In Joseph’s first dream, eleven sheaves (similar to those above) belonging to his eleven brothers bow down to Joseph’s sheaf.(Genesis 37:5-8) That is not the immediate result Joseph had hoped for from a dream of God. Nevertheless, his prophetic destiny, confirmed by his two dreams(vv...
Before Jesus birth, in Matthew 1:20-21, we read of the “angel of the Lord” appearing to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shal...
But an angel visited him in a dream, according to the Bible, and told him not to be afraid. Mary had conceived through the Holy Spirit and would bear a special child. That "huge aha moment" shaped the rest of Joseph's life, says Kleba, and still speaks to many Christians of the ...
plans to save a morally debased world, covenanting with Abraham, intervening on Moriah to spare Isaac's life, speaking to Jacob in a dream, and preserving Joseph in a foreign and hostile environment in order to procure his will for the people he had chosen to bear his name in the world...
Joseph then brought the family back, and they settled in the town of Nazareth, in Galilee, located in northern Israel. Jesus’ relation to the historic town is why he is also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth. He is also known by other names, including his Hebrew name, Yeshua. Early ...
“We’re still living in the 21st century with a vision of God in relationship to the world that was hammered out in the Patristic period, that was reaffirmed in the Protestant Reformation, that characterized the life of the church in the 18th, 19th and most of the 20th century,” E. ...
Because we are navigating our way across New York City in a rental car, we need help.How to trust this unseen person, this voice that knows all? Giving up control Trust. It’s not easy when you are in unfamiliar territory. Have you ever felt that you are in a place where you feel...
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream,by James Tissot Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne...
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared to ...
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?” John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” ...