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Teks -- Genesis 40:1-23 (NET)

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The Cupbearer and the Baker
40:1 After these things happened, the cupbearer to the king of Egypt and the royal baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. 40:2 Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the baker, 40:3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined. 40:4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody. 40:5 Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man’s dream had its own meaning. 40:6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed. 40:7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?” 40:8 They told him, “We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.” 40:9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me. 40:10 On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. 40:11 Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.” 40:12 “This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent three days. 40:13 In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer. 40:14 But remember me when it goes well for you, and show me kindness. Make mention of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison, 40:15 for I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon.” 40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread on my head. 40:17 In the top basket there were baked goods of every kind for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them from the basket that was on my head.” 40:18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent three days. 40:19 In three more days Pharaoh will decapitate you and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your flesh from you.” 40:20 On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He “lifted up” the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants. 40:21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand, 40:22 but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted. 40:23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph– he forgot him.
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Nama Orang dan Nama Tempat:
 · Egypt descendants of Mizraim
 · Hebrew a person descended from Heber; an ancient Jew; a Hebrew speaking Jew,any Jew, but particularly one who spoke the Hebrew language
 · Joseph the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah
 · Pharaoh the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time


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Wesley: Gen 40:1 - -- We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture, if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The worl...

We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture, if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The world stands for the sake of the church, and is governed for its good. Observe, [1.] Two of the great officers of Pharaoh's court having offended the king are committed to prison. Note, High places are slippery places; nothing more uncertain than the favour of princes. Those that make God's favour their happiness, and his service their business, will find him a better master than Pharaoh was, and not so extreme to mark what they do amiss. Many conjectures there are concerning the offence of these servants of Pharaoh; some make it no less than an attempt to take away his life; others no more but the casual lighting of a fly into his cup, and a little sand in his bread: whatever it was, Providence, by this means, brought them into the prison where Joseph was.

Wesley: Gen 40:4 - The captain of the guard, which was Potiphar, charged Joseph with them Which intimates that he began now to be reconciled to him.

Which intimates that he began now to be reconciled to him.

Wesley: Gen 40:6 - They were sad It was not the prison that made them sad; they were pretty well used to that, but the dream. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits of those...

It was not the prison that made them sad; they were pretty well used to that, but the dream. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits of those that are to be made sad. Those sinners that are hardy enough under outward trouble, yet God can find a way to trouble them, and take off their wheels, by wounding their spirits, and laying a load upon them.

Wesley: Gen 40:8 - Do not interpretations belong to God? He means the God whom he worshipped, to the knowledge of whom he endeavours hereby to lead them. And if interpretations belong to God, he is a free ag...

He means the God whom he worshipped, to the knowledge of whom he endeavours hereby to lead them. And if interpretations belong to God, he is a free agent, and may communicate the power to whom he pleases, therefore tell me your dreams.

Wesley: Gen 40:14 - Think on me, when it shall be well with thee Though the respect paid to Joseph, made the prison as easy to him as a prison could be, yet none can blame him to be desirous of liberty. See what a m...

Though the respect paid to Joseph, made the prison as easy to him as a prison could be, yet none can blame him to be desirous of liberty. See what a modest representation he makes of his own case. He doth not reflect upon his brethren that sold him, only saith, I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews. Nor doth he reflect on the wrong done him in this imprisonment by his mistress that was his persecutor, and his master that was his judge, but mildly avers his own innocency.

Wesley: Gen 40:14 - Here have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon When we are called to vindicate ourselves, we should carefully avoid as much as may be speaking ill of others. Let us be content to prove ourselves in...

When we are called to vindicate ourselves, we should carefully avoid as much as may be speaking ill of others. Let us be content to prove ourselves innocent, and not fond of upbraiding others with their guilt.

Wesley: Gen 40:20 - He lifted up the head of these two prisoners That is, arraigned and tried them; and he restored the chief butler, and hanged the chief baker.

That is, arraigned and tried them; and he restored the chief butler, and hanged the chief baker.

JFB: Gen 40:1 - the butler Not only the cup-bearer, but overseer of the royal vineyards, as well as the cellars; having, probably, some hundreds of people under him.

Not only the cup-bearer, but overseer of the royal vineyards, as well as the cellars; having, probably, some hundreds of people under him.

JFB: Gen 40:1 - baker Or cook, had the superintendence of every thing relating to the providing and preparing of meats for the royal table. Both officers, especially the fo...

Or cook, had the superintendence of every thing relating to the providing and preparing of meats for the royal table. Both officers, especially the former, were, in ancient Egypt, always persons of great rank and importance; and from the confidential nature of their employment, as well as their access to the royal presence, they were generally the highest nobles or princes of the blood.

JFB: Gen 40:3 - Pharaoh put them in ward, &c. Whatever was their crime, they were committed, until their case could be investigated, to the custody of the captain of the guard, that is, Potiphar, ...

Whatever was their crime, they were committed, until their case could be investigated, to the custody of the captain of the guard, that is, Potiphar, in an outer part of whose house the royal prison was situated.

JFB: Gen 40:4 - The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them Not the keeper, though he was most favorably disposed; but Potiphar himself, who, it would seem, was by this time satisfied of the perfect innocence o...

Not the keeper, though he was most favorably disposed; but Potiphar himself, who, it would seem, was by this time satisfied of the perfect innocence of the young Hebrew; though, probably, to prevent the exposure of his family, he deemed it prudent to detain him in confinement (see Psa 37:5).

JFB: Gen 40:4 - They continued a season in ward Literally, "days," how long, is uncertain; but as they were called to account on the king's birthday, it has been supposed that their offense had been...

Literally, "days," how long, is uncertain; but as they were called to account on the king's birthday, it has been supposed that their offense had been committed on the preceding anniversary [CALVIN].

JFB: Gen 40:5-8 - they dreamed a dream Joseph, influenced by the spirit of true religion, could feel for others (Ecc 4:1; Rom 12:15; Phi 2:4). Observing them one day extremely depressed, he...

Joseph, influenced by the spirit of true religion, could feel for others (Ecc 4:1; Rom 12:15; Phi 2:4). Observing them one day extremely depressed, he inquired the cause of their melancholy; and being informed it was owing to a dream they had respectively dreamed during the previous night, after piously directing them to God (Dan 2:30; Isa 26:10), he volunteered to aid them, through the divine help, in discovering the import of their vision. The influence of Providence must be seen in the remarkable fact of both officers dreaming such dreams in one night. He moves the spirits of men.

JFB: Gen 40:9-11 - In my dream, behold, a vine was before me The visionary scene described seems to represent the king as taking exercise and attended by his butler, who gave him a cooling draught. On all occasi...

The visionary scene described seems to represent the king as taking exercise and attended by his butler, who gave him a cooling draught. On all occasions, the kings of ancient Egypt were required to practice temperance in the use of wine [WILKINSON]; but in this scene, it is a prepared beverage he is drinking, probably the sherbet of the present day. Everything was done in the king's presence--the cup was washed, the juice of the grapes pressed into it; and it was then handed to him--not grasped; but lightly resting on the tips of the fingers.

JFB: Gen 40:12-15 - Joseph said, . . . This is the interpretation Speaking as an inspired interpreter, he told the butler that within three days he would be restored to all the honors and privileges of his office; an...

Speaking as an inspired interpreter, he told the butler that within three days he would be restored to all the honors and privileges of his office; and while making that joyful announcement, he earnestly bespoke the officer's influence for his own liberation. Nothing has hitherto met us in the record indicative of Joseph's feelings; but this earnest appeal reveals a sadness and impatient longing for release, which not all his piety and faith in God could dispel.

JFB: Gen 40:16 - I had three white baskets The circumstances mentioned exactly describe his duties, which, notwithstanding numerous assistants, he performed with his own hands.

The circumstances mentioned exactly describe his duties, which, notwithstanding numerous assistants, he performed with his own hands.

JFB: Gen 40:16 - white Literally, "full of holes"; that is, wicker baskets. The meats were carried to table upon the head in three baskets, one piled upon the other; and in ...

Literally, "full of holes"; that is, wicker baskets. The meats were carried to table upon the head in three baskets, one piled upon the other; and in the uppermost, the bakemeats. And in crossing the open courts, from the kitchen to the dining rooms, the removal of the viands by a vulture, eagle, ibis, or other rapacious bird, was a frequent occurrence in the palaces of Egypt, as it is an everyday incident in the hot countries of the East still. The risk from these carnivorous birds was the greater in the cities of Egypt, where being held sacred, it was unlawful to destroy them; and they swarmed in such numbers as to be a great annoyance to the people.

JFB: Gen 40:18-19 - Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation The purport was that in three days his execution should be ordered. The language of Joseph describes minutely one form of capital punishment that prev...

The purport was that in three days his execution should be ordered. The language of Joseph describes minutely one form of capital punishment that prevailed in Egypt; namely, that the criminal was decapitated and then his headless body gibbeted on a tree by the highway till it was gradually devoured by the ravenous birds.

JFB: Gen 40:20-22 - it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday This was a holiday season, celebrated at court with great magnificence and honored by a free pardon to prisoners. Accordingly, the issue happened to t...

This was a holiday season, celebrated at court with great magnificence and honored by a free pardon to prisoners. Accordingly, the issue happened to the butler and baker, as Joseph had foretold. Doubtless, he felt it painful to communicate such dismal tidings to the baker; but he could not help announcing what God had revealed to him; and it was for the honor of the true God that he should speak plainly.

JFB: Gen 40:23 - yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph This was human nature. How prone are men to forget and neglect in prosperity, those who have been their companions in adversity (Amo 6:6)! But althoug...

