Juvenile Instructor . rwm JOSEPH INTERPRETING DREAMS. dreams, dreamed by the chief butler and chief Joseph, until, two years later, circumstances occurred which brought him to mind. The baker of Pharaohs household, who had beencast into prison for some offense. He pre-dicted that the butler would be pardoned, but circumstances alluded to were as follows:Pharaoh, the king dreamed two dreams; one 546 THE) JUVENILE: INSTRUCTOR. in which he stood by a river, out of whichthere came up seven fat kine, and fed in ameadow. Then came up seven lean kine,and they ate up the fat kine. Another, inwhich he
Juvenile Instructor . rwm JOSEPH INTERPRETING DREAMS. dreams, dreamed by the chief butler and chief Joseph, until, two years later, circumstances occurred which brought him to mind. The baker of Pharaohs household, who had beencast into prison for some offense. He pre-dicted that the butler would be pardoned, but circumstances alluded to were as follows:Pharaoh, the king dreamed two dreams; one 546 THE) JUVENILE: INSTRUCTOR. in which he stood by a river, out of whichthere came up seven fat kine, and fed in ameadow. Then came up seven lean kine,and they ate up the fat kine. Another, inwhich he saw seven ears of corn grow up out Much to the anger and disgust of Pharaoh,none of these men could tell the meaning ofhis dreams. Then it was that the chief butlerremembered Joseph, and the interpretationof the dreams of himself and the chief baker,. of one stock, rank and good. After themsprang up seven thin and blasted ears, whichdevoured the seven good ears. These dreams troubled the king sent far and near for all the wise men ofhis kingdom to come and interpret them. with their literal fulfillment. He therefore re-lated the circumstances to Pharaoh, whoimmediately sent for Joseph in the hope thathe could help him out of his present interpreted his dream to mean sevenyears of great plenty in the land of Egypt, THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR. .-17 to be followed by a great famine of sevenyears. He advised Pharaoh to choose a wiseand discreet man, with officers under him, togather corn in great quantities during theyears of plenty, and store it up for use duringthe famine. Pharaoh was so pleased with the wisdomand foresight evinced by Joseph, that he ap-pointed him to the position indicated, dress-ing him in a purple robe, and placing hisown signet ring upon his hand, so that hebecame second in power to Pharaoh
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