King James Version
Genesis 40
23 verses with commentary
Joseph Interprets Two Dreams
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
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<strong>And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offen...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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XL.
JOSEPH INTERPRETS THE DREAMS OF THE CHIEF BUTLER AND BAKER.
(1) **Butler.**—Heb., *one who gives to drink, *cupbearer. As we learn in Genesis 40:11 that it was grapewine which he gave the king to drink, this chapter has been the main dependence of the new critics for their proof that the Book of Genesis was not written by Moses. For Herod. (i. 77) says, “The Egyptians make use of wine prepared...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
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<strong>And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison , the place where Joseph was bound.
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<strong>And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where J...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(3, 4) **In the house of the captain of the guard.**—That is, of Potiphar. As he is said to have charged Joseph with the care of these two high officials, he must, ere this, have become aware of his innocence. But as the wife in ancient times in Egypt was endowed with all the husband’s property, and was a formidable person, as we learn from many of the records now being translated and published, P...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
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<strong>And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a seas...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →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 .
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<strong>And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the in...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
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<strong>And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad....</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments of sal...
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**18. signet, &c.--**Bracelets, including armlets, were worn by men as well as women among the Hebrews. But the Hebrew word here rendered "bracelets," is everywhere else translated "lace" or "ribbon"; so that as the signet alone was probably more than an equivalent for the kid, it is not easy to conjecture why the other things were given in addition, except by supposing the perforated seal was...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? look: Heb. are your faces evil?
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<strong>And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefor...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →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.
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<strong>And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said ...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(8) **There is no interpreter.**—In Egypt it was the business of men trained for the purpose, called in Genesis 41:8, *magicians *and *wise men, *to interpret dreams, and to such the butler and baker could have no access from their prison. But Joseph denies that art and training can really avail, and claims that the interpretation belongs to God.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
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<strong>And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was befo...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
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<strong>And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; an...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
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<strong>And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I ...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(11) **And pressed them.**—Plutarch, *Is. et Osir. *§ 6, says that before the time of Psammetichus the Egyptians did not drink wine, nor make libations of it to the gods. This statement has been abundantly disproved, and probably arose from the writer supposing that the custom of, possibly, one district was the universal rule. Nevertheless, the king’s drink here does not seem to have been fermente...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
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<strong>And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments of sal...
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**24. Bring her forth, and let her be burnt--**In patriarchal times fathers seem to have possessed the power of life and death over the members of their families. The crime of adultery was anciently punished in many places by burning (Le 21:9; Jud 15:6; Jr 29:22). This chapter contains details, which probably would never have obtained a place in the inspired record, had it not been to exhibit the ...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. lift: or, reckon
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<strong>Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou sh...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: think: Heb. remember me with thee
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<strong>But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make m...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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<strong>For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that ...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(15) **I was stolen.**—Joseph here speaks only generally, as his purpose was to arouse the sympathy of the Egyptian by making him know that he was free born, and reduced to slavery by fraud. It would have done harm rather than good to have said that his sale was owing to family feuds; and, moreover, noble-minded men do not willingly reveal that which is to the discredit of their relatives.
**Land ...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: white: or, full of holes
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<strong>When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dre...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(16, 17) **Three white baskets.**—Rashi explains the phrase of baskets of wicker-work, but most commentators agree in rendering it “baskets of white bread.” The “bakemeats” were all preparations of pastry and confectionery, as throughout the Bible *meat *does not mean flesh, but food. (Comp. Luke 24:41; John 21:5.)
**On my head.**—The Egyptian men carried Burdens on their heads; the women on their...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. bakemeats: Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or, cook
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<strong>And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat ...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
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<strong>And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments o...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. lift: or, reckon thee, and take thy office from thee
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<strong>Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; a...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(19) **Shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee.**—In Genesis 40:13 the lifting up of the butler’s head meant his elevation to his former rank. Here there is the significant addition “from off thee,” implying that he would be beheaded, and his body publicly exposed to ignominy.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 40
Chapter Outline
The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph.(1-19)
The ingratitude of the chief butler.(20-23)
**Verses 1-19**
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness...
Read full commentary →And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday , that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. lifted: or, reckoned
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his s...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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(20) **He lifted up the head.**—From its use in this verse some have supposed that the phrase must mean “to put them on their trial,” or “take account of them” (whence the margin *reckon*)*. *More probably the words are used to point out the exact fulfilment of Joseph’s interpretation of their dreams.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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CHAPTER 39 Ge 39:1-23. Joseph in Potiphar's House.
**1. Potiphar--**This name, Potiphar, signifies one "devoted to the sun," the local deity of On or Heliopolis, a circumstance which fixes the place of his residence in the Delta, the district of Egypt bordering on Canaan.
**officer--**literally, "prince of the Pharoah"--that is, in the service of government.
**captain of the guard--**The impo...
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**Verses 20-23**
Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of these two came to be looked into. We may all profitably take notice of our birth-days, with thankfulness for the mercies of our birth, sorrow for the sinfulness of our lives, and expectation of the day of our death, as better th...
Read full commentary →And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
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<strong>And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:...</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments ...
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**2. he was in the house of his master--**Those slaves who had been war captives were generally sent to labor in the field and subjected to hard treatment under the "stick" of taskmasters. But those who were bought with money were employed in domestic purposes, were kindly treated, and enjoyed as much liberty as the same class does in modern Egypt.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 20-23**
Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of these two came to be looked into. We may all profitably take notice of our birth-days, with thankfulness for the mercies of our birth, sorrow for the sinfulness of our lives, and expectation of the day of our death, as better th...
Read full commentary →But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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<strong>But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them....</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments of salvation.<br><br>Central themes...
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**3. his master saw that the Lord was with him--**Though changed in condition, Joseph was not changed in spirit; though stripped of the gaudy coat that had adorned his person, he had not lost the moral graces that distinguished his character; though separated from his father on earth, he still lived in communion with his Father in heaven; though in the house of an idolater, he continued a worshipp...
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**Verses 20-23**
Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of these two came to be looked into. We may all profitably take notice of our birth-days, with thankfulness for the mercies of our birth, sorrow for the sinfulness of our lives, and expectation of the day of our death, as better th...
Read full commentary →Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
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<strong>Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him....</strong> This passage is part of the Joseph narrative, a masterfully crafted account demonstrating God's sovereign providence working through human choices and circumstances to accomplish His redemptive purposes. The Joseph cycle shows how God transforms evil intentions into instruments of salvation.<br><br>Central themes inc...
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**Verses 20-23**
Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of these two came to be looked into. We may all profitably take notice of our birth-days, with thankfulness for the mercies of our birth, sorrow for the sinfulness of our lives, and expectation of the day of our death, as better th...
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