We left Jacob and his sons in a heated discussion. ‘The man’ in Egypt wouldn’t see them again without Benjamin or release Simeon. But Jacob refused to let him go. He was not about to lose his other favorite son. Something just struck me as I was preparing to get into today’s reading. Benjamin had […]
The famine is all over, even in the land of Canaan. Jacob sends his sons to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph recognizes them but they don’t recognize him. People have been coming from far off lands to buy grain in Egypt. The famine is not a localized event. On this eventful day, ten of Joseph’s […]
We left off last time with Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams. This took him from the prison pit to the palace in mere moments. Now he moves even higher. This is truly a “rags to riches” story in this moment. Joseph always had authority in whatever place he landed but he goes from the servant in […]
Joseph has continued in prison, serving as the right hand man to the keeper of the prison. Pharaoh has a dream and is perplexed by it. Finally his cupbearer remembers Joseph. It has been two full years since the cupbearer and the baker had their dreams interpreted by Joseph. He asked the cupbearer to put […]
While serving in the prison Joseph tends to other prisoners. He sees to all their needs and even offers God’s interpretation of their dreams. Joseph is no stranger to dreams. He was called “the Dreamer” by his brothers for the dreams he shared with them. The dreams he shared with his brothers were so evident […]