Today's Reading | July 16, 2025
Genesis 40:1–23
Introduction Genesis 40:1–23: Two of the king’s officials—the wine steward and the chief baker—are imprisoned where Joseph is being kept. Each has a dream that Joseph interprets. Today’s Key Verse: Genesis 40:8b “It is God who gives the ability to interpret dreams,” Joseph said. “Tell me your dreams.” Read 40 Some time later the king of Egypt's wine steward and his…
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