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Chapter 40 deals with two members of Pharaoh's household, the butler and the baker. Some think that the two contrived to poison Pharaoh; others believe that he simply found a fly in his soup or maybe some sand and out of anger, put them both in prison. One night they both had a dream. Joseph was able to interpret those dreams. Let us take a look at these dreams and Joseph's interpretation of them. The chief butler saw in his dream a vine with three branches. It budded, blossomed and clusters of grapes ripened on it. In this dream, he had Pharaoh's cup in his hand and he took the grapes, pressed them and gave the wine to Pharaoh. Joseph's interpretation:
The three branches represent three days. Within three days the butler would be restored to his office. He would again have charge of Pharaoh's cup.
Joseph brought great joy to the butler and in return he asked the butler to speak a word for him to Pharaoh after his release. In the chief baker's dream, he had three baskets stacked up upon his head, one on top of the other. In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket. Joseph's interpretation:
The three baskets represent three days. Within three days, Pharaoh will hang you by your head and the birds will eat the flesh from your bones.
On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants. He had the baker and butler released and they stood before him. He restored the butler and placed his cup in the butler's hand. He hanged the chief baker. But...the chief butler did not remember Joseph.
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