A *cup-bearer was an important person. He provided the wine that the
king drank. He gave the king’s cup to the king whenever the king
drank. But if anybody wanted to poison the king, they might put poison
in the wine. So the *cup-bearer guarded the wine carefully. And the
*cup-bearer always drank so... [ Continue Reading ]
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 baker also offended him. V2
*Pharaoh was angry with his two servants. He was angry with the chief
*cu... [ Continue Reading ]
They said, ‘There is nobody who can explain their meanings to us.’
In *Pharaoh’s court there were wise men. These wise men believed
that they could tell the meanings of dreams. But the *cup-bearer and
the baker were in prison. Therefore, they could not ask the wise men
to explain their dreams.
‘God... [ Continue Reading ]
The chief *cup-bearer dreamed that he was doing his usual job.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘In 3 days’ does not mean 3 days later. The *Hebrews counted the
first day and the last day. So the 3 days were:
• The day when the chief *cup-bearer told his dream to Joseph
• One whole day
• The morning of the next day
That makes a little more than 2 nights and a day.
THE BAKER’S DREAM
V16... [ Continue Reading ]
The baker dreamed that he was trying to do his usual job. But he could
not give the bread and the cakes to *Pharaoh. Before he could do that,
the birds ate them.
V20 The third day was *Pharaoh’s birthday. So he made a big meal for
all his servants. He sent for the chief *cup-bearer and the chief
ba... [ Continue Reading ]
These two dreams told what would happen 2 days later. And, 2 years
after this time, *Pharaoh had two dreams. (See Genesis 41:1.) Those
dreams told what would happen during the next 14 years. All these
dreams told the future correctly because God had given them. God knows
what will happen in the futu... [ Continue Reading ]
‘He forgot him.’ This also was a part of God’s plan. The time
had not come when Joseph should go to *Pharaoh. God planned that it
would happen 2 years later. Sometimes we think that God works very
slowly. We often need to be patient. God knows the best time for each
of the things that he does.
CUP-B... [ Continue Reading ]