A Prisoner Before the King, and a Simple Answer
(Genesis 41:14–16)
Pharaoh sends for Joseph.
Joseph is brought out of the prison in haste,
shaves, changes his clothes,
and stands before the king.
Within a single verse,
Joseph’s position in life changes completely.
Yet Scripture does not dramatize the moment.
Even in this sudden turning point,
Joseph calmly prepares himself to stand before the king.
Pharaoh speaks to him:
“I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.
I have heard that you can understand a dream when you hear it.”
It is a moment filled with authority and expectation.
A moment where Joseph could explain himself,
prove himself, or defend himself.
But his answer is simple.
“It is not in me.
God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
Joseph does not explain who he is.
He does not recount his suffering or injustice.
He does not claim ability.
He simply places God as the speaker.
The text does not turn this into a lesson about reward or merit.
It does not pause to analyze Joseph’s character.
It records what he said,
and then moves on to what God will say.
And the story continues.
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