Tag: joseph

  • Day 22: Joseph the Forgiver

    Day 22: Joseph the Forgiver

    Genesis 44-45; Matthew 14:13-36; Psalms 18:37-50; Proverbs 4:11-13 Stepping back into the story of Joseph, in Genesis 44-45, we see the continuation of Joseph’s interactions with his brothers before the final reveal that he is indeed their brother (whom they all presumed to be a slave or dead after years of no contact). They are Read more

  • Day 20: Joseph the Faithful

    Day 20: Joseph the Faithful

    Genesis 41:17-57, 42:1-17; Matthew 13:24-46; Psalms 18:1-15; Proverbs 4:1-6 Today we pick back up with Joseph standing in front of Pharoah, about to interpret his two dreams. Joseph tells him that the dreams are one and the same from God, given twice because “the matter has been firmly decided by God” (41:32)–seven years of plenty, Read more

  • Day 19: Joseph the Blessed

    Day 19: Joseph the Blessed

    Genesis 39-41:1-16; Matthew 12:46-50, 13:1-23; Psalms 17:1-15; Proverbs 3:33-35 Day two of the story of Joseph. When Jospeh is brought to Egypt as a slave, losing his family, heritage, and culture, he is sold into the house of Potiphar, one of Pharoah’s officials. Genesis 39:2 (NIV) says “The Lord was with Joseph so that he Read more

  • Day 18: Joseph the Dreamer

    Day 18: Joseph the Dreamer

    Genesis 37-38; Matthew 12:22-45; Psalms 16:1-11; Proverbs 3:27-32 For the next few days as our One Year Bible Plan takes us through this portion of Genesis, we will be focusing on the story of Joseph. It is one of my favorite stories in all of the Bible and I would be remiss not to write Read more