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The Psychology of Scarcity
Commentators explain that the famine would be so all-consuming that the memory of the previous abundance would be completely erased. This illustrates how present hardship can overshadow past blessings, reminding us to cultivate gratitude in good times and to remember God's faithfulness even in difficult seasons.
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Genesis
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 41:1–57
18th Century
Theologian
- יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
- אחוּ 'āch…
John Gill
On Genesis 41:30
17th Century
Pastor
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine
Which might be occasioned by the river Nile not rising so hig…
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 …