John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 41:39
Gen 41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, [there is] none so discreet and wise as thou [art]: Ver. 39. Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this. ] Pharaoh at first took him for no other than a cunning soothsayer and conjecturer of dreams. Now he finds better worth in him, a spirit of wisdom and discretion: he took him to be a man spiritually rational, and rationally spiritual; one that seemed to see the insides of nature and grace, and the world and... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 41:37-45
Genesis 41:37-45Pharaoh said unto his servants: Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?--Pharaoh and JosephIn examining this narrative we find a most remarkable parallel in the relations of Joseph and Pharaoh to the relations of Christ and the sinner. I. Following this line of thought, then, we notice PHARAOH AS REPRESENTING THE MAN OF THE WORLD DISCOVERING HIS NEED. Not one is there but sees that his resources are sure to vanish at some future day and leave him... read more