Genesis 41:8
It came about in the morning that his spirit was troubled. He sent and called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
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9Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am thinking about my offenses.
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Genesis 40:8They said to him, “We have both dreamed a dream and no one can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me, please.”
Exodus 7:11Then Pharaoh also called for his wise men and sorcerers. They did the same thing by their magic.
Exodus 8:7But the magicians did the same with their magic; they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
Exodus 9:11The magicians could not resist Moses because of the blisters, because the blisters were on them and on all the other Egyptians.
Leviticus 20:6The person who turns to those who talk with the dead, or to those who talk with spirits so as to prostitute themselves with them, I will set my face against that person; I will cut him off from among his people.
1 Samuel 6:2Then the Philistine people called for the priests and the diviners; they said to them, “What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Tell us how we should send it back to its own country.”
Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:2-9
Pharaoh's Portentous Dream. ( b. c. 1715.) 1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So… Read the whole commentary →