Gen 41:8 | TNotes | STEP | 41:8 The magicians and wise men belonged to a guild of supposed experts in spiritual matters, including dreams and visions (cp. Exod 8:18-19 ; Dan 2:10-11 ), but they could not interpret these dreams. God used an Israelite slave to confound the wisdom of the world (cp. Dan 2 ). However powerful a nation becomes, it is still under God’s sovereign control (Dan 2:20-23 ).

bExod 8:18-19►

cDan 2:10-11►

eDan 2:20-23►

‏ Genesis 41:8

41:8 ^a The magicians and wise men belonged to a guild of supposed experts in spiritual matters, including dreams and visions (cp. Exod 8:18-19 ^b; Dan 2:10-11 ^c), but they could not interpret these dreams. God used an Israelite slave to confound the wisdom of the world (cp. Dan 2 ^d). However powerful a nation becomes, it is still under God’s sovereign control (Dan 2:20-23 ^e).