Genesis 40:6,7When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold they were dejected. And he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?”This is an […]
Hebrews 11:22“By faith Joseph, when he was dying made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.”Joseph’s entire life was pointing towards Egypt. His dreams as a boy referred to his ruling there. […]
Genesis 40:3“So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.”God directs the circumstances of our lives. The people put into prison with Joseph would […]
Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.This may be my limited knowledge talking, but I can’t remember much about Isaac.Here’s what I know: the family servant found his wife, he made the same mistakes […]
Genesis 39:21-23But The Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer. And the chief jailer committed to Joseph’s charge all the prisoners who were in the jail; so […]
Hebrews 11:19He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type.This story has always bothered me. Part of it was my fear of what nonbelievers would say. […]
Genesis 39:19, 20Now it came about when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” that his anger burned. So Joseph’s master took him and put […]
Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;Every once in a while, God will put a test before us. We don’t know why, […]
Genesis 39:10,11And it came about as she spoke to Joseph day after day, that he did not listen to her to lie beside her, or be with her. Now it happened on day that he went into the house to […]
Hebrews 11:13-16ll these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For those who say such things make […]