Daily Bread

Jul 7, 2026 (Tue)

FROM ADAM TO DAVID 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:55

1. The Chronicler was inspired to write down the entire family tree of God’s people, from creation up to the return from exile in Babylon (Chapters 1-9). Why are all these names important? God brought(...)

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Jul 6, 2026 (Mon)

THE BROTHERS RETURN Genesis 43:1-34

1. Israel did not want to send his beloved son Benjamin to Egypt. But the food they brought back from Egypt was now gone, and the famine was still severe. The brothers had to return for food. Judah sp(...)

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Jul 5, 2026 (Sun)

JOSEPH REMEMBERED HIS DREAMS Genesis 42:1-38

1. The famine was severe in Canaan, so Jacob sent ten sons to Egypt to buy grain. He kept the youngest—Benjamin—with him. Joseph recognized his brothers when they bowed before him. Then he remembered(...)

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Jul 4, 2026 (Sat)

JOSEPH IN CHARGE OF EGYPT Genesis 41:37-57

1. Pharaoh might have become angry at Joseph'sboldness, but he did not. He accepted God'sword and recognized Joseph as God'sservant. He put him in charge of his palace and made him the second man over(...)

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Jul 3, 2026 (Fri)

JOSEPH BEFORE PHARAOH Genesis 41:1-36

1. After being forgotten by the cupbearer, Joseph spent another two years in prison. At that time Pharaoh had disturbing dreams. He dreamed of seven healthy cows that were eaten up by seven gaunt cows(...)

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Jul 2, 2026 (Thu)

JOSEPH INTERPRETS TWO DREAMS Genesis 40:1-23

1. Joseph was in the king'sprison, which was under Potiphar'sjurisdiction. He was a faithful steward in prison, too. And God was with him, so he was put in charge of the prison. Two prisoners, who wer(...)

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Jul 1, 2026 (Wed)

JOSEPH IS PUT IN PRISON Genesis 39:13-23

1. When Potiphar’s wife saw how Joseph rejected her advances, she called the other servants. She showed them the cloak that Joseph had left behind in his haste to flee. She accused him of trying to sl(...)

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Jun 30, 2026 (Tue)

JOSEPH AND POTIPHAR Genesis 39:1-12

1. Joseph was taken to Egypt. There he was bought by one of Pharaoh’s officials, Potiphar, who was the captain of the guard. Potiphar saw that the Lord was with Joseph. He entrusted more and more to J(...)

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Jun 29, 2026 (Mon)

JUDAH AND TAMAR Genesis 38:1-30

1. After selling his own brother into slavery Judah could not live with his father anymore. He left the covenant calling and moved to Canaan. There he met and married a woman—the daughter of a man nam(...)

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Jun 28, 2026 (Sun)

JOSEPH IS SOLD INTO SLAVERY Genesis 37:12-36

1. Joseph was loved the most by his father, but for this reason his many brothers all hated him (37:4). When Joseph had a dream implying that his brothers would all bow down to him, they hated him all(...)

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