The Living Word

KING JAMES VERSION

"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Genesis 40

Listen to the Word

Initializing audio...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

1

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.

WhatsApp Copy

2

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

WhatsApp Copy

3

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

WhatsApp Copy

4

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

WhatsApp Copy

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.

WhatsApp Copy

6

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

WhatsApp Copy

7

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?

WhatsApp Copy

8

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.

WhatsApp Copy

9

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

WhatsApp Copy

10

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:

WhatsApp Copy

11

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.

WhatsApp Copy

12

And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

WhatsApp Copy

13

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.

WhatsApp Copy

14

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

WhatsApp Copy

15

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.

WhatsApp Copy

16

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:

WhatsApp Copy

17

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.

WhatsApp Copy

18

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

WhatsApp Copy

19

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.

WhatsApp Copy

20

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.

WhatsApp Copy

21

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

WhatsApp Copy

22

But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

WhatsApp Copy

23

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

WhatsApp Copy

Previous Next

Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

In prison, Joseph meets Pharaoh’s chief butler and chief baker. Both have dreams which Joseph interprets correctly by the power of God. The baker is hanged, and the butler is restored. Joseph asks the butler to remember him to Pharaoh, but the butler "forgat him."

Practical Lessons

1. God is the Interpreter: Joseph gives all glory to God for the ability to understand mysteries.
2. Disappointment: Being forgotten by men is a test of our trust in God’s timing.
3. Ministering in Pain: Even in prison, Joseph was concerned for the "sad countenances" of others.

Copied to clipboard!