What is the meaning behind Yosef's dreams? Why were two different dreams necessary? Did these dreams come true? What is the symbolism of the prostration? Through a close examination of the text we conclude that the double dream, with its seemingly repeated message, is in fact preparing him for a double mission with regard to his family – on the one hand, economic survival; on the other hand, spiritual survival.

Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion