Genesis 40: The Butler, the Baker, and the Man Who Was Forgotten
David Whitaker on Genesis 40: Joseph interprets dreams for the butler and baker in prison, is forgotten, and learns to wait on God's timing.
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Daily scripture reflections
Short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes by David Whitaker. The slow, steady work of faith and the kind of life that has to be built on purpose.
LDS Daily Path publishes short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes. Each entry takes one passage of scripture and works out one clear, honest takeaway a reader can carry into a day of work, family life, and prayer.
I write the way I build a table: slowly, square if I can manage it, and honest about the parts that took more work than I thought they would. No hot takes. No shouting. Just one idea at a time.
— D.
Most of what I care about falls into the durable category. A table that stays square. A habit that holds in a hard season. A sentence that does not come apart when you lean on it.
David Whitaker on Genesis 40: Joseph interprets dreams for the butler and baker in prison, is forgotten, and learns to wait on God's timing.
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David Whitaker on 2 Nephi 18: Isaiah warns against the fear of man, familiar spirits, and the rising flood of Assyria. Seek the Lord instead.
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David Whitaker on D&C 40: James Covel covenanted to obey but rejected the gospel. A quiet reflection on fear, persecution, and the cares of the world.
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David Whitaker on Luke 19: Zacchaeus climbs a tree, the parable of the ten pounds, the triumphal entry, and Jesus weeping over Jerusalem.
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David Whitaker on Luke 20: Jesus answers questions about authority, the stone the builders rejected, paying taxes, and the resurrection of the dead.
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David Whitaker on Genesis 39: how Joseph resisted temptation in Potiphar's house and why the Lord stayed with him through prison.
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David Whitaker on 2 Nephi 17: the Syro-Ephraimite War, the sign of Immanuel, and King Ahaz who refused the sign with religious-sounding excuses.
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David Whitaker on D&C 39: James Covill, the definition of the gospel, the baptism of fire, and the courage to start over after forty years.
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David Whitaker on Luke 17: forgiveness, the ten lepers, mustard seed faith, and the kingdom of God that is already within us.
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David Whitaker on Luke 18: the widow's persistence, the publican's humility, the rich ruler's attachment, and the blind man who saw.
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