OT 23 Pharaoh's Dream

Reference: Genesis 41:1-40

Story Summary: 
God gave Pharaoh two special dreams. In the first, seven fat cows ate grass near the river. Then, seven skinny cows came and ate the seven fat cows. In his second, Pharaoh saw seven healthy heads of grain. But seven skinny heads of grain came and swallowed up the seven healthy ones.
   Pharaoh called his wise men and asked them what his dreams meant, but they couldn’t understand them. However, Pharaoh’s wine taster remembered that Joseph had previously told him what his dream meant, back when he was in prison. So Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him and told him his dreams. With God’s help, Joseph explained what they meant.
   The seven fat cows and seven healthy heads of grain meant seven good years of plenty of food for Egypt. The seven skinny cows and heads of grain that ate the others meant seven years where no food would grow. Joseph told Pharaoh to appoint someone to collect extra food during the seven good years and eat it during the seven bad years. Pharaoh was so impressed with Joseph's wisdom and understanding that he picked Joseph to be second-in-charge of all of Egypt.

Big Idea and Motions: God knows everything about the future.
God - point up
Knows - tap your brain
Everything - gesture your arms in a wide circle
Future - hold out your hands, wiggle your fingers and speak in a spooky voice

Verse / Motions: Isaiah 46:9-10, ESV - I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning...
I am - point to yourself with two thumbs
God - point up
None - wave your arms, palms down, parallel to the ground
Me - point to yourself with two thumbs
Declaring - make your hand talk like a puppet
End - point far to your right with two index fingers
Beginning -  point to your far left with two index fingers

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
How many dreams did Pharaoh have? // Two.
Why did these dreams upset Pharaoh? // He didn’t understand what they meant
What happened in Pharaoh’s first dream? // Seven skinny cows ate seven fat cows
What happened in Pharaoh’s second dream? // Seven skinny heads of grain ate seven fat heads of grain
Why did Pharaoh call for his wise men and magicians? // To tell him what his dream meant
Who told Pharaoh that Joseph had told what dreams meant? // Pharaoh’s wine taster
What did Joseph say the dreams meant? // There’d be 7 good years, then 7 bad years with no food
Why did Joseph know what the dreams meant? // God helped him understand the dreams
What did Joseph say Pharaoh should do? // Put someone in charge of saving food during the 7 good years
Who did Pharaoh pick to be in charge of collecting food? // Joseph

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