He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions, to bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom. (Psalm 105:21-22) Still speaking of Joseph, the psalmist makes another important point. Not only was the son of Jacob released from...

The king sent and released him, the ruler of the people let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions. (Psalm 105:20-21) Jewish commentary teaches that when Joseph was brought from prison and made Pharaoh’s viceroy, all the...

The king sent and released him, the ruler of the people let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions. (Psalm 105:20-21) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the fact that when Joseph was released from prison, he was...

They hurt his feet with fetters, he was laid in irons. Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. (Psalm 105:18-19) The Bible tells us that, having been sold into slavery, Joseph was taken into the house of Potiphar as a...

He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. He sent a man before them — Joseph— who was sold as a slave. (Psalm 105:16-17) For the next several verses, the psalmist recounts the story of Joseph, specifically calling attention to the...

He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.” (Psalm 105:14-15) Continuing in the notion that God does not allow the nations to harm His chosen servants, the psalmists “quotes” God as saying, “Do not...

When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people, He permitted no one to do them wrong. Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes. (Psalm 105:13-14) As mentioned in the previous devotion, though the land of Canaan was...

“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” when they were few in number, indeed very few, and strangers in it. (Psalm 105:11-12) The Lord spoke these words — “To you I will give the land of Canaan” — individually, to each of the...

He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham. (Psalm 105:8-9) In the previous devotion, we spoke of the importance of covenant and how it is associated with blood thus...

He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham. (Psalm 105:8-9) A covenant is a very powerful thing because, as we see in the Bible, covenants are commonly ratified with blood....

Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, O seed of Abraham His servant, you children of Jacob, His chosen ones! (Psalm 105:5-6) When God created the world, it was with a specific purpose in mind; it was to have a...

Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore! (Psalm 105:4) Let’s begin our thoughts with this — the search for God never ends. We will spend our entire life trying to contemplate and understand the One who has no beginning and no end, no limits to His power...