The interpretation was so reasonable and consistent, and the policy which it recommended was so sound and shrewd, that its correctness could not be doubted. But who was to be entrusted with the execution of the plan? Upon the wisdom of this choice depended the nation's preservation. The king was troubled. For some time the matter of the appointment was under consideration. Through the chief butler the monarch had learned of the wisdom and prudence displayed by Joseph in the management of the prison; it was evident that he possessed administrative ability in a pre-eminent degree. The cupbearer, now filled with self-reproach, endeavored to atone for his former ingratitude, by the warmest praise of his benefactor; and further inquiry by the king proved the correctness of his report. In all the realm Joseph was the only man gifted with wisdom to point out the danger that threatened the kingdom and the preparation necessary to meet it; and the king was convinced that he was the one best qualified to execute the plans which he had proposed. It was evident that a divine power was with him, and that there were none among the king's officers of state so well qualified to conduct the affairs of the nation at this crisis. The fact that he was a Hebrew and a slave was of little moment when weighed against his evident wisdom and sound judgment. "Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?" said the king to his counselors.

Fortolkningen var så fornuftig og konsekvent og det fremsatte forslag så godt og klogt, at rigtigheden heraf ikke kunne betvivles. Men hvem skulle man betro gennemførelsen af denne plan? Nationens redning afhang af et klogt valg. Kongen var bekymret. I nogen tid var spørgsmålet under overvejelse. Gennem overmundskænken havde monarken fået at vide, med hvilken visdom og klogskab Josef havde styret fængslet. Det var indlysende, at han besad fremragende administrative evner. Mundskænken, der nu var fuld af selvbebrejdelser, søgte at bøde på sin tidligere utaknemmelighed ved at anbefale sin velgører på det varmeste, og kongens videre undersøgelser bekræftede, hvad han sagde. I hele riget var Josef den eneste, der havde visdom nok til at påpege den fare, der truede landet, og anvise de forholdsregler, der var nødvendige for at imødegå den. Kongen var overbevist om, at han var den bedst kvalificerede til at udføre den plan, han havde foreslået. Det var tydeligt, at en guddommelig kraft var med ham, og at der ikke var nogen blandt kongens embedsmænd, der var så godt egnet til at lede nationens anliggender i denne krisetid. At han var hebræer og slave, betød kun lidt i sammenligning med hans åbenbare visdom og sunde fornuft. "Hvor finder vi en mand, i hvem Guds Ånd er som i ham?" sagde kongen til sine rådgivere.