Today´s reading:
OT: Genesis 41:17-57, Genesis 42:1-17
NT: Matthew 13:24-46
Ps: Psalm 18:1-15
Pr: Proverbs 4:1-6
Gospel Thread – OT:
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”
Genesis 41:38 (NIV)
Today’s passage continues the Joseph-as-type-of-Christ metaphor discussed yesterday.
Gospel Thread – NT:
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
Matthew 13:34-35 (NIV)
According to the NIV footnotes, Matthew here is quoting Psalm 78:2.
Gospel Thread – Psalms/Proverbs:
No direct gospel/messianic references in today’s Psalms/Proverbs reading.
OYB Photo of the Day:
Psalm 18:2
Photo © Wallpaper Dave; used with permission.
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