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Genesis 41:25
At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joseph speaks to Pharaoh immediately after recounting the magicians’ failure to interpret his visions. He stands at the precise moment of divine disclosure, shifting from Pharaoh’s reported fear to a prophetic explanation.
The words — חֲל֥וֹם (cha.Lom) translates as "dream," and אֶחָ֣ד (e.Chad) means "one," forming the literal claim "the dream is one." ה֑וּא (Hu') functions as the pronoun "it," grammatically binding the two visions into a single message.
The thread — The pattern of God revealing hidden future events appears in Daniel 2:28, where God makes known to Nebuchadnezzar what will happen, and Daniel 2:45, where a stone cut without hands shatters earthly kingdoms. These passages parallel the declaration that God alone discloses what He is about to do.
Why it lands — The text states that divine revelation supersedes human interpretation, requiring the reader to acknowledge God’s sovereign control over future events. It demands reliance on God’s disclosed plan rather than human wisdom or divination.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Cross-references
- Daniel 2:45 And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
- Revelation 4:1 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
- Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
- Genesis 41:16 “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
- Joshua 11:6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
- Psalms 98:2 The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- Isaiah 41:22 “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
- Isaiah 43:9 All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
- Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.