June 11, 2024

As a young man, Joseph had all sorts of dreams about glory and honor. He told his family how he was the center “sheaf” and all the other “sheaves” — characterized by his family — bowed down to him. These stories won him no popularity contests within his immediate circle,  but they must have fortified […]

You can’t help but feel sorry for the King’s cupbearer and the chief baker — two men imprisoned with Joseph in Genesis 40. The fact that they arrive in prison together suggests that they were co-conspirators in some kind of plot. However, the fact that the cupbearer is reinstalled into his position after a period

Not long after Joseph offends Potiphar’s wife and ends up in jail, two other figures offend Pharaoh and are sent to jail right next to him: a cupbearer and a baker. Nothing is known about what these two men actually did. Whatever it was, it must’ve been pretty terrible for Pharaoh to imprison both of

The Bible often uses transition phrases to mark time. Instead of saying “after six and one-half years,” Scripture will say things like “after this” and “straightaway.” While I love and respect the Word in all aspects, I find myself often hoping for just a little more specificity. How long thereafter did these things happen? By

For the people of God, it seems like everywhere they go, a blessing follows. But not a blessing in the traditional sense. Turn on mainstream Christian television, and you’ll hear people talking about blessings as if someone is airdropping favors from God from the sky. For Joseph (and others), God “blessing” someone means helping them