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Second dream: In Matthew 2:13, Joseph is warned to leave Bethlehem and flee to Egypt. Third dream : In Matthew 2:19–20 , while in Egypt, Joseph is told that it is safe to go back to Israel . Fourth dream : In Matthew 2:22 , because he had been warned in a dream, Joseph awakens to depart for the region of Galilee instead of going to Judea .
The next two instances of dream interpretation establish his reputation as a great interpreter of dreams; first, he begins in a low place, interpreting the dreams of prisoners. Then Joseph is summoned to interpret the dreams of Pharaoh himself. [31] Impressed with Joseph's interpretations, Pharaoh appoints him as second-in-command (Gen 41:41).
The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23) and in New Testament apocrypha.Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.
Joseph, after being ignored in the first half of the chapter, is again the central character. As in Matthew 1 Joseph is contacted by God in a dream. This verse is again clear that the child is not Joseph's. Egypt was the logical place to seek refuge as it was outside the dominions of King Herod. Throughout the Old Testament, it was the standard ...
As with Matthew 1:24 Joseph's obedience to his dream is immediate and unquestioning. Rapid obedience to God is an important virtue throughout the Gospel of Matthew. The family leaves at night, which was an unusual and dangerous time to travel in that era. This quick departure highlights Joseph's rapid obedience, and also the immediacy of the ...
Pharaoh has Joseph brought to him and describes his dream involving seven fat cows, seven skinny cows, seven healthy ears of corn, and seven dead ears of corn ("Song of the King"). Joseph declares that Egypt will see seven years of plentiful harvests, followed by an equal period of famine ("Pharaoh's Dreams Explained").
Joseph Interprets the Dream of Pharaoh (19th Century painting by Jean-Adrien Guignet). Miketz or Mikeitz (מִקֵּץ —Hebrew for "at the end," the second word and first distinctive word of the parashah) is the tenth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Daniel interpreted dreams (in the Book of Daniel 2 and 4); Joseph, when betrothed to Mary, was told in a dream not to fear taking Mary as his wife (Matthew 1); the Magi are told in a dream to avoid Herod on their journey home (Matthew 2); Joseph, now husband of Mary, was directed in a dream to flee with Mary and Jesus to Egypt (Matthew 2);