In retrospect one has to wonder why the viziers of Egypt could not interpret Pharaoh’s dreams. These were hardly very abstract. It does not seem like rocket science for a skilled dream decoder ...

Again, Joseph gave his interpretation of the king’s dream. Messages from the mouth of Joseph sounded right in the ears of Pharaoh. Pharaoh did not allow Joseph to be taken back into the calaboose.

Pharaoh got scared. He was warned in two dreams about a coming period of scarcity, and then called upon Joseph to develop a plan. Joseph, the son of Jacob, ended up storing 20 percent of the crops ...

2.Joseph’s self-imposed alienation from his father 3.Jacob’s inexplicable decisions In retrospect one has to wonder why the viziers of Egypt could not interpret Pharaoh’s dreams.