This was human nature. How prone are men to forget and neglect in prosperity, those who have been their companions in adversity (Amo 6:6)! But although reflecting no credit on the butler, it was wisely ordered in the providence of God that he should forget him. The divine purposes required that Joseph should obtain his deliverance in another way, and by other means.

Clarke: Gen 40:1 - The butler The butler - משקה mashkeh , the same as saky among the Arabians and Persians, and signifying a cup-bearer

The butler - משקה mashkeh , the same as saky among the Arabians and Persians, and signifying a cup-bearer

Clarke: Gen 40:1 - Baker Baker - אפה opheh ; rather cook, confectioner, or the like

Baker - אפה opheh ; rather cook, confectioner, or the like

Clarke: Gen 40:1 - Had offended Had offended - They had probably been accused of attempting to take away the king’ s life, one by poisoning his drink, the other by poisoning h...

Had offended - They had probably been accused of attempting to take away the king’ s life, one by poisoning his drink, the other by poisoning his bread or confectionaries.

Clarke: Gen 40:3 - Where Joseph was bound Where Joseph was bound - The place in which Joseph was now confined; this is what is implied in being bound; for, without doubt, he had his personal...

Where Joseph was bound - The place in which Joseph was now confined; this is what is implied in being bound; for, without doubt, he had his personal liberty. As the butler and. the baker were state criminals they were put in the same prison with Joseph, which we learn from the preceding chapter, Gen 39:20, was the king’ s prison. All the officers in the employment of the ancient kings of Egypt were, according to Diodorus Siculus, taken from the most illustrious families of the priesthood in the country; no slave or common person being ever permitted to serve in the presence of the king. As these persons, therefore, were of the most noble families, it is natural to expect they would be put, when accused, into the state prison.

Clarke: Gen 40:4 - They continued a season They continued a season - ימים yamim , literally days; how long we cannot tell. But many suppose the word signifies a complete year; and as Pha...

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 on his birthday, Gen 40:20, Calmet supposes they had offended on the preceding birthday, and thus had been one whole year in prison.

Clarke: Gen 40:5 - Each man according to the interpretation Each man according to the interpretation - Not like dreams in general, the disordered workings of the mind, the consequence of disease or repletion;...

Each man according to the interpretation - Not like dreams in general, the disordered workings of the mind, the consequence of disease or repletion; these were dreams that had an interpretation, that is, that were prophetic.

Clarke: Gen 40:6 - They were sad They were sad - They concluded that their dreams portended something of great importance, but they could not tell what.

They were sad - They concluded that their dreams portended something of great importance, but they could not tell what.

Clarke: Gen 40:8 - There is no interpreter There is no interpreter - They either had access to none, or those to whom they applied could give them no consistent, satisfactory meaning

There is no interpreter - They either had access to none, or those to whom they applied could give them no consistent, satisfactory meaning

Clarke: Gen 40:8 - Do not interpretations belong to God? Do not interpretations belong to God? - God alone, the Supreme Being, knows what is in futurity; and if he have sent a significant dream, he alone c...

Do not interpretations belong to God? - God alone, the Supreme Being, knows what is in futurity; and if he have sent a significant dream, he alone can give the solution.

Clarke: Gen 40:11 - And I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’ s cup And I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’ s cup - From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, w...

And I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’ s cup - From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation. The saky, or cup-bearer, took the bunch, pressed the juice into the cup, and instantly delivered it into the hands of his master. This was anciently the יין yain of the Hebrews, the οινος of the Greeks, and the mustum of the ancient Latins.

Clarke: Gen 40:12 - The three branches are three days The three branches are three days - That is, The three branches signify three days; so, this Is my body, that is, this bread signifies or represents...

The three branches are three days - That is, The three branches signify three days; so, this Is my body, that is, this bread signifies or represents my body; this cup is my blood, Represents my blood; a form of speech frequently used in the sacred writings, for the Hebrew has no proper word by which our terms signifies, represents, etc., are expressed; therefore it says such a thing Is, for represents, points out, etc. And because several of our ancestors would understand such words in their true, genuine, critical, and sole meaning, Queen Mary, Bishops Gardiner, Bonner, and the rest of that demoniacal crew, reduced them to ashes in Smithfield and elsewhere!

Clarke: Gen 40:14 - Make mention of me unto Pharaoh Make mention of me unto Pharaoh - One would have supposed that the very circumstance of his restoration, according to the prediction of Joseph, woul...

Make mention of me unto Pharaoh - One would have supposed that the very circumstance of his restoration, according to the prediction of Joseph, would have almost necessarily prevented him from forgetting so extraordinary a person. But what have mere courtiers to do either with gratitude or kindness?

Clarke: Gen 40:15 - For indeed I was stolen For indeed I was stolen - גנב גנבתי gunnob gunnobti , stolen, I have been stolen - most assuredly I was stolen; and here also have I done n...

For indeed I was stolen - גנב גנבתי gunnob gunnobti , stolen, I have been stolen - most assuredly I was stolen; and here also have I done nothing. These were simple assertions, into the proof of which he was ready to enter if called on.

Clarke: Gen 40:19 - Lift up thy head from off thee Lift up thy head from off thee - Thus we find that beheading, hanging, and gibbeting, were modes of punishment among the ancient Egyptians; but the ...

Lift up thy head from off thee - Thus we find that beheading, hanging, and gibbeting, were modes of punishment among the ancient Egyptians; but the criminal was beheaded before he was hanged, and then either hanged on hooks, or by the hands. See Lam 5:12.

Clarke: Gen 40:20 - Pharaoh’ s birthday Pharaoh’ s birthday - The distinguishing a birthday by a feast appears from this place to have been a very ancient custom. It probably had its ...

Pharaoh’ s birthday - The distinguishing a birthday by a feast appears from this place to have been a very ancient custom. It probably had its origin from a correct notion of the immortality of the soul, as the commencement of life must appear of great consequence to that person who believed he was to live for ever. St. Matthew (Mat 14:6) mentions Herod’ s keeping his birthday; and examples of this kind are frequent to the present time in most nations

Clarke: Gen 40:20 - Lifted up the head of the chief butler, etc. Lifted up the head of the chief butler, etc. - By lifting up the head, probably no more is meant than bringing them to trial, tantamount to what was...

Lifted up the head of the chief butler, etc. - By lifting up the head, probably no more is meant than bringing them to trial, tantamount to what was done by Jezebel and the nobles of Israel to Naboth: Set Naboth on high among the people; and set two men, sons of Belial, to bear witness against him, etc.; 1Ki 21:9, etc. The issue of the trial was, the baker alone was found guilty and hanged; and the butler, being acquitted, was restored to his office.

Clarke: Gen 40:23 - Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph - Had he mentioned the circumstance to Pharaoh, there is no doubt that Joseph’ s case would have b...

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph - Had he mentioned the circumstance to Pharaoh, there is no doubt that Joseph’ s case would have been examined into, and he would in consequence have been restored to his liberty; but, owing to the ingratitude of the chief butler, he was left two years longer in prison

Many commentators have seen in every circumstance in the history of Joseph a parallel between him and our blessed Lord. So, "Joseph in prison represents Christ in the custody of the Jews; the chief butler and the chief baker represent the two thieves which were crucified with our Lord; and as one thief was pardoned, and the other left to perish, so the chief butler was restored to his office, and the chief baker hanged."I believe God never designed such parallels; and I am astonished to find comparatively grave and judicious men trifling in this way, and forcing the features of truth into the most distorted anamorphosis, so that even her friends blush to acknowledge her. This is not a light matter; we should beware how we attribute designs to God that he never had, and employ the Holy Spirit in forming trifling and unimportant similitudes. Of plain, direct truth we shall find as much in the sacred writings as we can receive and comprehend; let us not therefore hew out unto ourselves broken cisterns that can hold no water. Interpretations of this kind only tend to render the sacred writings uncertain; to expose to ridicule all the solemn types and figures which it really contains; and to furnish pretexts to infidels and irreligious people to scoff at all spirituality, and lead them to reject the word of God entirely, as incapable of being interpreted on any fixed or rational plan. The mischief done by this system is really incalculable. See the observations on Genesis 37 (note).

Calvin: Gen 40:1 - And it came to pass after these things 1.And it came to pass after these things. We have already seen, that when Joseph was in bonds, God cared for him. For whence arose the relaxation aff...

1.And it came to pass after these things. We have already seen, that when Joseph was in bonds, God cared for him. For whence arose the relaxation afforded him, but from the divine favor? Therefore, God, before he opened the door for his servant’s deliverance, entered into the very prison to sustain him with his strength. But a far more illustrious benefit follows; for he is not only liberated from prison, but exalted to the highest degree of honor. In the meantime, the providence of God led the holy man through wonderful and most intricate paths. The butler and baker of the king are cast into the prison; Joseph expounds to them their dreams. Restoration to his office having been promised to the butler, some light of hope beams upon the holy captive; for the butler agreed, after he should have returned to his post, to become the advocate for Joseph’s pardon. But, again, that hope was speedily cut off, when the butler failed to speak a word to the king on behalf of the miserable captive. Joseph, therefore, seemed to himself to be buried in perpetual oblivion, until the Lord again suddenly rekindles the light which had been smothered, and almost extinguished. Thus, when he might have delivered the holy man directly from prison, he chose to lead him around by circuitous paths, the better to prove his patience, and to manifest, by the mode of his deliverance, that he has wonderful methods of working, hidden from our view. He does this that we may learn not to measure, by our own sense, the salvation which he has promised us; but that we may suffer ourselves to be turned hither or thither by his hand, until he shall have performed his work. By the butler and the baker we are not to understand any common person of each rank, but those who presided over the rest; for, soon afterwards, they are called eunuchs or nobles. Ridiculous is the fiction of the trifler Gerundensis, who, according to his manner, asserts that they were made eunuchs for the sake of infamy, because Pharaoh had been enraged against them. They were, in short, two of the chief men of the court. Moses now more clearly declares that the prison was under the authority of Potiphar. Whence we learn what I have before said, that his anger had been mitigated, since without his consent, the jailer could not have acted with such clemency towards Joseph. Even Moses ascribes such a measure of humanity to Potiphar, that he committed the butler and baker to the charge of Joseph. Unless, perhaps, a new successor had been then appointed in Potiphar’s place; which, however, is easily refuted from the context, because a little afterwards Moses says that the master of Joseph was the captain of the guard, (Gen 40:3.) When Moses says they were kept in prison a season, some understand by the word, a whole year; but in my judgment they are mistaken; it rather denotes a long but uncertain time, as appears from other places.

