Genesis 41:16

“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

"And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." - Genesis 41:16
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What does Genesis 41:16 mean?

Genesis 41:16 (KJV) says, "And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." This verse comes from the story of Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and eventually rose to be the second-in-command in Egypt, under…

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Divine Wisdom in Humble Submission

In Genesis 41:16, we find an extraordinary moment where Joseph stands before Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, at a critical time not just for Pharaoh but for the entire nation. The verse reads: "And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer…

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A Prayer for Divine Wisdom and Peace

O Heavenly Father, In the stillness of our hearts, we come before You, reflecting on the powerful words spoken by Joseph to Pharaoh in Genesis 41:16, where he declared, "It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." Today, we lift our voices in prayer, just as…

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Genesis 41:37 - "¶ And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants."
Genesis 41:31 - "And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous."
Genesis 41:29 - "Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:"
Job 41:16 - "One is so near to another, that no air can come between them."
Genesis 41:6 - "And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them."
Genesis 41:2 - "And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow."
Genesis 41:26 - "The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one."
Genesis 41:23 - "And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:"
Genesis 41:20 - "And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:"
Genesis 41:32 - "And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass."
Genesis 41:52 - "And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction."
Genesis 41:22 - "And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:"
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Genesis 41:18 - "And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:"
Genesis 41:17 - "And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:"
Genesis 41:7 - "And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream."
Genesis 41:1 - "And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river."
Genesis 41:9 - "¶ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:"
Genesis 41:10 - "Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:"
"And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt." - Genesis 41:41
Genesis 41:49 - "And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number."