411 Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream , and behold , he was standing by the Nile . 2 And lo , from the Nile there came up seven cows , sleek and fat ; and they grazed in the marsh grass . 3 Then behold , seven other cows came up after them from the Nile , ugly and gaunt e , and they stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile . 4 The ugly and gaunt e cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows . Then Pharaoh awoke . 5 He fell asleep and dreamed a second time ; and behold , seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk , plump and good . 6 Then behold , seven ears , thin and scorched by the east wind , sprouted up after them. 7 The thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears . Then Pharaoh awoke , and behold , it was a dream . 8 Now in the morning his spirit was troubled , so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt , and all its wise men . And Pharaoh told them his dreams , but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 41:1-8
Commentary on Genesis 41:1-8
(Read Genesis 41:1-8)
The means of Joseph's being freed from prison were Pharaoh's dreams, as here related. Now that God no longer speaks to us in that way, it is no matter how little we either heed dreams, or tell them. The telling of foolish dreams can make no better than foolish talk. But these dreams showed that they were sent of God; when he awoke, Pharaoh's spirit was troubled.