Genesis 41

I'm not trying to make excuses, but I fell asleep with Gus in my arms at 2:30am last night. I've done the reading for yesterday - but there is enough to write about that I don't want to just rush it at this late/early hour. I'll update this post with my thoughts after I've had a chance to get some more rest.

*Update: 9/20/08 10:47pm*

More dreams, and more inspiration from God to help Joseph interpret them. This time around, though, the gift gets the attention of Pharaoh - and so impresses him that Joseph becomes his second-hand-man. This ends up largely sparing Egypt from the ravages of famine, and in turn will allow a way for Josephs father and brothers to also survive that difficult time.

What I spent a little time looking at after the reading was the age of Joseph during all these events. He was 17 at the time he first crossed his brothers (Gen 37:2), and is now 30 when he has his audience with Pharaoh. That means about 13 years in servitude/prison in Egypt, and then another 14 at least as ruler of Egypt (7 during the years of plenty, and 7 more during the famine). His brothers will come to see him during the famine, so it will have been at least twenty years since they last saw him - no wonder they didn't recognize him! But I get ahead of myself...