Genesis 40:1-4
Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of
Egypt and his baker committed an offense against
their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry
with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief
baker, 3 and he put them in custody in the house of
the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph
was confined. 4 The captain of the guard appointed
Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They
continued for some time in custody.
5 And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and
the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the
prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its
own interpretation. 6 When Joseph came to them in the
morning, he saw that they were troubled. 7 So he asked
Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his
master's house, “Why are your faces downcast
today?” 8 They said to him, “We have had dreams, and
there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to
them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell
them to me.”
Genesis 40:9-12
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and
said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before
me, 10 and on the vine there were three branches. As
soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the
clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh's cup was in
my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into
Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's
hand.” 12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its
interpretation: the three branches are three days.
Genesis 40:14-15
“Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do
me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me
out of this house. 15 For I was indeed stolen out of the land
of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they
should put me into the pit.”
Psalm 139:7-10
Psalm 139:7-10 - Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where
shall I flee from your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, you
are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! 9 If I take
the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of
the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand
shall hold me.
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation
was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream:
there were three cake baskets on my head, 17 and in
the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked
food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the
basket on my head.” 18 And Joseph answered and
said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are
three days. 19 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your
head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the
birds will eat the flesh from you.”
Genesis 40:20-23
20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he
made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head
of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker
among his servants. 21 He restored the chief
cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in
Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as
Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief
cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.