Genesis 40:1-4

Genesis 40:1-4 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. Pharaoh’s butler and his baker got into trouble and were cast into prison, where Joseph had been put in charge. They both had dreams and didn’t know what they meant. God gave Joseph the wisdom to interpret the dreams. The Butler had dreamed that there were clusters of grapes on a vine and he gathered them and squeezed them into a cup and gave the grape juice to Pharaoh. The baker dreamed that he had a whole assortment of breads in three baskets on his head and the birds came and ate out of the top basket. Both men were puzzled, but Joseph could interpret their dreams. The baker’s dream was bad news. In three days, he would be found guilty of his accusation and be executed. But the butler’s dream was good news for him. He would be restored to his position as Pharaoh’s right-hand man. And both dreams came true just as Joseph had said. But when the butler went back to his job before Pharaoh, he forgot all about Joseph in prison. He didn’t think about Joseph until the Pharaoh himself had a curious dream. Then he remembered the man in prison who could interpret dreams. God had Joseph ready to move on up.