Calvin: Gen 40:5 - And they dreamed a dream 5.And they dreamed a dream. What I have before alluded to respecting dreams must be recalled to memory; namely, that many frivolous things are presen...

5.And they dreamed a dream. What I have before alluded to respecting dreams must be recalled to memory; namely, that many frivolous things are presented to us, which pass away and are forgotten; 150 some, however, have the force and significance of prophecy. Of this kind were these two dreams, by which God made known the hidden result of a future matter. For unless the mark of a celestial oracle had been engraven upon then, the butler and the baker would not have been in such consternation of mind. I acknowledge, indeed, that men are sometimes vehemently agitated by vain and rashly conceived dreams; yet their terror and anxiety gradually subsides; but God had fixed an arrow in the minds of the butler and the baker, which would not suffer them to rest; and by this means, each was rendered more attentive to the interpretation of his dream. Moses, therefore, expressly declares that it was a presage of something certain.

Calvin: Gen 40:6 - And Joseph came in unto them, in the morning 6.And Joseph came in unto them, in the morning. As I have lately said, we ought here to behold, with the eyes of faith, the wonderful providence of G...

6.And Joseph came in unto them, in the morning. As I have lately said, we ought here to behold, with the eyes of faith, the wonderful providence of God. For, although the butler and baker are certainly informed of their own fate; yet this was not done so much out of regard to them, as in favor of Joseph; whom God designed, by this method, to make known to the king. Therefore, by a secret instinct he had rendered them sad and astonished, as if he would lead them by the hand to his servant Joseph. It is, however, to be observed, that by a new inspiration of the Spirit, the gift of prophecy, which he had not before possessed, was imparted to him in the prison. When he had previously dreamed himself, he remained, for a while, in suspense and doubt respecting the divine revelation; but now he is a certain interpreter to others. And though, when he was inquiring into the cause of their sadness, he perhaps did not think of dreams; yet, from the next verse it appears that he was conscious to himself of having received the gift of the Spirit; and, in this confidence, he exhorts them to relate the dreams, of which he was about to be the interpreter. Do not interpretations (he says) belong to God ? Certainly he does not arrogantly transfer to himself what he acknowledges to be peculiar to God; but according to the means which his vocation supplied, he offers them his service. This must be noted, in order that no one may undesignedly usurp more to himself than he knows that God has granted him. For, on this account, Paul so diligently teaches that the gifts of the Spirit are variously distributed, (1Co 12:4,) and that God has assigned to each a certain post, in order that no one may act ambitiously, or intrude himself into another’s office; but rather that each should keep himself within the bounds of his own calling. Unless this degree of moderation shall prevail, all things will necessarily be thrown into confusion; because the truth of God will be distorted by the foolish temerity of many; peace and concord will be disturbed, and, in short, no good order will be maintained. Let us learn, therefore, that Joseph confidently promised an interpretation of the dreams, because he knew that he was furnished and adorned with this gift by God. The same remark applies to his interrogation respecting the dreams. For he does not attempt to proceed beyond what his own power authorized him to do: he does not, therefore, divine what they had dreamed, but confesses it was hidden from him. The method pursued by Daniel was different, for he was enabled, by a direct revelation, to state and interpret the dream which had entirely escaped the memory of the king of Babylon. (Dan 2:28.) He, therefore, relying upon a larger measure of the Spirit, does not hesitate to profess that he can both divine and interpret dreams. But Joseph, to whom the half only of these gifts was imparted, keeps himself within legitimate bounds. Besides, he not only guards himself against presumption; but, by declaring that whatever he has received is from God, he ingenuously testifies that he has nothing from himself. He does not, therefore, boast of his own quickness or clear-sightedness, but wishes only to be known as the servant of God. Let those who excel, follow this rule; lest, by ascribing too much to themselves, (which commonly happens,) they obscure the grace of God. Moreover, this vanity is to be restrained, not only that God alone may be glorified, and may not be robbed of his right; but that prophets, and teachers, and all others who are indued with heavenly grace, may humbly submit themselves to the direction of the Spirit. What Moses says is also to be observed, that Joseph was concerned at the sadness of those who were with him in prison. For thus men become softened by their own afflictions, so that they do not despise others who are in misery; and, in this way, common sufferings generate sympathy. Wherefore it is not wonderful that God should exercise us with various sorrows; since nothing is more becoming than humanity towards our brethren, who, being weighed down with trials, lie under contempt. This humanity, however, must be learned by experience; because our innate ferocity is more and more inflated by prosperity.

Calvin: Gen 40:12 - The three branches are three days 12.The three branches are three days. Joseph does not here offer what he thought to be probable, like some ambiguous conjecturer; but asserts, by the...

12.The three branches are three days. Joseph does not here offer what he thought to be probable, like some ambiguous conjecturer; but asserts, by the revelation of the Spirit, the meaning of the dream. For why does he say, that by the three branches, three days rather than years are signified, unless because the Spirit of God had suggested it? Joseph, therefore, proceeds, by a special impulse above nature, to expound the dream; and by immediately commending himself to the butler, as if he was already restored, shows how certain and indubitable was the truth of his interpretation: as if he had said, “Be convinced that what thou hast heard of me has come from God.” Where also he shows how honorably he thinks of the oracles of God, seeing that he pronounces concerning the future effect with as much confidence as if it had already taken place. But it may be deemed absurd, that Joseph asks for a reward of his prophecy. I answer, that he did not speak as one who would set the gift of God to sale: but it came into his mind, that a method of deliverance was now set before him by God, which it was not lawful for him to reject. Indeed, I do not doubt that a hope of better fortune had been divinely imparted to him. For God, who, even from his childhood, had twice promised him dominion, did not leave him, amidst so many straits, entirely destitute of all consolation. Now this opportunity of seeking deliverance was offered to him by none but God. Wherefore, it is not surprising that Joseph should thus make use of it. With respect to the expression, Lift up thine head; it signifies to raise any one from a low and contemptible condition, to one of some reputation. Therefore, “ Pharaoh will lift up thine head,” means, he will bring thee forth from the darkness of the prisons, or he will raise thee who art fallen, and restore thee to thy former rank. For I take the word to mean simply place or rank, and not basis 151

Calvin: Gen 40:14 - Show kindness I pray thee unto me 14.Show kindness I pray thee unto me 152 Although the expression show kindness is used among the Hebrews to describe the common exercise of humanity;...

14.Show kindness I pray thee unto me 152 Although the expression show kindness is used among the Hebrews to describe the common exercise of humanity; there is yet no doubt that Joseph spoke simply as his own sad and afflicted condition suggested, for the purpose of inclining the mind of the butler to procure him help. He insists, however, chiefly on this, that he had been thrust into prison for no crime, in order that the butler might not refuse his assistance to an innocent man. For although they who are most wicked find patrons; yet commendation elicited by importunity, which rescues a wicked man from deserved punishment, is in itself an odious and infamous thing. It is, however, probable that Joseph explained his whole cause, so that he fully convinced the butler of his innocence.

Calvin: Gen 40:16 - When the chief baker saw 16.When the chief baker saw 153 He does not care respecting the skill and fidelity of Joseph as an interpreter; but because Joseph had brought good a...

16.When the chief baker saw 153 He does not care respecting the skill and fidelity of Joseph as an interpreter; but because Joseph had brought good and useful tidings to his companion, he also desires an interpretation, which he hopes will prove according to his mind. So, many, with ardor and alacrity, desire the word of God, not because they simply wish to be governed by the Lord, and to know what is right, but because they dream of mere enjoyment. When, however, the doctrine does not correspond with their wishes, they depart sorrowful and wounded. Now, although the explanation of the dream was about to prove unpleasant and severe; yet Joseph, by declaring, without ambiguity, what had been revealed unto him, executed with fidelity the office divinely committed to him. This freedom must be maintained by prophets and teachers, that they may not hesitate, by their teaching, to inflict a wound on those whom God has sentenced to death. All love to be flattered. Hence the majority of teachers, in desiring to yield to the corrupt wishes of the world, adulterate the word of God. Wherefore, no one is a sincere minister of God’s word, but he, who despising reproach, and being ready, as often as it may be necessary, to attack various offenses, will frame his method of teaching according to the command of God. Joseph would, indeed, have preferred to augur well concerning both; but since it is not in his power to give a prosperous fortune to any one, nothing remains for him but frankly to pronounce whatever he has received from the Lord. So, formerly, although the people chose for themselves prophets who would promise them abundance of wine and oil and corn, while they exclaimed loudly against the holy prophets, because they let fall nothing but threatening, (for these complaints are related in Micah,) yet it was the duty of the servants of the Lord, who had been sent to denounce vengeance, to proceed with severity, although they brought upon themselves hatred and danger.

Calvin: Gen 40:19 - Pharaoh shall lift up thy head from off thee 19.Pharaoh shall lift up thy head from off thee. This phrase (in the original) is ambiguous without some addition; and may be taken in a good or a ba...

