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I. PHARAOH'S DREAMS.

II. JOSEPH'S ADVICE.

1. He informs Pharaoh that the dreams were(1) A warning;

(2) A benevolent warning.

2. He advises the king(1)to choose a discreet man to undertake the special management of the measures which must be taken in view of the threatened period of "scarcity";

(2) To make provision for one-fifth part o the land to be "taken up" (i.e., handed over to the king for "governmental" use);

(3) To store up the produce of the plentiful years that it might be in readiness for the coming time of dearth.

III. JOSEPH'S ELEVATION. Lessons:

1. Patience of hope.

2. Assurance of hope. We may always — we should always — look forward confidently to the fulfilment of God's promises which " exceed all that we can desire."

(W. S. Smith, B. D.)

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KJV: And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

WEB: The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.