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Genesis 40:9-15
We saw some of the king's servants appearing in the jail where Joseph is being housed last week. They were put in Joseph's care because he was in charge of the jail. After some time, these servants had dreams and sought interpretations of them.
Joseph interprets the dream had by the cupbearer, which was about branches, grapes, and serving wine to Pharaoh. Joseph said that the three branches are three days and in three days your previous position will be restored to you. He then asks that the cupbearer remember him when he is back in the Pharaoh's court.
We will have to see if he remembers to tell Pharaoh that Joseph has been jailed after doing no wrong.
Today's reading
English
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me, and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. 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." Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. 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. 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."
Hebrew
The story continues next week with the baker's dream...
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