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Joseph interprets dreams while in prison

Joseph interprets dreams for Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker.
Contributed by LUMO project
Story also available on our translated website: German
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Joseph was unfairly put in prison but the Lord was with him and showed him kindness. The Lord granted him favour in the sight of the prison warden. – Slide 1
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The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was now in charge of whatever the prisoners were doing. The warden did not concern himself with anything in Joseph’s care because the Lord was with Joseph and whatever he did was successful. – Slide 2
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At that time the cupbearer to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt offended his master and was put in the same prison as Joseph. – Slide 3
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Pharaoh’s baker also enraged him … – Slide 4
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… and he was imprisoned also. The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them both. – Slide 5
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One night, while in prison, the cupbearer and the baker both had dreams. Each man’s dream had its own meaning. When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed and asked, ‘Why do you look so sad today?’ <br/>They told him, ‘We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them. <br/>Joseph responded, ‘Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.’ – Slide 6
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So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: ‘In my dream, there was a vine in front of me. On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. 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.’ – Slide 7
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‘This is its meaning,’ Joseph said to him. ‘The three branches represent three days. 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. But remember me when it goes well for you. Make mention of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison, for I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I am in prison having done nothing wrong.” – Slide 8
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favourable, he said to Joseph, ‘I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread on my head. 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.’ – Slide 9
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Joseph replied, ‘This is its meaning: The three baskets represent three days. In three more days Pharaoh will execute you and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your flesh.’ – Slide 10
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On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. – Slide 11
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He released his chief cupbearer from prison. – Slide 12
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Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his former position just as Joseph had said. – Slide 13
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That same day, the baker was taken out of prison and executed. – Slide 14
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The chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph—he forgot all about him. So Joseph remained a prisoner for a further two years. – Slide 15
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