19.Pharaoh shall lift up thy head from off thee. This phrase (in the original) is ambiguous without some addition; and may be taken in a good or a bad sense; just as we say, “With regard to any one,” or “With respect to him;” here the expression is added “from thee.” Yet there seems to be an allusion of this kind, as if Joseph had said, “Pharaoh will lift up thy head, that he may take it off.” Now, when Moses relates, that what Joseph had predicted happened to both of them, he proves by this sign that Joseph was a true prophet of God, as it is written in Jeremiah. (Jer 28:9.) For that the prophets sometimes threatened punishments, which God abstained from inflicting, was done for this reason, because to such prophecies a condition was annexed. But when the Lord speaks positively by his servants, it is necessary that whatever he predicts should be confirmed by the result. Therefore, Moses expressly commends in Joseph, his confidence in the heavenly oracle. With regard to what Moses records, that Pharaoh celebrated his birthday by a great feast, we know that this custom has always been in use, not only among kings, but also among plebeian men. Nor is the custom to be condemned, if only men would keep the right end in view; namely, that of giving thanks unto God by whom they were created and brought up, and whom they have found, in innumerable ways, to be a beneficent Father. But such is the depravity of the world, that it greatly distorts those things which formerly were honestly instituted by their fathers, into contrary corruptions. Thus, by a vicious practice, it has become common for nearly all to abandon themselves to luxury and wantonness on their birthday. In short, they keep up the memory of God, as the Author of their life, in such a manner as if it were their set purpose to forget Him.

Calvin: Gen 40:23 - Yet did not the chief butler remember 23.Yet did not the chief butler remember. This was the most severe trial of Joseph’s patience, as we have before intimated. For since he had obtain...

23.Yet did not the chief butler remember. This was the most severe trial of Joseph’s patience, as we have before intimated. For since he had obtained an advocate who, without trouble, was able to extricate him from prison, especially as the opportunity of doing so had been granted to him by God, he felt a certain assurance of deliverance, and earnestly waited for it every hour. But when he had remained to the end of the second year in suspense, not only did this hope vanish, but greater despair than ever rested upon his mind. Therefore, we are all taught, in his person, that nothing is more improper, than to prescribe the time in which God shall help us; since he purposely, for a long season, keeps his own people in anxious suspense, that, by this very experiment, they may truly know what it is to trust in Him. Besides, in this manner he designed openly to claim for himself the glory of Joseph’s liberation. For, if liberty had been granted to him through the entreaty of the butler, it would have been generally believed that this benefit was from man and not from God. Moreover, when Moses says, that the butler was forgetful of Joseph, let it be so understood, that he did not dare to make any mention of him, lest he should be subjected to reproach, or should be troublesome to the king himself. For it is common with courtiers perfidiously to betray the innocent, and to deliver them to be slain, rather than to offend those of whom they themselves are afraid.

Defender: Gen 40:8 - interpretations belong to God Joseph's own dreams, the meaning of which were revealed by God (Gen 37:5-10), had prepared him for his crucial ministry in Egypt. First, he interprete...

Joseph's own dreams, the meaning of which were revealed by God (Gen 37:5-10), had prepared him for his crucial ministry in Egypt. First, he interpreted the dreams of the butler and baker, then eventually of Pharaoh himself. In all these, Joseph realized that God had given both the dream and the interpretation in order to accomplish His own purposes."

TSK: Gen 40:1 - it came // the butler it came : Gen 39:20-23; Est 6:1 the butler : Mashkeh , from shakah , to give drink, is the same as saky among the Arabians and Persians, and si...

it came : Gen 39:20-23; Est 6:1

the butler : Mashkeh , from shakah , to give drink, is the same as saky among the Arabians and Persians, and signifies a cup-bearer. Gen 40:13; Neh 1:11, Neh 2:1, Neh 2:2

TSK: Gen 40:2 - wroth // the chief of the butlers wroth : Psa 76:10; Pro 16:14, Pro 19:12, Pro 19:19, Pro 27:4; Act 12:20 the chief of the butlers : 1Ch 27:27

wroth : Psa 76:10; Pro 16:14, Pro 19:12, Pro 19:19, Pro 27:4; Act 12:20

the chief of the butlers : 1Ch 27:27

TSK: Gen 40:3 - the place // where Joseph was bound the place : Gen 39:20, Gen 39:23 where Joseph was bound : Or, ""where Joseph was confined,""for he doubtless had his personal liberty. This place, we...

the place : Gen 39:20, Gen 39:23

where Joseph was bound : Or, ""where Joseph was confined,""for he doubtless had his personal liberty. This place, we learn from the preceding chapter (Gen 39:20), was the king’ s prison. All the officers in the employment of the ancient kings of Egypt, according to Diodorus Siculus, were taken from the most illustrious families of the priesthood in the country; no slave or common person being ever permitted to serve in the presence of the king. As these persons were of the most noble families, it is natural to expect they would be put, when accused, into the state prison.

TSK: Gen 40:4 - the captain // a season the captain : Gen 37:36, Gen 39:1, Gen 39:21-23; Psa 37:5 a season : Yamim , literally days; how long is uncertain, though the word may signify, as ...

the captain : Gen 37:36, Gen 39:1, Gen 39:21-23; Psa 37:5

a season : Yamim , literally days; how long is uncertain, though the word may signify, as many suppose, a complete year (see note on Gen 4:3 and see note on Gen 24:55); and as Pharaoh called them to an account on his birthday (Gen 40:20), Calmet supposes they had offended on the preceding birthday, and thus had been one whole year in prison.

TSK: Gen 40:5 - -- am 2287, bc 1717, Gen 40:8, Gen 12:1-7, Gen 20:3, Gen 37:5-10, Gen 41:1-7, Gen 41:11; Num 12:6; Jdg 7:13, Jdg 7:14; Est 6:1; Job 33:15-17; Dan 2:1-3, ...

TSK: Gen 40:6 - behold behold : Gen 40:8, Gen 41:8; Dan 2:1-3, Dan 4:5, Dan 5:6, Dan 7:28, Dan 8:27

TSK: Gen 40:7 - Wherefore // look ye so sadly to day Wherefore : Jdg 18:24; 1Sa 1:8; 2Sa 13:4; Neh 2:2; Luk 24:17 look ye so sadly to day : Heb. are your faces evil

Wherefore : Jdg 18:24; 1Sa 1:8; 2Sa 13:4; Neh 2:2; Luk 24:17

look ye so sadly to day : Heb. are your faces evil

TSK: Gen 40:8 - Do not Do not : etc. Gen 41:15, Gen 41:16; Job 33:15, Job 33:16; Psa 25:14; Isa 8:19; Dan 2:11, Dan 2:28, Dan 2:47, Dan 4:8; Dan 5:11-15; 1Co 12:10, 1Co 12:1...

TSK: Gen 40:9 - a vine a vine : Gen 37:5-10; Jdg 7:13-15; Dan 2:31, Dan 4:8, Dan 4:10-18

TSK: Gen 40:11 - And I took // pressed // hand And I took : etc. From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation. The saky , or cup-bearer, ...

And I took : etc. From this we find that wine anciently was the mere expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation. The saky , or cup-bearer, took the bunch, pressed the juice into the cup, and instantly delivered it to his master.

pressed : Gen 49:11; Lev 10:9; Pro 3:10

hand : Gen 40:21; 1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:4; Neh 1:11, Neh 2:1

TSK: Gen 40:12 - This // The three This : Gen 40:18, Gen 41:12, Gen 41:25, Gen 41:26; Jdg 7:14; Dan 2:36-45, Dan 4:19-33 The three : Gen 41:26; Jdg 7:14; Mat 26:26; 1Co 10:4; Gal 4:25

TSK: Gen 40:13 - within // shall // lift up thine head within : Gen 7:4 shall : Gen 40:20-22; 2Ki 25:27; Psa 3:3; Jer 52:31 lift up thine head : or, reckon, Gen 40:19 *marg. Gen 40:20 *marg.

within : Gen 7:4

shall : Gen 40:20-22; 2Ki 25:27; Psa 3:3; Jer 52:31

lift up thine head : or, reckon, Gen 40:19 *marg. Gen 40:20 *marg.

TSK: Gen 40:14 - think on me // on me // show think on me : Heb. remember me with thee on me : 1Sa 25:31; Luk 23:42; 1Co 7:21 show : Jos 2:12; 1Sa 20:14, 1Sa 20:15; 2Sa 9:1; 1Ki 2:7

think on me : Heb. remember me with thee

on me : 1Sa 25:31; Luk 23:42; 1Co 7:21

show : Jos 2:12; 1Sa 20:14, 1Sa 20:15; 2Sa 9:1; 1Ki 2:7

TSK: Gen 40:15 - stolen // the Hebrews // done stolen : Gen 37:28; Exo 21:16; Deu 24:7; 1Ti 1:10 the Hebrews : Gen 14:13, Gen 41:12 done : Gen 39:8-12, Gen 39:20; 1Sa 24:11; Psa 59:3, Psa 59:4; Dan...

