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Text: Genesis 41: 46-52

MEDITATION

Genesis 41:46-52

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.
48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them.
49 Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.
50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.
51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.”
52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. The work of Joseph

a. He began his work at 30 years of age.

b. He surveyed the land of Egypt.

c. Over the next seven years of abundant harvest, he gathered food from the fields.

d. These were largely grain that would be kept over the years.

e. The amount of grain stored was immeasurable.

2. The family of Joseph

a. The firstborn was called “Manasseh”.

i. It meant “To cause to forget”.

ii. God had caused him to forget the painful memories of the past.

iii. He was sold by his brothers; he was imprisoned wrongfully.

b. The second son was called “Ephraim”.

i. It meant “fruitful”.

ii. Joseph had indeed become very fruitful in his life and work.

3. God in his life

Joseph was very conscious of God in his life. The Lord had blessed him over all these years!

经文：创世记 41：46-52

沉思

《创世记 41：46-52》
46约瑟见埃及王法老的时候年三十岁。他从法老面前出去，遍行埃及全地。
47七个丰年之内，地的出产极丰极盛，
48约瑟聚敛埃及地七个丰年一切的粮食，把粮食积存在各城里，各城周围田地的粮食都积存在本城里。
49约瑟积蓄五谷甚多，如同海边的沙，无法计算，因为谷不可胜数。
50荒年未到以前，安城的祭司波提非拉的女儿亚西纳给约瑟生了两个儿子。
51约瑟给长子起名叫玛拿西，因为他说：“神使我忘了一切的困苦和我父的全家。

52他给次子起名叫以法莲，因为他说：“神使我在受苦的地方昌盛。””

在生活里有意义地应用

1．约瑟的工作

a．他从三十㱑开始工作

b．他巡行埃及全地

c．在接下来的七年丰收，他聚敛田地的粮食

d．这大多数都是可以积存好几年的五谷

e．所积存的五谷数量，多得不可胜数

2．约瑟的家庭

a．长子名叫“玛拿西”

i．它的意思是“使忘记”

ii．上帝使他忘记了以前的痛苦记忆

iii．他被兄弟们卖了；他也被冤枉地监禁

b．次子名叫“以法莲”

i．它的意思是“昌盛”

ii．约瑟确实在他的生活和事业上都变得非常昌盛

3．上帝在他的生活里

约瑟非常地意识到上帝在他的生活里。这些年来，上帝一直都赐福予他！