Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'm reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. But first, let us pray:
I praise you, my God, with all people.
May they thank and adore you!
You have written your greatness in creation,
your Law in consciences,
your eternal promises in the Bible.
You are eternally faithful and always lovable!
As I read Sacred Scripture today, open my mind to hear your voice and understand your loving message.
Amen.
Today's three chapters are Genesis 40-42.
We are in the thick of the story of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob. Joseph is not only someone who has had strange, possibly prophetic dreams: He has a prophetic gift as an interpreter of dreams. This gift will lead to him being made second in command over all Egypt. When famine strikes, Joseph is in a position to provide for the starving nation—and for his own family. God is mysteriously at work in human history, even when all seems lost.
In the New Testament, we will encounter another Joseph who is led by prophetic dreams to protect God's Chosen.
If you are looking for a solid but approachable companion to the Bible, I can wholeheartedly recommend A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament by Brant Pitre and John Bergsma. Although the authors are top-level Scripture scholars, they write for "real" readers. Notes include recent findings from archaeology and ancient manuscripts.
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