Nov 25, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: 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...
Nov 24, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Nov 23, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Nov 22, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Nov 21, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Nov 20, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
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