THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS
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My forgetter works really good, but my rememberer is broken!
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Gen 40:5-23
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.
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
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?
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.
9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
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:
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.
12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
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.
14 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:
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.
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:
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.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
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.
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.
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
KJV
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This is sort of a long Scripture passage, but it's really two short stories.
The butler and the baker had held important jobs with the Pharoah. For some reason they had made him angry, and had been put in prison. Both of them had dreams which made them sad because they couldn't understand what the dreams meant.
Joseph interpreted the dreams for them, and his interpretations came true. Why the dreams? To establish Joseph as an INTERPRETER of dreams. And, too, it may have been a warning to the baker to get ready to meet God.
Joseph's interpretations come true three days later. However, the butler was probably so excited about being restored, he forgot to mention Joseph to Pharoah. But, do you see how God is working HIS plan?
When we are having problems in our lives, sometimes it is due to sin. But sometimes it is due to God working HIS plan.
"When you can't see His plan, hold to His hand."
As a Christian, more than likely you are not an interpreter of dreams. But you are an interpreter of life events. All life events eventually lead to death. And God has shown you there are only two places to go after death.
You can help others be prepared for that last life event by sharing Jesus with them.
Love ya,
Bruce