Ge 41

CHAPTER 41: PHARAOH HAS A DREAM

v.1 It is hard to understand why Joseph had to spend two more years in prison after his meeting with the Pharaoh's butler. God was probably refining Joseph so He could use him. Perhaps Joseph was full of bitterness and vengeance toward his brothers, and God wanted to give him time for these feelings to dissipate. The experiences of life can make us a bitter person or a better person. God wanted to make Joseph a better person.
v.16 Joseph gave God the credit for interpreting the dreams.
v.38 Pharaoh recognized that the Spirit of God was in Joseph.
v.45 Pharaoh called Joseph "Zaphenathpaneah" which means "the man to whom secrets are revealed".
v.51 Manasseh means "forgetting".
v.52 Ephraim means "fruitful".
v.54-57 The famine that Joseph predicted brought people from the surrounding countries to buy food in Egypt.