seekeroftruth
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Genesis 40:After they had been in custody for some time, 5 each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
Doesn't everybody have a right to be depressed in prison? These two must have been really upset.
This is what freebiblecommentary.org has to say.
This verse sets the literary stage for Joseph's second giftedness to become obvious (i.e., dream interpretation). YHWH often reveals Himself (or the Angel of the Lord) to His people in visions, but to non-Abrahamic peoples, He often used dreams (cf. Gen. 20:3; 31:24; 41:1; Daniel 2).
"When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected" It is obvious here that Joseph was not bound at this time of his imprisonment and also that he really did care about these men and was concerned about their physical, as well as emotional, condition.
Again, Joseph reveals his basic view of life (i.e., that God is in control of all things, including dreams ( Gen. 41:16,25,28; Dan. 2:27-28,45).
We know from his own life that dreams were a very important way of God speaking to him as a young child (Genesis 37), even though it caused him rejection by his family.
"When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected" It is obvious here that Joseph was not bound at this time of his imprisonment and also that he really did care about these men and was concerned about their physical, as well as emotional, condition.
Again, Joseph reveals his basic view of life (i.e., that God is in control of all things, including dreams ( Gen. 41:16,25,28; Dan. 2:27-28,45).
We know from his own life that dreams were a very important way of God speaking to him as a young child (Genesis 37), even though it caused him rejection by his family.
