Genesis 40:16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread.
I’m curious about why the chief baker waited to share his dream until after Joseph gave a favorable interpretation of the cupbearer’s dream. Does that say more about the chief baker (he didn’t want to know unless he thought the interpretation would be positive) or does it say more about Joseph’s reputation for correctly interpreting dreams?
Genesis 40:17 In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
I’m also wondering if what I saw as Joseph’s exuberant youthful sharing of his dream that his family would bow down to him was more of (or grew into) his not sugar coating interpretations, after all, he foretold the chief baker’s death without flinching.
Genesis 40:18 “This is what it means,” Joseph said. “The three baskets are three days.
Precious Savior, Thank You that You know our hearts. I cannot judge others because all I know is what I see. Help me, instead of judging, to get my heart right with You, to continue to seek You and draw closer to You. Always. Amen.
Genesis 40:19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh.”
Have a blessed day.