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Verse Genesis 40:4. _THEY CONTINUED A SEASON_] ימים _yamim_,
literally _days; how long_ we cannot tell. But many suppose the word
signifies a _complete year_; and as Pharaoh called them to an account...
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- Joseph in Prison
An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the
breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that
God is with him. His soul swerves not from...
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CHAPTER 40 JOSEPH THE INTERPRETER OF DREAMS
_ 1. The fellow prisoners (Genesis 40:1)_
2. The dream of the chief butler (Genesis 40:9)
3. The interpretation (Genesis 40:12)
4. Joseph's request ...
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GENESIS 40. JOSEPH INTERPRETS THEIR DREAMS TO PHARAOH'S TWO IMPRISONED
OFFICERS. This chapter is from E, with harmonistic additions and
touches from J (Genesis 40:3_ b_, Genesis 40:5_ b_, Genesis 40:1...
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_charged Joseph with them_ i.e. put them under the care of Joseph, who
is to be in attendance on them, not as a fellow-prisoner, but as a
servant in his master's house. Compare the words of "the chief...
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The two Officers in Prison
1. _after these things_ A vague definition of time: see Genesis 15:1;
Genesis 22:1; Genesis 39:7.
_the butler_ In...
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A SEASON— _They were days,_ ימים, _iamim,_ the Hebrew has it;
that is, say some, a whole year. It is thought by the generality of
commentators, that the _captain of the guard_ here mentioned, was
Poti...
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2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45).
39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...
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JOSEPH INTERPRETS THE DREAMS OF PHARAOH'S OFFICERS
1. Butler] rather, 'cupbearer,' a high court official: cp. Nehemiah
1:11; Nehemiah 2:1. BAKER] rather, 'cook.' It is conjectured that
these official...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 40
THE *CUP-BEARER AND THE BAKER IN PRISON
V1 Some time after this, the king of Egypt’s *cup-bearer offended
his master the king. And the king’s...
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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....
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וַ֠ יִּפְקֹד שַׂ֣ר הַ טַּבָּחִ֧ים אֶת
־יֹוסֵ֛
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JOSEPH FARES WELL IN PRISON
Genesis 39:19; Genesis 40:1
These two men remind us of the two thieves crucified beside our Lord;
to the one He was a savor of life, to the other of death. Jeremy
Taylor s...
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The works of God are ever characterized by simplicity. No study is
more fascinating in the Divine Oracles or in human experience than the
wonderful mosaic of the divine government. If it may be stated...
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GOD WAS WITH JOSEPH IN PRISON
Again, the Lord was with Joseph. He caused the keeper of the prison to
look on Joseph with mercy. Eventually, the keeper placed all under
Joseph's authority, just as Pot...
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Reader! do not overlook in this verse, that this captain of the guard
must have been Potiphar, Genesis 39:1. Whether by this time Joseph's
master had begun to believe Joseph was innocent doth not appe...
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41.
What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to
which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all
the...
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AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD CHARGED JOSEPH WITH THEM,.... Committed
them to his care and custody, he being very probably recommended to
him by the keeper of the prison for his prudence and fidelity;...
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And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served
them: and they continued a season in ward.
Ver. 4. _And the captain of the guard, &c._] This was Potiphar
probably: who by this ti...
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_The captain of the guard_ Namely, Potiphar, Genesis 37:36, who,
probably being informed by his under-keeper of Joseph's great care and
faithfulness, began to have a better opinion of him, although fo...
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1 The Butler and Baker of Pharaoh in prison.
4 Ioseph hath charge of them.
5 He interpreteth their dreames.
20 They come to passe according to his interpretation.
23 The ingratitude of the Butler....
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THE DREAMS OF THE TWO PRISONERS...
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And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served
them; and they continued a season in ward. Since the prisoners were
men of distinction, Potiphar personally arranged for both their...
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FOURTH SECTION
_Joseph as interpreter of the dreams of his fellow-prisoners_.
GENESIS 40:1-23
1And it came to pass after these things _that_ the butler of the king
of Egypt, and _his_ baker, had off...
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JOSEPH, INTERPRETER OF DREAMS
Two men are seen now to be committed to Joseph's care in the prison,
the cup bearer and the baker of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. It is not told
us for what offenses they wer...
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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
t...
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A SEASON, Heb. _days, _ i.e. either many days, or a year, as that word
sometimes signifies. See GENESIS 24:55....
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In Genesis 1:23 Satan uses Potiphar's wife, and in Genesis 1:23 he
uses Pharaoh's chief butler. The former he used to put Joseph into the
dungeon; and the latter he used to keep him there, through his...
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Genesis 40:4 captain H8269 guard H2876 charged H6485 (H8799) Joseph
H3130 served H8334 (H8762) custody H4929 while...
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‘And he put them in custody 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
t...
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CONTENTS: Joseph in prison in Egypt. Interprets dreams.
CHARACTERS: Butler, baker, captain of guard, Joseph, Potiphar.
CONCLUSION: Whatever our lot in God's providence, we may ever be a
blessing to...
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Genesis 40:4. _Captain of the guard;_ that is, Potiphar who had a
controul over the gaoler. It would seem, by enlarging Joseph's liberty
in prison, that he now believed his asseverations of innocence:...
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_The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served
them_
LIGHT UPON JOSEPH’S DESTINY
This chapter discovers signs that Joseph was destined to fill an
important place in the history of...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:1 Some time after Joseph was imprisoned
(ch. Genesis 39:1), two royal attendants are imprisoned for offending
Pharaoh. With God’s help, Joseph interprets their dreams. This...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:4 In prison, Joseph served a captain of
the guard and managed the affairs of his house.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
The butler.] “The cupbearer and overseer of the WINE—MAKING and
storing and serving, an important officer of the king. (2 Kings
18:17.) He was now a state prisoner for an offence agai...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 40:1
AND IT CAME TO PASS (literally, _and it was_) AFTER THESE THINGS
(literally, _words_, _i.e._ after the transactions just recorded),
THAT THE BUTLER—מָשְׁקֶה, the hiph. part. o...
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For the correlating audio message go to Chapter 39 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 ang...
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the captain. Genesis 37:36 Genesis 39:1 Genesis 39:21 Psalms 37:5 a
season....
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JOSEPH IN PRISON
Genesis 40:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We left Joseph, in chapter 39, in prison under the order of Potiphar,
captain of the guard. Chapter forty of Genesis discovers to us several
importan...
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The captain of the guard, which was Potiphar, charged Joseph with them
— Which intimates that he began now to be reconciled to him....