TSK: Gen 40:16 - the chief // white baskets the chief : Gen 40:1, Gen 40:2 white baskets : or, baskets full of holes

the chief : Gen 40:1, Gen 40:2

white baskets : or, baskets full of holes

TSK: Gen 40:17 - bakemeats bakemeats : Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or cook, Gen 49:20; 1Ch 12:20

bakemeats : Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or cook, Gen 49:20; 1Ch 12:20

TSK: Gen 40:18 - -- Gen 40:12, Gen 41:26; 1Co 10:4, 1Co 11:24

TSK: Gen 40:19 - within // lift up thy head from off thee // hang thee // and the birds within : Gen 40:13 lift up thy head from off thee : or, reckon thee and take thy office from thee hang thee : Gen 40:22, Gen 41:13; Deu 21:22, Deu 21:...

within : Gen 40:13

lift up thy head from off thee : or, reckon thee and take thy office from thee

hang thee : Gen 40:22, Gen 41:13; Deu 21:22, Deu 21:23; Jos 8:29, Jos 10:26; 2Sa 21:6; Pro 30:17; Gal 3:13

and the birds : Gen 40:17; 1Sa 17:44, 1Sa 17:46; 2Sa 21:10; Eze 39:4; Act 20:27

TSK: Gen 40:20 - third day // birthday // lifted up third day : Gen 40:13, Gen 40:19 birthday : Gen 21:8; Est 1:3; Job 3:1; Mat 14:6; Mar 6:21 lifted up : or, reckoned, Gen 40:13, Gen 40:19 *marg. 2Ki 2...

third day : Gen 40:13, Gen 40:19

birthday : Gen 21:8; Est 1:3; Job 3:1; Mat 14:6; Mar 6:21

lifted up : or, reckoned, Gen 40:13, Gen 40:19 *marg. 2Ki 25:27; Mat 18:23-25, Mat 25:19; Luk 16:1, Luk 16:2

TSK: Gen 40:21 - gave the cup gave the cup : Gen 40:13; Neh 2:1

gave the cup : Gen 40:13; Neh 2:1

TSK: Gen 40:22 - he hanged he hanged : Gen 40:8, Gen 40:19, Gen 41:11-13, Gen 41:16; Jer 23:28; Dan 2:19-23, Dan 2:30, Dan 5:12; Act 5:30

TSK: Gen 40:23 - but forgat him but forgat him : Job 19:14; Psa 31:12, Psa 105:19; Ecc 9:15, Ecc 9:16; Amo 6:6

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Poole: Gen 40:3 - The captain of the guard // Where Joseph was bound The captain of the guard to wit, Potiphar, Gen 37:36 , who being informed by his underkeeper of Joseph’ s great care and faithfulness, began to ...

The captain of the guard to wit, Potiphar, Gen 37:36 , who being informed by his underkeeper of Joseph’ s great care and faithfulness, began to have a better opinion of him, though for his own quiet, and his wife’ s reputation, he left him still in the prison.

Where Joseph was bound was a prisoner, as that word is used, Isa 22:3 ; for Joseph being now made governor of the prisoners, was doubtless freed from his bonds: or had been bound, and that with irons in a cruel manner, Psa 105:18 .

Poole: Gen 40:4 - A season A season Heb. days, i.e. either many days, or a year, as that word sometimes signifies. See Gen 24:55 .

A season Heb. days, i.e. either many days, or a year, as that word sometimes signifies. See Gen 24:55 .

Poole: Gen 40:5 - -- 1718 i.e. Not a vain and idle dream, but one that had in it a signification of future things, and needed interpretation; and the several dreams we...

1718 i.e. Not a vain and idle dream, but one that had in it a signification of future things, and needed interpretation; and the several dreams were proper and agreeable to the several events which befell them, and to the several interpretations which Joseph put upon them: the dream and interpretation did fitly answer one to the other.

Poole: Gen 40:6 - -- Perplexed and terrified both, because they perceived the dream was extraordinary and sent from God; compare Gen 41:8 Dan 2:1 Mat 27:19 ; and because...

Perplexed and terrified both, because they perceived the dream was extraordinary and sent from God; compare Gen 41:8 Dan 2:1 Mat 27:19 ; and because they understood not the meaning of it.

Poole: Gen 40:8 - There is no interpreter of it // Do not interpretations belong to God? // Tell me There is no interpreter of it to wit, with us, or to whom we can now resort; for otherwise there were many in Egypt of that profession, Gen 41:8 . D...

There is no interpreter of it to wit, with us, or to whom we can now resort; for otherwise there were many in Egypt of that profession, Gen 41:8 .

Do not interpretations belong to God? In vain do you expect such things from your wise men, for it is only that God who sends these dreams that can interpret them, and to him you should seek for it.

Tell me who am the servant of the true God, who useth to communicate his secrets to his people, and who, I doubt not, will hear my prayers for this mercy. This he spoke by special direction and instinct from God, who had given this gift to him.

Poole: Gen 40:12 - three days i.e. Signify three days So that word is oft used, as Gen 40:18 41:26,27 Da 2:38 4:22 Mat 13:19,38 26:26,28 Lu 8:11 1Co 10:4 . And indeed there is ...

i.e. Signify

three days So that word is oft used, as Gen 40:18 41:26,27 Da 2:38 4:22 Mat 13:19,38 26:26,28 Lu 8:11 1Co 10:4 . And indeed there is no proper Hebrew word which answers to signify.

Poole: Gen 40:13 - Lift up thine head Lift up thine head i.e. advance thee to thy former dignity. So that phrase is used 2Ki 25:27 Psa 110:7 . Or, reckon thy head, i.e. thy name or thy...

Lift up thine head i.e. advance thee to thy former dignity. So that phrase is used 2Ki 25:27 Psa 110:7 . Or, reckon thy head, i.e. thy name or thy person, to wit, among his servants, which is added, Gen 40:20 . According to the custom, which was this: at set times governors of families used to take an account of their servants, and to have the names of their servants read to them, and they either left them in the catalogue, or put any of them out, as they saw fit, and inflicted such further punishments upon any of them as they deserved. This seems the truer interpretation, because it is said that Pharaoh lifted up the head of his butler, and of his baker, Gen 40:20 , and therefore the phrase must be so expounded, as to agree equally to both.

Poole: Gen 40:14 - -- Though he patiently endures his prison, yet he prudently useth all lawful means to get his freedom.

Though he patiently endures his prison, yet he prudently useth all lawful means to get his freedom.

Poole: Gen 40:15 - I was stolen away I was stolen away taken away by force and fraud, without my own or father’ s consent, out of the land of Canaan, which he might call the land o...

I was stolen away taken away by force and fraud, without my own or father’ s consent, out of the land of Canaan, which he might call the land of the Hebrews, either because they now dwelt in it, or by way of protestation of their right and claim to it by God’ s gift. Or rather thus, out of that part of Canaan where the Hebrews dwell; for the word land is not only spoken of whole countries, as of the whole land of Canaan, but of any parts or parcels thereof, as Gen 13:6 22:2 23:15 34:1 . Observe, that Joseph doth not accuse either his brethren or his mistress, but only asserts his own innocency, which was necessary for his deliverance.

Poole: Gen 40:16 - White baskets White baskets so called from the colour, either of the baskets, which were made of pilled, and so white twigs, or of the things contained in them, as...

White baskets so called from the colour, either of the baskets, which were made of pilled, and so white twigs, or of the things contained in them, as white bread, &c.

Poole: Gen 40:19 - From off thee From off thee This clause is industriously added here to the former phrase, to show that it was now meant in another sense. He shall indeed lift u...

From off thee This clause is industriously added here to the former phrase, to show that it was now meant in another sense. He shall indeed lift up thy head, as well as the chief butler’ s, but in another manner, not for time, but

from thee or so as to take away thy head or thy life (which eminently consists and appears in the head) from thee.

Poole: Gen 40:20 - Pharaoh’ s birthday Pharaoh’ s birthday Birth-days by persons of eminency then were, and since have usually been, celebrated with feasting and rejoicing.

Pharaoh’ s birthday Birth-days by persons of eminency then were, and since have usually been, celebrated with feasting and rejoicing.

Poole: Gen 40:23 - -- i.e. Neglected him and his desire; as men in Scripture are oft said to forget God, when they do not remember him so as to love and obey him, as P...

i.e. Neglected him and his desire; as men in Scripture are oft said to forget God, when they do not remember him so as to love and obey him, as Psa 106:13,21 Ho 2:13 .

Haydock: Gen 40:1 - Two eunuchs; chief officers // Offended Two eunuchs; chief officers, and high in dignity, as the Hebrew expresses it, ver. 2. (Haydock) --- Offended, perhaps, by stealing, or by some tre...

Two eunuchs; chief officers, and high in dignity, as the Hebrew expresses it, ver. 2. (Haydock) ---

Offended, perhaps, by stealing, or by some treasonable conspiracy. (Menochius)

Haydock: Gen 40:2 - And, &c And, &c. Hebrew, "Pharao was enraged against two of his officers; against the chief of the butlers," &c. Mashkim. St. Jerome translates this wo...

And, &c. Hebrew, "Pharao was enraged against two of his officers; against the chief of the butlers," &c. Mashkim. St. Jerome translates this word procurator domus, "steward of the house," chap. xv. 2. No slave was entrusted with these high offices in the courts of Egypt and of Persia.

Haydock: Gen 40:3 - Commander // Prisoner Commander. Putiphar. (Calmet) --- Prisoner, though his chains were struck off. (Menochius)

Commander. Putiphar. (Calmet) ---

Prisoner, though his chains were struck off. (Menochius)

Haydock: Gen 40:5 - According to According to, &c. foreshewing what would happen to them, as Joseph afterwards interpreted the dreams. (Tirinus)

According to, &c. foreshewing what would happen to them, as Joseph afterwards interpreted the dreams. (Tirinus)

Haydock: Gen 40:8 - Doth not interpretation belong to God? Doth not interpretation belong to God? When dreams are from God, as these were, the interpretation of them is a gift of God. But the generality of ...

Doth not interpretation belong to God? When dreams are from God, as these were, the interpretation of them is a gift of God. But the generality of dreams are not of this sort; but either proceed from the natural complexions and dispositions of persons, or the roving of their imaginations in the day on such objects as they are much affected with, or from their mind being disturbed with cares and troubles, and oppressed with bodily infirmities: or they are suggested by evil spirits, to flatter, or to terrify weak minds; in order to gain belief, and so draw them into error or superstition; or at least to trouble them in their sleep, whom they cannot move while they are awake: so that the general rule, with regard to dreams, is not to observe them, nor to give any credit to them. (Challoner) ---

Physicians indeed, sometimes from some judgment of the nature of a distemper from dreams; on which subject, Hippocrates and Galen have written. But to pretend to discover by them the future actions of free agents, would be superstitious, Deuteronomy xviii. 10. (Tirinus) ---

Justin (xxxvi. 2,) says, "Joseph was the first interpreter of dreams, and often gave proofs of his knowledge," &c.

