Genesis 40:2

2 The king became angry with his officer who served him wine and his baker,

Genesis 40:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 40:2

And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers
The same above mentioned: against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers;
for as there were several butlers and bakers that belonged unto him, who were employed in providing wine and food for him, there was one of each who was over the rest; and as their business was to see that those under them did their work well, when they were faulty the principal officers were answerable for it: wherefore, if in this case they had not been guilty of anything criminal themselves personally, yet they might have neglected to look after those that were under them, and so were culpable, and drew upon them the wrath and resentment of their lord and sovereign.

Genesis 40:2 In-Context

1 After these things happened, two of the king's officers displeased the king -- the man who served wine to the king and the king's baker.
2 The king became angry with his officer who served him wine and his baker,
3 so he put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was kept.
4 The captain of the guard put the two prisoners in Joseph's care, and they stayed in prison for some time.
5 One night both the king's officer who served him wine and the baker had a dream. Each had his own dream with its own meaning.
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