Joseph Interprets the Dreams of Pharaoh’s Two Servants

Date: September 1, 2022
Passage: Genesis 40:1–23

While in prison Joseph met two people: the butler and the baker (vv. 1-4). The “butler” was the king’s cupbearer, and the “baker” cooked the king’s bread. Both had offended the king and been sent to prison. One morning, Joseph observed that the two men were very upset. He asked them …

Prisoners Are Delivered From Bondage

Date: April 17, 2022
Passage: Psalms 107:10–22

In this passage the psalmist describes Israel’s condition. They were like a people who sit in prison. This confinement may be a result of the actual treatment of captives by the Babylonian and Assyrian soldiers. The cell is dark and the threat of execution hangs over them. They a …

Missionary to The Gentiles

Date: September 17, 2019
Passage: Ephesians 3:1–6

Paul starts out this chapter by saying “I am a prisoner of the Lord so that I can help you Gentiles” (vv. 1-3). It is striking that nowhere does he ever refer to himself as a prisoner of Caesar. Would that we had the faith of this mighty apostle who understood so clea …

IllustrationPrisoners in World War II Numbered in The Millions

The total number of men taken prisoner in World War II may never be accurately known, but for all the belligerents it may have exceeded 15,000,000, not counting those involved in the final surrender of the armed forces of Germany, Japan, and their satellites. The Western Allies c …

IllustrationWealthy Contractor sentenced to Prison he built

Not long after a wealthy contractor had finished building the Tombs prison in New York, he was found guilty of forgery and sentenced to several years in the prison he had built! As he was escorted into a cell of his own making, the contractor said, “I never dreamed when I bu …

IllustrationSir Christopher Wren – Building

One’s point of view makes all the difference in the world. There is a famous story of the days when Sir Christopher Wren was building St. Paul’s Cathedral. On one occasion he was making a tour of the work in progress. He came upon a man at work and asked him: “What are y …

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