Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 37: 5-8
MEDITATION
Genesis 37:5-8
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
7 There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. A dream of Joseph
a. Dreams of this kind were not the type we have at night when we sleep.
b. These were special messages from God.
i. But Joseph did not understand this at this point of time.
ii. Nevertheless, he shared this dream with his brothers.
2. The dream shared
a. All of the brothers were in the harvest field.
b. They were represented by sheaves.
c. A special feature
i. Joseph’s sheaf:
It stood upright
ii. The sheaves of the brothers:
They bowed to Joseph’s sheaf
3. The anger of the brothers
a. They thought that Joseph was trying to lord it over them.
b. They saw it as pride or arrogance on the part of Joseph.
c. They understood the gist of the dream.
That Joseph would have dominion over them.
d. They hated Joseph even more after this dream was shared.
经文：创世记 37：5-8
沉思
《创世记 37：5-8》
5 约瑟做了一梦，告诉他哥哥们，他们就越发恨他。
6 约瑟对他们说：“请听我所做的梦：
7 我们在田里捆禾稼，我的捆起来站着，你们的捆来围着我的捆下拜。”8 他的哥哥们回答说：“难道你真要做我们的王吗？难道你真要管辖我们吗？”他们就因为他的梦和他的话越发恨他。