Haydock: Gen 40:14 - Prison Prison, after examining into the justice of my cause.

Prison, after examining into the justice of my cause.

Haydock: Gen 40:15 - Hebrews Hebrews. Chanaan, a foreign land with respect to Egypt, as was also Mesopotamia, where he was born. (Haydock) --- Joseph only maintains his own ...

Hebrews. Chanaan, a foreign land with respect to Egypt, as was also Mesopotamia, where he was born. (Haydock) ---

Joseph only maintains his own innocence, without accusing any one. (Menochius)

Haydock: Gen 40:16 - Of meal Of meal. Hebrew may also mean "white, full of holes," &c.

Of meal. Hebrew may also mean "white, full of holes," &c.

Haydock: Gen 40:19 - From thee // Birds From thee, by decapitation. This was customary, when a person's body was to be hung on the cross or gibbet. (Deuteronomy xxi. 22; Josue x. 26; Lame...

From thee, by decapitation. This was customary, when a person's body was to be hung on the cross or gibbet. (Deuteronomy xxi. 22; Josue x. 26; Lamentations v. 12; 1 Kings xxxi. 10.) ---

Birds. So Horace says, pasces in cruce corvos.

Haydock: Gen 40:20 - Birth-day Birth-day. This was a common practice among the pagans. (St. Matthew xiv. 6; 2 Machabees vi. 7.) (Calmet)

Birth-day. This was a common practice among the pagans. (St. Matthew xiv. 6; 2 Machabees vi. 7.) (Calmet)

Haydock: Gen 40:22 - -- That, &c. Thus was verified the prediction of Joseph. (Menochius)

That, &c. Thus was verified the prediction of Joseph. (Menochius)

Haydock: Gen 40:23 - Forgot Forgot. A thing too common among those who enjoy prosperity! (Haydock) --- God would not have his servants to trust in men. (Du Hamel) --- The b...

Forgot. A thing too common among those who enjoy prosperity! (Haydock) ---

God would not have his servants to trust in men. (Du Hamel) ---

The butler was a figure of the good thief, as the baker represented the impenitent one, between whom our Saviour hung on the cross. (Calmet)

Gill: Gen 40:1 - And 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 it came to pass after these things,.... After Joseph had been accused and cast into prison, where he had been for some time: that the butler o...

And it came to pass after these things,.... After Joseph had been accused and cast into prison, where he had been for some time:

that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt; committed some fault, at least were accused of one, which raised his displeasure at them. The Targum of Jonathan says, that they consulted to put poison into his drink and food; which, it is not improbable, considering their business and office, they might be charged with; at least it is much more probable than what Jarchi suggests, that the one put a fly into his cup, and the other a little stone or sand into his bread.

Gill: Gen 40:2 - And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers // against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers,.... The same above mentioned: against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the ba...

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers,.... The same above mentioned:

against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers; for as there were several butlers and bakers that belonged unto him, who were employed in providing wine and food for him, there was one of each who was over the rest; and as their business was to see that those under them did their work well, when they were faulty the principal officers were answerable for it: wherefore, if in this case they had not been guilty of anything criminal themselves personally, yet they might have neglected to look after those that were under them, and so were culpable, and drew upon them the wrath and resentment of their lord and sovereign.

Gill: Gen 40:3 - And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard // into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard,.... Who is generally thought to be Potiphar, since this was the office he was in, Ge...

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard,.... Who is generally thought to be Potiphar, since this was the office he was in, Gen 39:1; unless he was dead, and there was another put into his room, or there were more than one in the same office:

into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound; that is, where he had been bound, and where he was still a prisoner, though not fettered and in that close confinement he had been in.

Gill: Gen 40:4 - And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them // and he served them // and they continued a season in ward 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 ke...

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; and if it was Potiphar, he knew his character full well, and might be now reconciled unto him, as having had a more full and clear account of the affair between him and his wife from the keeper of the prison; and therefore though he might not think fit for his own and his wife's reputation to remove him from prison as yet, nevertheless might be inclined to do him what service he could, as well as honour, as this was, to have two such state prisoners committed to his care. Some render it, "he committed Joseph with them" x; to be with them, as Jarchi interprets it; they were put together, not merely for the sake of company, but that Joseph might wait upon them, which might be beneficial as well as creditable, as it follows:

and he served them; he ministered unto them, and brought them every thing they wanted:

and they continued a season in ward; or "days" y; some certain days, many days, a year, as Jarchi and Ben Gersom interpret it, and which is sometimes the use of the word. The story of the butler and baker is told, partly to show the divine faculty of interpreting dreams Joseph was possessed of; and partly to observe the remarkable steps in Providence, though secret, towards his advancement in Pharaoh's court.

Gill: Gen 40:5 - And they dreamed a dream both of them // each man his dream in one night // each man according to the interpretation of his dream // the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison And they dreamed a dream both of them,.... Not one and the same dream: each man his dream in one night; which made it the more remarkable, and the ...

And they dreamed a dream both of them,.... Not one and the same dream:

each man his dream in one night; which made it the more remarkable, and the more impressed their minds, concluding from hence there must be something of importance in their dreams:

each man according to the interpretation of his dream; they dreamed each what was suitable to his office and character, and which portended what should hereafter befall them, as the interpretation of them by Joseph afterwards, and the event showed; so that it was not a vain idle dream, but divine and certain:

the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison; this is added for explanation's sake, showing who were the persons spoken of that dreamed the dreams.

Gill: Gen 40:6 - And Joseph came in unto them in the morning // and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad And Joseph came in unto them in the morning,.... For though Joseph and they were in the same prison, yet not in the same ward. Aben Ezra thinks that J...

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning,.... For though Joseph and they were in the same prison, yet not in the same ward. Aben Ezra thinks that Joseph lodged in the dungeon in the night, Gen 40:15; and was let out in the morning to wait on these prisoners; but the great interest he had in the keeper of the prison, and the favour shown him by the captain of the guard, in putting such prisoners under his care, will easily make one conclude, that Joseph now had a better lodging than that; though it had been his case, he was now provided with a better apartment in the prison; and when he arose in the morning, like a careful and faithful servant, he came to the ward where the prisoners under his care were, to see that they were safe, and what they wanted:

and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad; they looked sorrowful, dejected, and uneasy.

Gill: Gen 40:7 - And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him // in the ward of the lord's house // saying, wherefore look ye so sadly today And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him,.... The chief butler and baker that were committed to his care, and with whom he now was: in t...

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him,.... The chief butler and baker that were committed to his care, and with whom he now was:

in the ward of the lord's house; this seems to confirm what is before observed, that the captain of the guard that charged Joseph with them was Potiphar his master; though indeed the keeper of the prison that was under Potiphar, the captain of the guard, might be called Joseph's lord or master, but the house could not with so much propriety be called his:

saying, wherefore look ye so sadly today? as they were officers, who had been in lucrative places, they lived well and merrily, and expected very probably they should be released in a short time, nothing appearing against them; but now there was a strange alteration in them, which was very visible to Joseph, and for which he expresses a concern, being of a kind, tender, and benevolent disposition, as the question he puts to them shows.

Gill: Gen 40:8 - And they said unto him, we have dreamed a dream // and there is no interpreter of it // and Joseph said unto them, do not interpretations belong to God // tell me them, I pray you And they said unto him, we have dreamed a dream,.... Each of them: and there is no interpreter of it; in that place in which they were, the prison...

And they said unto him, we have dreamed a dream,.... Each of them:

and there is no interpreter of it; in that place in which they were, the prison; otherwise there were persons enough in the land that pretended to the interpretation of dreams, Gen 41:8; but they could not come at them, being in prison:

and Joseph said unto them, do not interpretations belong to God? that is, of dreams, and to him only, meaning the true God whom he worshipped; for as dreams themselves, which are of importance, and predict things to come, are of God; for none can foretell future events but he, and such to whom he imparts the gift of prophecy; so none can interpret dreams with any certainty but God himself, and those to whom he gives the faculty of interpretation of them; this Joseph said to take off their minds from the magicians and wise men, and interpreters of dreams among the Egyptians, these officers were hankering after, and wished they had them with them to interpret their dreams to them; and to suggest unto them, that though he did not arrogate such a power to himself, as having it of himself, yet intimates that he doubted not, but upon an address to his God, he would favour him with the interpretation of their dreams, and therefore encourages them to relate them to him:

tell me them, I pray you; or "now" z, directly, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; signifying, that he would immediately interpret them to them; no doubt Joseph said this under a divine impulse.

Gill: Gen 40:9 - And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph // and said unto him, in my dream, behold, a vine was before me And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph,.... He listened to what Joseph said, and paid a regard to it, and began to think he might be able to in...

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph,.... He listened to what Joseph said, and paid a regard to it, and began to think he might be able to interpret his dream, and therefore was forward, and the first to tell him it at once; whereas the chief baker did not seem disposed to do it, until he observed the good interpretation given of the butler's dream, Gen 40:16,

and said unto him, in my dream, behold, a vine was before me; it appeared to him in his dream, as if a vine sprung up at once, and stood before him; which was very suitable to his office as a butler, wine being the fruit of the vine, which he provided for the king his master, and presented to him at table.

Gill: Gen 40:10 - And in the vine were three branches // and it was as though it budded // and her blossoms shot forth // and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes And in the vine were three branches,.... Which shot out from the root or body of it: and it was as though it budded; the branches seemed to sprou...

