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Genesis 40

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the first book of moses, called genesis
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Chapter the Fortieth
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. 
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. 
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. 
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 
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? 
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. 
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 
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: 
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. 
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 
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. 
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: 
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. 
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: 
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. 
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 
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. 
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. 
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: 
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 
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Chuck Smith on Genesis 40

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Verses 1–2

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. And Pharaoh was angry against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers (40:1-2).

So these guys were pretty topnotch honchos, the chief of the butlers, the chief of the bakers, but somehow they got in trouble with the Pharaoh. Now it could be that the Pharaoh discovered a plot to kill him. It could be that the taster, the butler was bringing him the bread and that the taster eating the bread dropped over dead. And so he doesn't know if the butler slipped it in to the already baked loaf or if the baker did it. So he has them both thrown into prison until he can find out who the guilty party is. And so the investigation is going on while both of these men are in prison.

Verse 3

And he put them in the ward in the house of the captain of the guard, unto the prison, the place where Joseph was bound (40:3).

So they were sent into the same prison where Joseph was. Now it is interesting it is called the prison of the captain of the guard. We are told earlier in the story that the captain of the guard was none other than Potiphar. So it could be that Joseph was actually put in Potiphar's prison.

Verses 4–6

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued for a while in the prison ward. And they dreamed a dream both of them in one night, and each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, they were bound in the prison. And Joseph came to them in the morning, and he looked at them, and they were sad (40:4-6).

He was very—Joseph was a very understanding, perceptive person.

Verses 7–14

He asked the Pharaoh's officers that were with him there in the ward of the lord's house, saying, Hey, how come you guys look so sad today? And they said to him, Oh, we've had some weird dreams, and there is no one to interpret them. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me, I pray you. What did you dream? And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, he said, In my dream, behold, there was a vine before me; the vine there were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and there were blossoms shot forth; and clusters of grapes, ripe grapes: and the Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into the Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup to the Pharaoh's hand. And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: within three days the Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your place: and you will deliver the Pharaoh's cup into his hand, in the former manner when you were his butler. But hey, when this happens, remember me, think about me that it might be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, to get me out of this place (40:7-14):

So Joseph is interpreting his dream saying, "Hey, you're going to be back serving the Pharaoh again. But when you do, would you mind remembering, tell Pharaoh all about my story and try and get me out of this place, man, you know.

Verses 15–23

And so,

For indeed I was stolen away of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. Now when the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: And in the uppermost basket there was all kinds of pastries that I have baked for the Pharaoh; and the birds came and ate them out of the basket on my head. Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days: and within three days the Pharaoh will lift your head from off of you, and he'll hang your body on a tree; and the birds are going to eat your flesh. And so it came to pass on the third day, which was the Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast to all of the servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into the Pharaoh's hand: But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him (40:15-23).

Your opportunity of getting free but forgotten. And so for two more years, he languishes in the dungeon. How long Joseph was in the jail the total period of time we don't know, but we do know that from the time that he was sold as a slave to his standing before Pharaoh was thirteen years. Hey, that's an awful long time to be in those conditions of a—as a slave and a prisoner both for causes beyond yourself, things you haven't done. It shows a little bit of Joseph's faith, unswerving faith in God.

Many people when adversities come they begin to slip. They begin to question. They begin to doubt. If things don't work out just exactly like they think they were supposed to have worked out, they begin to murmur against the Lord and challenge God. Surely there is a remarkable insight into that steadfastness of Joseph in this whole experience.

Commentary on Genesis 40

Whosoever Will · The Whosoever Study Bible’s verse commentary

Genesis 40:1

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:2

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:3

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:4

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:5

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:6

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:7

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:8

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:9

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:10

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:11

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:12

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:13

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
threads t1 · t3 · see Daniel 2:28 · Genesis 41:16 · Psalm 105:19

Genesis 40:14

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:15

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:16

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:17

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:18

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:19

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:20

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:21

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:22

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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Genesis 40:23

Two of Pharaoh's officers land in the prison where Joseph is held: the chief butler and the chief baker, both under arrest for offending the king. Joseph is assigned to attend them. He notices they are troubled and asks why. They have dreamed and there is no one to interpret. Joseph's answer comes before he hears the dreams: do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me. The sequence is the key: the theological attribution precedes the request. He is not offering his skill. He is directing them to God before he has anything to interpret. This is the posture of a man who has learned in a pit and a prison that whatever God works through him belongs to God. He interprets both dreams correctly. The butler will be restored in three days. The baker will be executed. Both happen exactly as Joseph said. He asks the butler one thing: remember me to Pharaoh. The butler is restored, walks out of the prison, and forgets Joseph completely. Two more years in the prison. Thread 3 is not in a hurry: it is being positioned, not rushed.
Do not interpretations belong to God, Joseph gives the credit before he has heard the dreams, and then interprets both correctly, and the butler forgets him for two more years.
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּ תְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim): do not interpretations belong to God: Joseph's answer before he hears a single detail of either dream; he is not claiming his own skill; he is directing both men to the source of the interpretation before he receives it; the humility is not performance, it is the consistent theological posture of a man who has watched God work through him for years
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