Genesis 49:26 The ablessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the butmost bound of the everlasting chills: they shall be on the head of dJoseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. Jacob blesses each of his sons which tells us a lot about them. Joseph he[…]
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Saved By A Great Deliverance
Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to apreserve you a bposterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. God sent Joseph ahead of his family into Egypt to prepare and save them “by a great deliverance”. Likewise, Christ was sent to earth to prepare and save us “by a great deliverance”. Joseph[…]
The Effect One Can Have On Others
Genesis 47:7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. What an effect Joseph must have had on Pharaoh that Pharaoh would let himself be blessed by Jacob instead of insisting on being the ruler of every situation. It is good to think of the example Joseph[…]
Seeing The Hand Of The Lord In All That Happens To Us
Genesis 45:5 Now therefore be not agrieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did bsend me before you to preserve life. Joseph could have been angry with his brothers for selling him into Egypt, but instead he forgave them and saw the hand of God in what they did. There are many times[…]
Joseph Was A Trustworthy Man
Genesis 39:21 But the aLord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. Joseph was clearly a trustworthy servant. First he is trusted by Potiphar with all that he had. Then here with the keeper of the prison. And later he is trusted by Pharoah[…]
Refusing Sin
Geensis 39:7-8 7 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her aeyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he arefused Joseph is a great example of being obedient and faithful to both his God and the people around him. Refusing Potiphar’s wife is just one example. Gratitude Today I am[…]
Joseph Credits God
Genesis 41:16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: aGod shall give Pharaoh an answer of bpeace. Joseph is faithful and gives credit to God for his ability to interpret and notes how the Holy Ghost will speak peace to Pharaoh. Gratitude I am grateful today for the time I have to work on projects for my[…]
Joseph’s Dreams
Genesis 37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. Joseph’s dreams foretold what would happen in Egypt though none of them knew that at the time. I[…]
The Rungs Of A Ladder
Genesis 28:12 And he adreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the bangels of God ascending and descending on it. President Marion G. Romney compared the rungs on the ladder to the covenants that Jacob made. And comparing those same rungs to covenants each of us[…]
The Lord Is With Us
Genesis 31:3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, aReturn unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and bI will be with thee. When I do what the Lord asks, the Lord is with me too. I have only to have the faith to do what He asks. Gratitude Today I am grateful for the ability to get two[…]