Joseph Saves the Grain

Genesis 41

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Our true story is found in a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.”

We are continuing with the young man, Joseph. And Joseph was in jail. He was put in jail, even though he’d done nothing wrong. Being in jail was hard for Joseph, but God had a different plan.


One day, the king of ALL of Egypt, Pharaoh, had some dreams he didn’t understand. 


The dreams were about seven thin cows and seven fat cows. Cows? Yep, cows.


Pharaoh also dreamed about stalks of grain. Grain? That’s kind of strange. We make bread out of grain.


Pharaoh was confused by these dreams, and he wanted to know what his dreams meant. So…


He asked JOSEPH to help him. Hooray! So, Joseph was brought out of jail straight to Pharaoh. 


Joseph told Pharaoh that the dreams were from God.


Those dreams meant that Pharaoh needed to save lots and lots of grain, because his people were going to be hungry and need it later. 


Pharaoh was SO happy to know what his dreams meant, that he gave Joseph a very special job! He put Joseph in charge of ALL of Egypt.


Years later, the dreams came true! People were hungry and didn’t have food, so they traveled from all over to get grain from Joseph.


God’s plan for Joseph was to HELP all these people. What an amazing plan! God has a plan for us, too, and God’s plan is the BEST plan. Just like He did for Joseph, God has a plan for you!




Bible Paraphrase: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. — Jeremiah 29:11, NLT

Text Truth: God’s plan has good things for me to do.



Family Devotional

Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully. Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure. —Genesis 41:46-49

Joseph trusted that God had a plan for him while he was in jail. He looked for good things to do, and he did them, like when he helped the other men in jail. When Pharaoh heard about Joseph, he wanted Joseph to help him, too! Before long, Joseph was helping Pharaoh save grain for all of Egypt, so they would have enough food.

It was important that Joseph trusted God had a plan for him, even when bad things happened. It’s what helped Joseph see the good things God had planned for him to do. 

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. —Jeremiah 29:11, NLT

Since we are talking about God's plan for us to do good things, you and your family make a list of good things you can do.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, thank God for each member of your family (say their names). Thank God for all of the good things He has planned for you to do. Ask God to help you look for good things to do, even when bad things happen. Good things like (read through your family's list). Thank God for His love and acknowledge to God your love for Him.

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