Good Morning. Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying: “The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.” (Genesis 42:29-30) Upon their return to Canaan,...

Good Morning. Then they said to one another, “We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; therefore this distress has come upon us.” And Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not speak...

Good Morning. Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth. (Genesis 42:6) Considering his insight and wisdom, it must have occurred to...

Good Morning. When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.” (Genesis...

Good Morning. Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. (Genesis 41:53-54) More than the years of...

Good Morning. Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” The second...

Good Morning. And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. (Genesis 41:45) For someone to receive a new name is not exclusively Egyptian in...

Good Morning. “Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.” (Genesis 41:42) For Pharaoh to place his signet ring on Joseph’s finger symbolized that he bestowed...

Good Morning. So the advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all...

Good Morning. “Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt (Genesis 41:33) Because the meaning behind the dreams affected the affairs of state, the dreams were given to the head of state — Pharaoh. But because the...

Good Morning. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.” (Genesis 41:25) After hearing the dreams related to him, Joseph began to tell Pharaoh the meaning with this understanding — the dreams weren’t...

Good Morning. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.” So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an...