Catholic Bible Daily Reflections Podcast Episode 19 | Genesis 40 - 41 | Joseph Rises to Power

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Catholic Bible Daily Reflections Podcast (Daily Reflection #19). Today we are discussing Genesis chapters 40-41 of the NRSV version of the Catholic Bible and reflecting on these events from a today perspective. We see in chapters 40 and 41 that Joseph, while still in prison on a false charge, correctly interprets the dreams of two prisoners. Later, Joseph interprets the dreams of the pharaoh, and Joseph presents a reasonable plan to the pharaoh to survive the coming famine foretold by God in the dreams. Pharaoh elevates Joseph to power, to become pharaoh’s number two man in all of Egypt to oversee Joseph’s plan for the famine. Joseph is then married to an Egyptian daughter of pharaoh’s priest, and has two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. These two sons will be brought into God‘s covenant and inheritance later by their grandfather, Jacob, as we will see in later chapters.I hope that you enjoy today’s discussion ❤️