And in the vine were three branches,.... Which shot out from the root or body of it:

and it was as though it budded; the branches seemed to sprout out:

and her blossoms shot forth; it knotted, and the flowers of the vine appeared, which blowing off, the tender grapes were seen:

and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes; all which is agreeably to the order nature observes, from the first putting forth of the vine, to its producing ripe fruit; and which in this dream immediately followed one another, as it seemed according to the representation of things to the, mind of the butler, and which he perfectly remembered, it having made a strong impression upon him.

Gill: Gen 40:11 - And Pharaoh's cup was in his hand // and I took the grapes // and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup // and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand And Pharaoh's cup was in his hand,.... So it seemed to him in his dream, as it often had been when in his office: and I took the grapes; from off ...

And Pharaoh's cup was in his hand,.... So it seemed to him in his dream, as it often had been when in his office:

and I took the grapes; from off the vine that was before him:

and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup; which some think was the custom of those times, to take a bunch of grapes and squeeze them into a cup, especially when they would make trial of what sort of wine they would produce; for it can hardly be thought that this was usually done, or that it was customary to drink such new wine; but it is more probable that the grapes were first pressed into another vessel, and so made wine of, and then poured into Pharaoh's cup, or mixed in it, though this circumstance is omitted. Indeed Herodotus a relates of the Egyptian priests, that wine pressed out of the vine is given them:

and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand; as he had used to do.

Gill: Gen 40:12 - And Joseph said unto him, this is the interpretation of it // the three branches are three days And Joseph said unto him, this is the interpretation of it,.... Of the dream: the three branches are three days; signify three days, or, as Jarch...

And Joseph said unto him, this is the interpretation of it,.... Of the dream:

the three branches are three days; signify three days, or, as Jarchi expresses it, are a sign of three days; which Joseph could know only by divine revelation; for there is no more likeness between branches and days, than between them and months or years, and bid as fair to signify one as the other, if the interpretation depended on similarity, or bare conjecture.

Gill: Gen 40:13 - Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head // and restore thee unto thy place // and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, with glory; and the sense is, either that Pharaoh would raise...

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, with glory; and the sense is, either that Pharaoh would raise him up from the low estate in which he now was, to the same exalted station in which he had been before; or that he would reckon and number him among his servants, when he should take a catalogue of them, or make a new list, so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; and this phrase is used of taking the sum of persons, or the number of them, and is so rendered, Exo 30:12; the allusion is thought to be to a custom used by great personages, to have the names of their servants called over on a certain day, as Pharaoh perhaps used to do on his birthday, Gen 40:20; when they struck out of the list or put into it whom they pleased, and pardoned or punished such as had offended; and this sense is the rather inclined to, because Pharaoh is said to lift up the head of both the butler and the baker, Gen 40:20; yet it may be observed, that the phrases used by Joseph concerning them differ; for of the baker he says, "Pharaoh shall lift up thy head from off thee", Gen 40:19; wherefore, though the heads of them both were lift up, yet in a different sense: the one was lifted up to the gallows, and the other to his former dignity, as follows:

and restore thee unto thy place: to his office in ministering: to Pharaoh as his cup bearer:

and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler; which was signified in the dream, by squeezing the grapes into Pharaoh's cup he had in his hand, and gave unto him.

Gill: Gen 40:14 - But think on me, when it shall be well with thee // and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me // and make mention of me and bring me out of this house But think on me, when it shall be well with thee,.... He desires no reward for the interpretation of his dream, only that he would remember him in adv...

But think on me, when it shall be well with thee,.... He desires no reward for the interpretation of his dream, only that he would remember him in adversity, when he should be in prosperity in Pharaoh's court, and speak a good word for him, which was the least he could do; and though Joseph knew by his own dreams that he should be raised from his low estate to a very high and advanced one, yet he thought proper, in a dependence on God, to make use of all lawful means for his deliverance; nor is he to be blamed, as if he sought help of man and not of God, as he is by some writers, both Christian and Jewish, particularly by the Targum of Jonathan,"Joseph lost his superior confidence, and retained the confidence of men;''whereas means are always to be used in order to the end, in subordination to the divine will; and what Joseph asked of the butler was but reasonable, and what he ought to have done for him, and was prudently moved by Joseph, as a rational method of his deliverance, and in which he was, no doubt, guided and directed by the providence of God, as the event shows:

and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me; he pleads no merit for what he had done in interpreting his dream, but puts the good office he desires him to do for him upon the foot of kindness to a man in distress, and asks it as a favour, by way of entreaty and request:

and make mention of me and bring me out of this house: the prison in which he was; for though he had much favour shown him, and had more liberty granted him than other prisoners had, yet a prisoner he was, and a prison he dwelt in, and deliverance from it was desirable, could it be had; and this was a likely way to obtain it, if the butler would speak a good word for him to Pharaoh, which he would have an opportunity to do, being often in his presence, and frequently when cheerful.

Gill: Gen 40:15 - For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews // and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews,.... Not the whole land of Canaan, so called, either from the Hebrews sojourning: in it, o...

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews,.... Not the whole land of Canaan, so called, either from the Hebrews sojourning: in it, or from its being given unto them by God; neither of which could be a reason why Joseph, when talking with an Egyptian, should give it this name, and which, it must be supposed, was known to him; but that part of the land of Canaan where the Hebrews had sojourned for three generations, where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had lived, even at or near Hebron; and being persons of great note, and having done great exploits, their names were well known, and the country where they lived, and particularly among the Egyptians: now Joseph does not expose the sin of his brethren in selling him to the Ishmaelites, by whom he was brought into Egypt and sold there; only relates that he was stolen out of his native country, being taken from it without his own or his father's consent:

and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon; since he had been in the land of Egypt, he had not been guilty of any criminal action wherefore he should be put into a prison, and especially into a dungeon, a dark and filthy place under ground, as dungeons usually were, and into which Joseph was put when first in confinement, though since took out of it: he makes no mention of the wickedness of his mistress, and of her false accusation of him, nor of the injustice of his master in putting him into prison without hearing him; only asserts his own innocence, which was necessary to recommend himself to the butler, that he might not think he was some loose fellow that was committed to prison for some capital crime, and so it would have, been a disgrace to him to have spoken for him.

Gill: Gen 40:16 - When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good // he said unto Joseph, I also was in a dream // and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good,.... Meaning not that it was right and just, though it was; but that it was agreeable and pl...

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good,.... Meaning not that it was right and just, though it was; but that it was agreeable and pleasing, and portended good in the event; and therefore hoped a like interpretation would be given of his dream, and this encouraged him to tell it, which perhaps otherwise he would not have done:

he said unto Joseph, I also was in a dream; or had a dream, and in it things were represented to his mind as follows:

and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head; which were made of wicker, of rods that had the bark pulled off, and so were white; or which had holes in them, baskets wrought with holes, after the manner of network; though some think this denotes not the colour or form of the basket, but of the bread in them, and interpret the words, baskets of white bread, as Saadiah Gaon, and so the Targum of Jonathan, baskets of most pure bread, and the Targum of Jerusalem, baskets of hot bread; this dream was very agreeable to his office and business as a baker.

Gill: Gen 40:17 - And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh // and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh,.... All sorts of pastry, as tarts, pies, &c. Josephus b says, two of th...

And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh,.... All sorts of pastry, as tarts, pies, &c. Josephus b says, two of the baskets were full of bread, and the third had various sorts of food, such as is usually, prepared for kings:

and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head; all the three baskets were upon his head, but this seems to be the uppermost, which the birds could more easily come at; though if the baskets were full of holes, they might through them peck the bread with their bills.

Gill: Gen 40:18 - And Joseph answered and said // this is the interpretation thereof // the three baskets are three days And Joseph answered and said,.... Immediately, directly, without any further thought and meditation, being divinely instructed: this is the interp...

And Joseph answered and said,.... Immediately, directly, without any further thought and meditation, being divinely instructed:

this is the interpretation thereof; of the above dream:

the three baskets are three days; signify three days.

Gill: Gen 40:19 - Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head from off thee // and shall hang thee on a tree // and the birds shall eat the flesh from off thee Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head from off thee,.... Order thee to be beheaded; so the Targum of Jonathan and Ben Melech interpre...

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head from off thee,.... Order thee to be beheaded; so the Targum of Jonathan and Ben Melech interpret it,"Pharaoh shall remove thy head from thy body with a sword:"

and shall hang thee on a tree; his body after his head was severed from it, this should be hung upon a gallows or gibbet, and there continue:

and the birds shall eat the flesh from off thee; as they usually do when bodies are thus hung up, see 2Sa 21:9; this was signified by the birds eating the bakemeats out of the uppermost basket when upon his head, as it seemed to him in his dream.

Gill: Gen 40:20 - And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday // that he made a feast unto all his servants // and he lifted up the head of his chief butler and of his chief baker // among his servants And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday,.... The third day from the time the dreams were told, and the interpretation of them...

And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday,.... The third day from the time the dreams were told, and the interpretation of them given, was the birthday of Pharaoh; either the day in which a son of his was born, or in which he himself was born, as Ben Melech observes; but the latter is more probable, since the former could not with propriety be called Pharaoh's birthday; and this might be either the day of his natural birth, or of his political birth, the time of his accession to the throne, which with the Romans was called "natalis imperii", and was observed with feasting and rejoicing c, as well as the former, both among them and other nations: it is most likely this was Pharaoh's natural birthday, which was observed among the Egyptians as birthdays were among the Persians d, and as Herod's was at his court in the days of Christ, Mat 14:6; and as is usual in our times in most countries:

that he made a feast unto all his servants; his ministers of state, his courtiers, and all in his palace:

and he lifted up the head of his chief butler and of his chief baker,

among his servants; that is, among his servants, when their names were called over; or at this festival, these two were taken notice of, as being charged with crimes, and their cases were looked into and examined, and their heads were lifted up in a different sense: they were both lifted out of prison, but the one was lifted up to his former post and place in Pharaoh's court, and the other was lifted up to a gallows or gibbet, as follows; though perhaps this lifting of them both may only signify the trial of them, when they were set on high to be seen by the judge and all the court, see 1Ki 21:9.

