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Genesis 40:5 Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his [own] dream [and] each dream with its [own] interpretation.

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      5-8. they dreamed a dream--Joseph, influenced by the spirit of true religion, could feel for others (Ec 4:1; Ro 12:15; Php 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 (Da 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.


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Brief Summary: Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker, the dreams came to pass, the butler forgets to mention Joseph.

Outline
1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison.
4 Joseph has charge of them
5 Joseph interprels their dreams
20 which come to pass as he described
23 The butler forgets Joseph

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Map of the Nile River
Map of the Nile River and Egypt

Ancient Customs
chief butler
Baker
King of Egypt
Pharaoh
Captain of the guard
Egyptian Prisons
Dreams
Pharaoh's cup
dungeon
Pharaoh's birthday
Egyptian Hanging

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Ancient People
Butler, baker, captain of guard, Joseph, Potiphar

Geography
Egypt

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