Genesis 40:14-23

Listen to Genesis 40:14-23

14 Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.

15 For ¹I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and ²here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit. ”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,

17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head. ”

18 And Joseph answered and said, ³“This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.

19 ⁴In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you! —and ⁵hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you. ”

20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s ⁶birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and ⁷lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

21 ⁸He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and ⁹he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

22 But he ¹⁰hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

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Genesis 40:14-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 40

The history of this chapter is, the imprisonment of two of Pharaoh's officers, his chief butler and chief baker, who by the captain of the guard were made the charge of Joseph, Ge 40:1-4; they both dreamed in prison, which made them sad; Joseph taking notice of their sadness, asked the reason of it, and encouraged them to tell him their dreams, Ge 40:5-8; the chief butler told his dream of the vine and three branches, which Joseph interpreted of his restoration to his office within three days, and desired him to remember him unto Pharaoh when he stood before him, telling him his case, Ge 40:9-15; then the chief baker told his dream of three white baskets of food on his head, which the birds ate, and this Joseph interpreted of his being hanged within three days, Ge 40:16-19; and the events answered to the interpretation, but Joseph was forgot by the chief butler, Ge 40:20-23.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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