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Malcom: Welcome To Immerse: The
Daily Bible Reading Experience.

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Day 97

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Two full years later, Pharaoh
dreamed that he was standing

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on the bank of the Nile River.

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In his dream, he saw seven fat healthy
cows come up out of the river and

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begin grazing in the marsh grass.

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Then he saw seven more cows come
up behind them from the Nile.

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But these were scrawny and thin.

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These cows stood beside the
fat cows on the River Bank.

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Then the scrawny thin cows
ate to seven healthy fat cows

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at this point in the dream.

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Pharaoh woke up, but he fell asleep
again and had a second dream.

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This time, he saw seven heads
of grain, plump, and beautiful

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growing on a single stalk.

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Then seven more heads of grain
appeared, but these were shriveled

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and withered by the east wind and
these thin heads swallowed up the

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seven plump well-formed heads.

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Then Pharaoh woke up again
and realized it was a dream.

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The next morning, Pharaoh was very
disturbed by the dreams, so he called for

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all the magicians and wise men of Egypt.

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When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one
of them could tell him what they meant.

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Finally, the King's chief
Cup bearer spoke up.

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Today I have been reminded of my failure.

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He told Pharaoh.

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Some time ago you were angry with the
chief baker and me and you imprisoned us

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in the palace of the captain of the guard.

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One night the chief baker and I each had a
dream, and each dream had its own meaning.

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There was a young Hebrew man with
us in the prison who was a slave

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of the captain of the guard.

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We told him our dreams and he told us what
each of our dreams meant and everything

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happened just as he had predicted.

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I was restored to my position as
cup bearer, and the chief baker

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was executed and impaled on a pole.

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Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and
he was quickly brought from the prison

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After he shaved and changed his clothes,
he went in and stood before Pharaoh.

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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I had
a dream last night, and no one here

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can tell me what it means, but I
have heard that when you hear about

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a dream, you can interpret it.

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It is beyond my power to do this.

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Joseph replied, but God can tell you
what it means and set you at ease.

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So Pharaoh told Joseph his dream.

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In my dream.

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He said I was standing on the bank
of the Nile River and I saw seven fat

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healthy cows come up out of the river
and begin grazing in the marsh grass.

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But then I saw seven sick looking cows,
scrawny and Finn come up after them.

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I've never seen such sorry
looking animals at all.

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The land of Egypt, these thin, scrawny
cows ate the seven fat cows, but

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afterward, you wouldn't have known it for.

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They were still as thin
and scrawny as before.

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Then I woke up in my dream.

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I also saw seven heads of grain full
and beautiful growing in a single stock.

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Then seven more heads of grain
appeared, but these were blighted,

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shriveled, and withered by the
east wind and the shriveled heads

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swallowed the seven healthy heads.

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I told these dreams to the magicians,
but no one could tell me what they mean.

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Joseph responded.

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Both of Pharaoh's dreams
mean the same thing.

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God is telling Pharaoh in
advance what he is about to do.

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The seven healthy cows and the
seven healthy heads of grain both

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represent seven years of prosperity.

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The seven thin scrawny cows that came
up later and the seven thin heads

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of grain withered by the east wind
represents seven years of famine.

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This will happen, just as I have described
it, for God has revealed to Pharaoh in

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advance what he is about to do the next
seven years will be a period of great

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prosperity throughout the land of Egypt.

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But afterward there will
be seven years of famine.

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So great that all the
prosperity will be forgotten.

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In Egypt, famine will destroy the land.

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This famine will be so severe
that even the memory of the

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good years will be erased.

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As for having two similar dreams, it means
that these events have been decreed by

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God and he will soon make them happen.

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Therefore, Pharaoh should find an
intelligent and wise man and put him

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in charge of the entire land of Egypt.

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Then Pharaoh should appoint
supervisors over the land and let

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them collect one fifth of all the
crops during the seven good years.

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Have them gather all the food produced
in the good years that are just ahead

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and bring it to Pharaoh's storehouses.

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Store it away and guarded so
there will be food in the cities.

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That way there will be enough
to eat when the seven years of

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famine come to the land of Egypt.

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Otherwise, this famine
will destroy the land.

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Joseph's suggestions were well
received by Pharaoh and his officials.

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So Pharaoh asks his officials, can
we find anyone else like this man?

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So obviously filled
with the spirit of God.

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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since
God has revealed the meaning of the

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dreams to you, clearly no one else
is as intelligent or wise as you are.

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You'll be in charge of my court and all
my people will take orders from you.

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Only I sitting on my throne will
have a rank higher than yours.

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Pharaoh said to Joseph, I hereby put you
in charge of the entire land of Egypt.

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Then Pharaoh removed his
signature ring from his hand and

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placed it on Joseph's finger.

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He dressed him in fine linen clothing
and hung a gold chain around his neck.

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Then he had Joseph ride in the
chariot reserved for his second in

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command, and wherever Joseph went,
the command was shouted, kneel down.

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So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of
all Egypt, and Pharaoh said to him,

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I am Pharaoh, but no one will lift
a hand or foot in the entire land

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of Egypt without your approval.

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Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a
new Egyptian name, Zana Pania.

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He also gave him a wife
whose name was Asana.

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She was the daughter of
Tifah, the priest of on.

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So Joseph took charge of
the entire land of Egypt.

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He was 30 years old when he
began serving in the court of

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Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.

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And when Joseph left Pharaoh's presence,
he inspected the entire land of Egypt.

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As predicted for seven years,
the land produced bumper crops.

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During those years, Joseph gathered
all the crops grown in Egypt

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and stored the grain from the
surrounding fields and the cities.

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He piled up huge amounts of
grain like sand on the seashore.

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He finally, he stopped keeping records
because there was too much to measure.

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During this time, before the first of
the famine years, two sons were born to

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Joseph and his wife Asana, the daughter of
Tiara, the priest of on Joseph, named his

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older son, man, for he said, God has made
me forget all my troubles and everyone

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in my father's family, Joseph named his
second son Raim, for he said, God has

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made me fruitful in this land of my grief.

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At last, the seven years of
bumper crops throughout the

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land of Egypt came to an end.

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Then the seven years of famine
began just as Joseph had predicted.

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The famine also struck all the
surrounding countries, but throughout

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Egypt, there was plenty of food.

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Eventually, however, the famine spread
throughout the land of Egypt as well.

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And when the people cried out to
Pharaoh for food, he told them, go to

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Joseph and do whatever he tells you.

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So with severe famine everywhere, Joseph
opened up the storehouses and distributed

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grain to the Egyptians for the famine
was severe throughout the land of Egypt,

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and people from all around came to Egypt
to buy grain from Joseph because the

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famine was severe throughout the world.

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This concludes today's reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.