Daily Bread — Saturday, November 20, 2021
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...
Daily Bread — Friday, November 19, 2021
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...
Daily Bread — Thursday, November 18, 2021
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...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Good Morning. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh. (Genesis 41:14) It is understandable that, having been summoned to appear before the king, Joseph would have...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Good Morning. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh. (Genesis 41:14) For many years, Joseph had been separated from his family. We know that he spent several years...
Daily Bread — Monday, November 15, 2021
Good Morning. Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh. (Genesis 41:8) As we...
Daily Bread — Sunday, November 14, 2021
Good Morning. Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river.(Genesis 41:1) In the Hebrew Bible, this portion of Scripture begins what is called a parsha — essentially a portion of the Scripture that...
Daily Bread — Saturday, November 13, 2021
Good Morning. Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership...
Daily Bread — Friday, November 12, 2021
Good Morning. “But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; and also I have done nothing here that they should put me...
Daily Bread — Thursday, November 11, 2021
Good Morning. So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?” And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Good Morning. The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper. (Genesis 39:23) Throughout Joseph’s ordeal, one thing that keeps showing up in the...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Good Morning. Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the...
