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 prepares the way for Joseph to be later summoned from prison to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ v... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:2 CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. This same title is given to Potiphar (Genesis 37:36; Genesis 39:1). Since Potiphar’s name is not used in this context, however, the captain is probably another person. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:4 In prison, Joseph served a captain of the guard and managed the affairs of his house. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:5 In the ancient Near East, DREAMS were often viewed as a medium of divine revelation. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:14 REMEMBER ME. See note on v. 23. THAT THEY SHOULD PUT ME INTO THE PIT. While Joseph’s remark relates to Egypt, his mention of “the pit” recalls what his brothers did to him in Canaan (see Genesis 37:18). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:18 IN THREE DAYS PHARAOH WILL LIFT UP YOUR HEAD—FROM YOU! The baker’s corpse was to be hung ON A TREE and possibly decapitated. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:20 PHARAOH’S BIRTHDAY may refer to his actual birthday or to the anniversary of his becoming ruler, when pardons were more often granted. As Joseph said, the heads of both men are LIFTED UP. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 40:23 THE CHIEF CUPBEARER DID NOT REMEMBER JOSEPH. The reader knows that God will “remember” Joseph, as he does other people (Genesis 8:1; Genesis 19:29; Genesis 30:22). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docu [ Continue Reading ]