseph interprets them
33 Josephe gives Pharaoh counsel
38 Joseph is promoted
50 The birth of Manasseh and Ephraim
53 The famine begins
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