Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 41:1-57
Chapter 41For audio go to chapter 39Now it came to pass at the end of two full years ( Genesis 41:1 ), That is after Joseph said "don't forget me, pal". "Oh, I won't." "At the end of two full years," that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. And there came up out of the river seven well favoured cows, fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, they were ill favoured, leanfleshed; and they stood by the other cows upon... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 41:1-8
CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 41:1. The river.] So the Nile is called, by way of emphasis in the Old Testament when the scene is laid in Egypt. Genesis 41:6. Blasted with the east wind.] “The east wind here is the Chamsia from the south-east or desert of Arabia. It withers every green thing if it continues to blow any time,”—(Jacobus.)—Genesis 41:8. The magicians.] “The scribes, the hieroglyphs, who belonged to the priestly caste, and whose primary business was to make hieroglyphic and other... read more