GENESIS 42:18-28 All of this was too much for Joseph, and “he turned himself about from them, and wept” (Gen. 42:24). His heart was still tender toward them in spite of what they had done to him. Controlling himself, he “returned to them again, and communed with them, and took...
GENESIS 42:1-17 Joseph accused his brothers of being spies. Think of the contrast! More than 20 years ago they had accused Joseph of spying on them and telling their father on them; now he was accusing them of being spies. When they accused Joseph, they cast him into a pit....
GENESIS 41:46-57 As time passed, "unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh [forgetting]: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil,...
GENESIS 41:37-45 Joseph now came to the greatest test of his life thus far—exaltation and prosperity. The hands that had known the hard toil of a slave were now adorned by the king’s ring. Joseph’s feet had been freed from the torment of the fetters, and now a gold chain...
GENESIS 41:25-36 After Pharaoh told his dreams to Joseph, God revealed through Joseph that the dreams had to do with seven years of plenty, followed by seven years of great famine. Joseph then advised Pharaoh that every precaution should be taken during the seven years of plenty so there would...
GENESIS 41:1-14 The inability of the wise men to interpret Pharaoh's dreams, emphasizes the truth later recorded in 1 Corinthians 3:18-19: "Let no person deceive himself. If anyone among you supposes that he is wise in this age [let him become a fool discard his worldly discernment and recognize himself...
GENESIS 40:16-23 Joseph’s faithfulness is seen even in his interpretation of the baker’s dream. As sad as it was to deliver such a message, Joseph would not swerve from the truth for one moment, even for his own advantage. He realized that it was his responsibility to pass on what...
GENESIS 40:1-8 Service was one of the main links in the remarkable chain of events that God brought about in Joseph's life. Now he was made responsible for the king's butler and baker, for "he served them" (Gen. 40:4). Joseph was made responsible for them because his godly character had...
GENESIS 37:5-11 The Scriptures record that there was a twofold response to Joseph’s dreams: His brothers “envied him; but his father observed the saying” (Gen. 37:11). His brothers were jealous of him, but his father pondered and heeded what Joseph said. He began to reflect on how all this might...
GENESIS 37:1-4 After the record of Joseph’s birth in Genesis 30:23-24, very little is said of him until he was 17 years of age. Genesis 37 begins the detailed record of his life. In addition to the children of Bilhah and Zilpah, the children of Leah were also Joseph’s early...
