And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
This verse belongs to the second of two dreams given by the Lord to Pharaoh in one night, after Joseph had remained two more years in gloomy prison. It pictures the prosperous half of that second dream, seven full and good ears growing together on one stalk. Those good ears were afterward swallowed by seven withered thin ears blasted by the east wind.
Both dreams point to the same event and foreshadow a great calamity. In the morning the dreams troubled Pharaoh's mind because he could not understand or determine their significance. Pharaoh related them to the magicians and wise men of Egypt, who had a reputation for solving difficulties, but with all their magic and boasted wisdom they could give no interpretation or explanation.
Their failure left perplexity and distress that increased and spread through the palace. Their failure brought Joseph to the chief butler's mind with conviction of forgetfulness and ingratitude, and the butler told Pharaoh how Joseph had interpreted his and the chief baker's dreams exactly as fulfilled, with himself restored to office and the baker hanged. It was humiliating for Pharaoh to turn from the magicians and wise men of his kingdom to accept the service of a Hebrew slave to obtain relief, and Joseph was brought hastily out of the dungeon. The verse records the prosperous half as Pharaoh repeated it to Joseph after that earlier failure, when Pharaoh said no one could interpret his dream but he had heard Joseph could, and Joseph disclaimed any superior wisdom of his own and said God alone could explain such mysteries and would give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
This verse belongs to the second of two dreams given by the Lord to Pharaoh in one night, after Joseph had remained two more years in gloomy prison. It pictures the prosperous half of that second dream, seven full and good ears growing together on one stalk. Those good ears were afterward swallowed by seven withered thin ears blasted by the east wind.
Both dreams point to the same event and foreshadow a great calamity. In the morning the dreams troubled Pharaoh's mind because he could not understand or determine their significance. Pharaoh related them to the magicians and wise men of Egypt, who had a reputation for solving difficulties, but with all their magic and boasted wisdom they could give no interpretation or explanation.
Their failure left perplexity and distress that increased and spread through the palace. Their failure brought Joseph to the chief butler's mind with conviction of forgetfulness and ingratitude, and the butler told Pharaoh how Joseph had interpreted his and the chief baker's dreams exactly as fulfilled, with himself restored to office and the baker hanged. It was humiliating for Pharaoh to turn from the magicians and wise men of his kingdom to accept the service of a Hebrew slave to obtain relief, and Joseph was brought hastily out of the dungeon. The verse records the prosperous half as Pharaoh repeated it to Joseph after that earlier failure, when Pharaoh said no one could interpret his dream but he had heard Joseph could, and Joseph disclaimed any superior wisdom of his own and said God alone could explain such mysteries and would give Pharaoh an answer of peace.