Scripture Spot Logo

Verse of the Day

WEB

Author Spotlight

Loading featured author...

Report Issue

See a formatting issue or error?

Let us know →

Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.

Verse Takeaways

1

God Gets the Glory

All commentators emphasize that Joseph's first act before Pharaoh is to give all credit to God. He clarifies that he is not the source of the interpretation, but that "the one true, living, eternal God" is revealing what He is about to do. This highlights the core theological truth that God is sovereign over future events and is the sole source of divine revelation.

See 3 Verse Takeaways

Book Overview

Genesis

Author

Audience

Composition

Teaching Highlights

Outline

+ 5 more

See Overview

Commentaries

3

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Genesis 41:1–57

18th Century

Theologian

  1. יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
  2. אחוּ 'āch…

John Gill

John Gill

On Genesis 41:25

17th Century

Pastor

And Joseph said to Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh [is] one ,
&c.] Though there were two distinct dreams expressed und…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Genesis 41:9–32

17th Century

Minister

God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had obtained Joseph's release from prison, he probably would …