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Joseph made the case to Pharaoh that the leadership of Egypt needed to prepare for the famine to come. The fact that this dream had been given in two variations underscored that the matter had been firmly decided by God and would happen soon (v. 32).

Our passage includes several time markers. Joseph is thirty years old (v. 46). It has been thirteen years since his brothers had sold him into slavery (37:2). As promised in the dream, seven years of plenty come and go. Joseph had a flurry of activity during these years. He traveled the country, collected the food, stored it, kept records,...

Joseph finally came face to face with his brothers after twenty long years. Undoubtedly, the memory of how they treated him came to the surface. But Joseph also remembered something else: the dreams that God had given him (v. 9).

The first time Joseph’s brothers were in Egypt, they were treated harshly, falsely accused, and thrown in prison. During their second visit, the generosity they received put them even more on edge.

The Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado includes the tallest sand dunes in North America. The ascent to the top can be deceptive. After what seems like an excruciating hike, the peak approaches—only to unveil another small plateau followed by another steep incline. Climbers are in fact only halfway up to the peak.

When the apostle Paul wanted to encourage Timothy in his faith and ministry, he wrote, “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also” (2 Tim. 1:5). He reminded Timothy of his legacy of faith from the blessing of his family.

Simon Wiesenthal recounts a time during his confinement in a concentration camp when a nurse approached him and asked him to come to the hospital to see a dying German soldier. This soldier was an SS officer, who grabbed Simon by the hand and recounted all of the horrible deeds he had done against the Jews. He could not live with the guilt,...

“Who May Live on Your Holy Mountain?” Pastor and theologian John Stott wrote that we humans “are both breath of God and dust of earth, godlike and bestial, created and fallen, noble and ignoble. That seems to be why we both seek God and run away from him, both practise righteousness and suppress the truth in our unrighteousness, both recognize...

Covenant Affirmed at Mount Sinai Formal ceremonies include rituals or practices that convey the seriousness of the occasion. Closing on a home requires signatures on legal documents. Testifying in court means swearing on a Bible to tell “the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” Getting married entails vows before witnesses. In that example,...

Moses’ Death on Mount Nebo Speaking in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop. . . . I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain.