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 officials were accused of plotting to poison Pharaoh.... [ Continue Reading ]
No professional interpreter was available: see on Genesis 41:8. DO NOT INTERPRETATIONS, etc.] i.e. It may be that God who sent the dreams will give me the interpretation of them. 9-11. Grape juice mixed with water is used as a refreshing drink in the East. Among the inscriptions on the temple of Ed... [ Continue Reading ]
WHITE BASKETS] rather, 'baskets of white bread.'... [ Continue Reading ]
BAKEMEATS] i.e. confectionery.... [ Continue Reading ]
HANG THEE ON A TREE] rather, 'impale thee on a stake 'after being beheaded. Hanging as a form of punishment is not referred to, except in the book of Esther, the scene of which is laid in Persia. THE BIRDS SHALL EAT, etc.] The Egyptians held that after a stay of 3000 years in the unseen world, the s... [ Continue Reading ]