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Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
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A Prophetic Glimpse
Commentators explain that Joseph's dream was not random but a form of divine communication, a 'lower kind of prophecy.' God gave Joseph this early glimpse of his future advancement to provide hope and support for the immense trials he was about to face, marking a turning point in his story.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)
25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…
19th Century
Anglican
Joseph dreamed a dream. —Although dreams generally only arise from the mind being wearied by excessive activity ([Referen…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren , &c.] As a dream, in the simplicity of his heart; not und…
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God gave Joseph early the prospect of his advancement, to support and comfort him under his long and grievous troubles.
Observe, Joseph drea…
