Gen 41:33-36 | MHM | STEP | Genesis 41:33-45: Joseph’s Exaltation In this passage, Joseph gives Pharaoh practical advice about how to prepare for the coming years of plenty and famine. Joseph suggests that Pharaoh appoint a wise and careful man to organize the storage of food. Pharaoh is pleased with Joseph’s advice and chooses him for this important job. Joseph is raised to a very high position in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh. He is given many honors, new clothes, a royal ring, a chariot, and a wife from a noble family. All of this shows how God can raise up the humble and faithful, and how wisdom and honesty are rewarded in the end. v. 33-36 : Joseph advises Pharaoh to find a wise man to take charge of storing food during the seven good years. He says officers should collect one fifth of all the harvests and keep the food safe in cities, so there will be enough to survive the seven years of famine ( v. 33-36 ). Joseph teaches that wise people prepare for the future. Like the ant in Proverbs 6:6-8 , we should use times of plenty to get ready for hard times.

‏ Genesis 41:33-36

Genesis 41:33-45: Joseph’s Exaltation

In this passage, Joseph gives Pharaoh practical advice about how to prepare for the coming years of plenty and famine. Joseph suggests that Pharaoh appoint a wise and careful man to organize the storage of food. Pharaoh is pleased with Joseph’s advice and chooses him for this important job. Joseph is raised to a very high position in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh. He is given many honors, new clothes, a royal ring, a chariot, and a wife from a noble family. All of this shows how God can raise up the humble and faithful, and how wisdom and honesty are rewarded in the end.

v. 33-36: Joseph advises Pharaoh to find a wise man to take charge of storing food during the seven good years. He says officers should collect one fifth of all the harvests and keep the food safe in cities, so there will be enough to survive the seven years of famine (v. 33-36 ^a). Joseph teaches that wise people prepare for the future. Like the ant in Proverbs 6:6-8 ^b, we should use times of plenty to get ready for hard times.

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