From Dream to Reality


When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

3 Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. 5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.

6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. 7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked.

“From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”

8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. 9 Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.” Genesis 42:1-9

Joseph’s dream finally came to reality. He was officially over them in position and power, and not in a small way.

Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said. Genesis 37:5-8

Joseph had been waiting for this for a long time. He didn’t even know the time would come.

They didn’t recognize him because at least 20-27 years have passed since they sold him to traveling merchants. And besides, they weren’t expecting to ever see him again, and especially not as a governor in Egypt.

Joseph was planning to make his brothers sweat a bit. He held all the cards in this game, and he knew it.

When Joseph had that dream, did he ever wonder what it meant based on his current situation? Did he ever doubt whether he should’ve told the dream to his father and brothers? Because if he hadn’t told this, none of the would’ve happened.

Trusting in God isn’t as easy as it sounds. We face doubts, fears, what ifs, buts, and many other emotions. I’m sure Joseph faced them. We have no idea of the outcomes of many things we do in life. We don’t know what tomorrow will look like or next month or next year.

But we press on, trusting that God will guide us and help us make godly decisions.


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