Genesis 40:8
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.”Genesis 40:8
What Does Genesis 40:8 Mean?
Genesis 40:8 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 40, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 40:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Daniel 2:28“But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;”Genesis 41:16“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”Daniel 2:47“The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.”Genesis 41:15“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.”Judges 7:15“And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.”Daniel 2:3“And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.”Daniel 5:16“And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.”Acts 3:12“And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?”Genesis 20:3“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.”Isaiah 8:19“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”Amos 3:7“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”1 Corinthians 12:10“To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”Genesis 40:5“And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.”Genesis 40:6“And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.”Genesis 40:22“But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.”Genesis 41:8“And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.”Numbers 20:10“And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?”Job 33:15“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;”Psalms 25:14“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”Daniel 2:11“And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
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