Gill: Gen 40:21 - And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again // and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again,.... Put him into the same office he was in before: and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's h...

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again,.... Put him into the same office he was in before:

and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand; ministered to him in his office the same day, according to his dream and the interpretation of it: the Targum of Jonathan adds this as a reason of his being restored,"because he found that he was not in that counsel,''in which it was consulted to poison Pharaoh; see Gill on Gen 40:1.

Gill: Gen 40:22 - But he hanged the chief baker // as Joseph had interpreted to them But he hanged the chief baker,.... The is, he ordered him to be hanged; because, as the same Targum says, he consulted to kill him (Pharaoh): as Jo...

But he hanged the chief baker,.... The is, he ordered him to be hanged; because, as the same Targum says, he consulted to kill him (Pharaoh):

as Joseph had interpreted to them; the events as to both answered to the interpretation Joseph had given of their several dreams.

Gill: Gen 40:23 - Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph // but forgot him Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph,.... To speak of him to Pharaoh, neither on that day in which he was restored, nor for a long time after,...

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph,.... To speak of him to Pharaoh, neither on that day in which he was restored, nor for a long time after, even for the space of two years, as seems from the following chapter:

but forgot him; never more thought of him, of the favour he had done him in interpreting his dream; of the request he made to him, and of the promise which he had probably given him; which was an instance of great ingratitude, and is frequently the case and character of courtiers, who being in high places themselves, neglect others, their petitions to them, and their own promises to do all they can for them.

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NET Notes: Gen 40:1 The Hebrew verb translated offended here is the same one translated “sin” in 39:9. Perhaps there is an intended contrast between these off...

NET Notes: Gen 40:2 The Hebrew word סָרִיס (saris), used here of these two men and of Potiphar (see 39:1), normally means “eunuc...

NET Notes: Gen 40:4 Heb “they were days in custody.”

NET Notes: Gen 40:5 Heb “a man according to the interpretation of his dream.”

NET Notes: Gen 40:6 The verb זָעַף (za’af) only occurs here and Dan 1:10. It means “to be sick, to be emaciated,” probably...

NET Notes: Gen 40:7 Heb “why are your faces sad today?”

NET Notes: Gen 40:8 The word “them” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

NET Notes: Gen 40:9 The Hebrew text adds “and he said to him.” This has not been translated because it is redundant in English.

NET Notes: Gen 40:11 The cupbearer’s dream is dominated by sets of three: three branches, three stages of growth, and three actions of the cupbearer.

NET Notes: Gen 40:12 Heb “the three branches [are].”

NET Notes: Gen 40:13 Heb “according to the former custom.”

NET Notes: Gen 40:14 Heb “house.” The word “prison” has been substituted in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Gen 40:15 The verb גָּנַב (ganav) means “to steal,” but in the Piel/Pual stem “to steal away.” The i...

NET Notes: Gen 40:16 Or “three wicker baskets.” The meaning of the Hebrew noun חֹרִי (khori, “white bread, cake”) is ...

NET Notes: Gen 40:18 Heb “the three baskets [are].”

NET Notes: Gen 40:19 Heb “Pharaoh will lift up your head from upon you.” Joseph repeats the same expression from the first interpretation (see v. 13), but with...

NET Notes: Gen 40:20 The translation puts the verb in quotation marks because it is used rhetorically here and has a double meaning. With respect to the cup bearer it mean...

NET Notes: Gen 40:21 Heb “his cupbearing.”

NET Notes: Gen 40:22 The dreams were fulfilled exactly as Joseph had predicted, down to the very detail. Here was confirmation that Joseph could interpret dreams and that ...

NET Notes: Gen 40:23 The wayyiqtol verbal form here has a reiterative or emphasizing function.

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where ( a ) Joseph [was] bound. ( a ) God works in many ...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, ( b ) each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and th...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, ( c ) [Do] not interpretations [belon...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:12 And Joseph said unto him, This ( d ) [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days: ( d ) He was reassured by the spirit of God,...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and ( e ) make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out ...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three ( f ) white baske...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:18 And Joseph answered and said, ( g ) This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days: ( g ) He shows that the ministers of Go...

Geneva Bible: Gen 40:20 And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's ( h ) birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the ...

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Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Rentang Ayat

MHCC: Gen 40:1-19 - --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 compas...

MHCC: Gen 40:20-23 - --Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of...

Matthew Henry: Gen 40:1-4 - -- We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The wor...

Matthew Henry: Gen 40:5-19 - -- Observe, I. The special providence of God, which filled the heads of these two prisoners with unusual dreams, such as made extraordinary impressions...

Matthew Henry: Gen 40:20-23 - -- Here is, 1. The verifying of Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, on the very day prefixed. The chief butler and baker were both advanced, one to ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:1-4 - -- The head cup-bearer and head baker had committed crimes against the king of Egypt, and were imprisoned in " the prison of the house of the captain o...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:5-7 - -- After some time ("days,"Gen 40:4, as in Gen 4:3), and on the same night, these two prisoners had each a peculiar dream, " each one according to the ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:8 - -- On their replying that they had dreamed, and there was no one to interpret the dream, Joseph reminded them first of all that "interpretations are Go...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:9-11 - -- The cup-bearer gave this account: " In my dream, behold there was a vine before me, and on the vine three branches; and it was as though blossoming,...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:12-15 - -- Joseph then gave this interpretation: The three branches were three days, in which time Pharaoh would restore him to his post again ("lift up his he...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:16-19 - -- Encouraged by this favourable interpretation, the chief baker also told his dream: "I too,...in my dream: behold, baskets of white bread upon my hea...

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:20-22 - -- Joseph's interpretations were fulfilled three days afterwards, on the king's birth-day. הלּדת יום : the day of being born; the inf. Hoph ....

Keil-Delitzsch: Gen 40:23 - -- But the former forgot Joseph in his prosperity, and did nothing to procure his liberation.

Constable: Gen 11:27--Exo 1:1 - --II. PATRIARCHAL NARRATIVES 11:27--50:26 One of the significant changes in the emphasis that occurs at this point...

Constable: Gen 37:2--Exo 1:1 - --E. What Became of Jacob 37:2-50:26 Here begins the tenth and last toledot in Genesis. Jacob remains a ma...

Constable: Gen 40:1-23 - --5. The prisoners' dreams and Joseph's interpretations ch. 40 When Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker ...

Guzik: Gen 40:1-23 - Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison Genesis 40 - Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison A. Joseph meets the butler and the baker in prison. 1. (1-4) The Egyptian royal butler and baker are...

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Tafsiran/Catatan -- Lainnya

Bible Query: Gen 40:15 Q: In Gen 40:15, how was Joseph carried off from the land of the Hebrews? A: We think of Hebrew as synonymous with Jew, but it was not that way back...

Bible Query: Gen 40:20-22 Q: In Gen 40:20-22, Mt 14:6, and Mk 6:21, are birthdays bad to celebrate since the only birthdays [allegedly] in the Bible are when Pharaoh executed...

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Pendahuluan / Garis Besar

JFB: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) GENESIS, the book of the origin or production of all things, consists of two parts: the first, comprehended in the first through eleventh chapters, gi...

JFB: Genesis (Garis Besar) THE CREATION OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. (Gen 1:1-2) THE FIRST DAY. (Gen 1:3-5) SECOND DAY. (Gen 1:6-8) THIRD DAY. (Gen 1:9-13) FOURTH DAY. (Gen 1:14-19) FI...

TSK: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) The Book of Genesis is the most ancient record in the world; including the History of two grand and stupendous subjects, Creation and Providence; of e...

TSK: Genesis 40 (Pendahuluan Pasal) Overview Gen 40:1, The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh being imprisoned, Joseph is charged with them; Gen 40:5, He interprets their dreams; Gen ...

Poole: Genesis 40 (Pendahuluan Pasal) CHAPTER 40 Pharaoh’ s chief butler and baker are put into prison, and committed to Joseph, Gen 40:1-4 . They dream, and are sad, Gen 40:5,6 . ...

MHCC: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) Genesis is a name taken from the Greek, and signifies " the book of generation or production;" it is properly so called, as containing an account of ...

MHCC: Genesis 40 (Pendahuluan Pasal) (v. 1-19) The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by Joseph. (Gen 40:20-23) The ingratitude of the chief butler.

Matthew Henry: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis We have now before us the holy Bible, or book, for so bible ...

Matthew Henry: Genesis 40 (Pendahuluan Pasal) In this chapter things are working, though slowly, towards Joseph's advancement. I. Two of Pharaoh's servants are committed to prison, and there t...

Constable: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) Introduction Title Each book of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testam...

Constable: Genesis (Garis Besar) Outline The structure of Genesis is very clear. The phrase "the generations of" (toledot in Hebrew, from yalad m...

Constable: Genesis Bibliography Aalders, Gerhard Charles. Genesis. The Bible Student's Commentary series. 2 vols. Translated by William Hey...

Haydock: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) THE BOOK OF GENESIS. INTRODUCTION. The Hebrews now entitle all the Five Books of Moses, from the initial words, which originally were written li...

Gill: Genesis (Pendahuluan Kitab) INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS This book, in the Hebrew copies of the Bible, and by the Jewish writers, is generally called Bereshith, which signifies "in...

Gill: Genesis 40 (Pendahuluan Pasal) INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 40 The history of this chapter is, the imprisonment of two of Pharaoh's officers, his chief butler and chief baker, who by ...

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