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What two people join Joseph in prison?
The Pharaoh's chief cupbearer and chief baker
Joseph
Were Jospeh's interpretations of the dream correct?
Yes, what he said they meant happened.
What did the baskets contain in the baker's dream?
Baked food
Who put Joseph in prison?
Potiphar
Do the two prisoners dreams have the same meaning?
No, they have completly opposite meanings
What was Joseph's interpretation of the Baker's dream?
That within three days the Pharaoh will hang him on a pole and birds will eat his flesh.
What is the heading of Genesis 40?
The Dreams of Two Prisoners
Where was the prison that the cupbearer and baker were put in?
In the prison within the house of the captain of the guard
What is the Baker's dream?
He dreams that he has three baskets of baked goods on his head, and birds are eating the food out of the top basket.
That in three days the Pharaoh will restore his position as his cupbearer.
How is Divine Intervention seen in Genesis 40?
God is always with Joseph, protecting him and making sure he's well treated
What is a cupbearer?
A high-ranking royal official of the Pharaoh who serves him wine
What is the dream of the cupbearer?
He dreams of a vine with three branches that buds, blossoms, and yields ripe grapes, which he squeezes into Pharaoh's cup.
What did Joseph's interpretations have in common?
They would happen in the span of three days
On what specific occasions were the cupbearer's and baker's fates fulfilled?
The Pharaoh's birthday
What did the cupbearer and baker likely do to end up in prison?
Tried to poison the Pharaoh
What is similar about the cupbearer's and baker's dreams?
- Both dreams talk about the subject in threes(3 branches, three baskets)
- Both the bread and the wine made in the dreams were for the Pharaoh
What will the Pharaoh do to both the cupbearer and baker according to Joseph's interpretations?
He will lift up their heads (but with two very different meanings)
What promise did the cupbearer break?
He forgot to tell the Pharaoh of Joseph to hopefully get him out of prison