Read Gen. 40:1-23
The story of the butler and the baker are a picture of two types of people: one that is chosen and the other that is not. They both offended the king and are thrown into prison and put under Joseph’s charge. One night they both had a dream that was perplexing to them. When Joseph came to see about them in the morning they were noticeably sad. When Joseph them why they looked so forlorn they told him that they both had dreams that needed interpreting. Joseph was familiar with dreams and knew that God had the interpretation of all things so he asked them to tell him their dreams. The butler went first. He had dreamed he saw a vine that had 3 branches. As he looked at this vine it budded, blossomed and brought forth ripe grapes. He was holding the Pharoah’s cup so he squeezed the grapes into the cup and gave it to the Pharaoh. Joseph instantly knew the interpretation. The 3 branches stand for 3 days. In 3 days the butler will be back in the palace and have his job back. Then, Joseph asked him to remember him and tell the Pharaoh to release him since he is innocent.
When the baker saw that the butler had gotten a good interpretation he was eager to tell his dream. He dreamed that there were 3 white baskets on his head. In the top basket there were baked goods for the Pharaoh and the birds came and ate them. Once again God gave Joseph the interpretation. The 3 baskets were 3 days and in 3 days he will be brought out of prison and hung on a tree. The birds will come and eat his flesh.
In 3 days both dreams came true, only the butler forgot to mention Joseph. Tomorrow we will discuss what this all means.
Lord, thank you that you know the future and your ways are always higher than ours.
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