Psalm: 55 Meditation: GenThis passage shows the power and the wisdom of God compared to the wisdom of the “wise men” or magicians of Egypt. Pharaoh's dreams are prophetic and given to him by God to save his people and the children of Israel. While everyone dreams, Pharaoh was also left concerned and unsettled. The …
Tag: Dreams
Thursday, April 28
Psalm: 48 Meditation Daniel: King Nebuchadnezzar had a very troubling dream – the thing is, like so many of us, the dream is a mist gone forever once we awaken. The king could not remember his dream but that it was troubling. Daniel revealed to him that the dream was a vision of things to …
Friday, November 5
Psalm: 107 Meditation Ecclesiasticus: First dreams then sacrifices. I have heard it said that we all dream. When I dream (or if I dream) I can only manage to salvage but snippets of the phantoms. As Sirach tells us dreams are but fantasies and nothing of worth unless sent by God as in Joseph’s, Daniel’s …
Sunday, February 28
Psalm 24, 29 Meditation: Genesis – Pharaoh calls for Joseph to come from jail to interpret the dreams that he has been having. Pharaoh’s advisors and wise men had been unable to figure out the meaning of his dreams so the next step for the Pharaoh is to send for a prisoner who had interpreted …
Monday, February 22
Psalm 41 Meditation: Genesis – Joseph’s reaction to his dreams is puzzling. Why, if you know that your brothers already are jealous and hate you, would you tell them about dreams you had where they are metaphorically bowing down to you? Most people would call that taunting or bragging. If you had a younger sibling …
Thursday, April 23
Psalm: 18 Meditation Daniel: King Nebuchadnezzar had a very troubling dream – the thing is, like so many of us, the dream is a mist gone forever once we awaken. The king could not remember his dream but that it was troubling. Daniel revealed to him that the dream was a vision of things to …