Gen 41:1-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 41:1-46: 41:1-46 God had used two dreams to identify Joseph as a leader among his brothers (37:5-11 ). He used two dreams to test Joseph’s faith in prison (40:5-14 ). Now he would use two dreams to elevate Joseph from prison to preeminence. Joseph had repeatedly proven faithful in small matters; now he would be put in charge of great things. Summary for Gen 41:1-4: 41:1-4 Pharaoh’s first dream was about cows . Cows liked to stand half-submerged among the reeds in the Nile River to take refuge from the heat and flies. They would come out of the water to find pasture. The second group of cows disturbed Pharaoh because they were scrawny yet able to swallow the fat cows .

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‏ Genesis 41:1-4

Summary for Gen 41:1-46: 41:1-46 ^a God had used two dreams to identify Joseph as a leader among his brothers (37:5-11 ^b). He used two dreams to test Joseph’s faith in prison (40:5-14 ^c). Now he would use two dreams to elevate Joseph from prison to preeminence. Joseph had repeatedly proven faithful in small matters; now he would be put in charge of great things.
Summary for Gen 41:1-4: 41:1-4 ^d Pharaoh’s first dream was about cows. Cows liked to stand half-submerged among the reeds in the Nile River to take refuge from the heat and flies. They would come out of the water to find pasture. The second group of cows disturbed Pharaoh because they were scrawny yet able to swallow the fat cows.