In our series “Joseph: A Life with Many Colors,” the brothers have paid a visit to Egypt to buy grain. They’re met with coldness from Joseph who began to test to see whether they are the same old brothers from Canaan or reformed men who had been worked over by God and time. The brothers […]
Genesis 42:7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.” 8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Yup. They’re from […]
The ten brothers had worked their way from Canaan to Egypt and were probably tired and hungry from their journey. They followed the crowds to Egypt’s governor who sold grain to Egyptians and foreigners as appropriate. Joseph knew there were 7 years of famine for Egypt, and he would be a wise steward, not taking […]
Genesis 41:57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere. A worldwide famine has a way of catching everyone’s attention. Interestingly, before modern media, it was shared experiences like famine that drove the news beyond local to regional. The famine was everywhere. The grain was […]
Human nature being what it is, some people in Egypt probably hadn’t heard the plan outlined by dream interpretation in Joseph: A Life With Many Colors. Some would hear the plan, but not believe it…they simply rejected it. Some would hear and trust the plan, but as the corrosiveness of time beat relentlessly against their […]
Genesis 41:41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Just like that, it was done. Genesis 41:42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain […]
Our series Joseph: A Life with Many Colors has been on hold for two full months. And I’m sorry. Cannabis Came Calling to the state of Illinois and directly to the Village I call home. A long time ago it seems, when I was concluding my preaching time at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI, […]
Taking a moment away from our series “Joseph: A Life with Many Colors” to address what’s going on in our culture seems like the right thing to do. The minister in me knows we have a world of hurting people right now. There are those grieving the loss of civility, the loss of peace, the […]
Genesis 41:32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon. Joseph follows up the interpretation with assurance this is a settled matter, one which is time critical. He then outlines a plan. Genesis 41:33 “And now […]
Genesis 41:25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do. After hearing the dreams, there is no hesitation. Joseph explains what could have been bad news, except that it’s not. It’s advance warning, helpful intel for the purpose […]
