Title: Joseph in Prison (Genesis 40:1-23)
Description Joseph was imprisoned as an innocent prisoner. At that time, two servants of the king of Egypt were imprisoned for their crimes. These were the king's diners, the cupbearer and the breadwinner. Perhaps the king's It appears to have been attempted to kill by poisoning food.
1. The dream of two servants and prisoners 1-8 The prison where they were imprisoned is the prison inside the house of the guardsman. This is a special central prison where state criminals are imprisoned. Joseph was already in here.
The two servants and prisoners had a dream in the night, each of them had a different Mongjo (夢兆), but when they woke up in the morning, there was a light of concern. It is truly a dream of a dream.
There are many superstitions that believe that dreams foretell a person's fate, both in the past and today, and between East and West. Also, it is precious to interpret dreams. So, there is a saying that the interpretation of dreams is better than dreams. Joseph comforted their concerns and said that the interpretation of all dreams is up to God alone, so if you tell me, I will try to interpret them.
2. Interpretation of the cupbearer's dream 9-15 (1) Dream contents 1-11 The cupbearer's dream says that there is a vine in front of me, and there are three branches on that tree. It was ripe, and I had Pharaoh's cup in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed the juice into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
3. Dream Interpretation of the Bread Servant 16-19 (1) Dream Content 16-17 The bread keeper saw that his friend’s dream interpretation was good, and he was somewhat relieved and told his own dream. It is said that there were various kinds of roasted food made for Pharaoh in Lie in the upper part of the city, and the birds ate it from the basket on my head.
(2) Dream Interpretation 18-19 The dream of the servant in charge of rice cake is a nightmare. Perhaps this person is the mastermind of the plot to kill the king.
Three baskets are three days. In three days from now, Pharaoh will cut off your head and hang you on a tree, and the birds will come and devour the flesh.
That said, this interpretation is like a death sentence given in advance to the servant in charge of the cake.
4. The dream was fulfilled according to the interpretation 20-23 Finally, the third day is Pharaoh's birthday, and on such occasions, special pardons are given to prisoners according to the liturgy. He was reinstated to his original status, and the servant in charge of the bread was found guilty of a hidden sin and was sentenced to death. In the end, the dream interpretation of Joseph, the man of God, was fulfilled.
But the revived cupbearer forgot Joseph's request.
Joseph, who has a good dream, interprets the interpretation according to God's providence, which is the result of guiding Joseph in the path that God has already predestined.