Genesis 40:9

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 40:1-23

The works of God are ever characterized by simplicity. No study is more fascinating in the Divine Oracles or in human experience than the wonderful mosaic of the divine government. If it may be stated reverently, it 'would seem as though there are no forces or facts on which God does not lay His hand in quiet strength and majesty and make them tributary to the accomplishment of His purpose. He now worked certainly through the uncertain method of dreams. Prisoners, and Pharaoh, as we shall... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 40:1-23

Joseph in Prison Genesis 40:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We left Joseph, in chapter 39, in prison under the order of Potiphar, captain of the guard. Chapter forty of Genesis discovers to us several important features, covering events in prison which carry lessons of twofold importance. First, they show us inner glimpses into Joseph's character, which seem to be illumined by his prison life. Second, they show us some marvelous foregleams of Christ's future experiences as He went to death for us,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 40:9-11

‘And the head cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me, and in the vine were three branches, and it was as though it budded and its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.” Thus in his dream the cupbearer saw a vine which magically budded and came to full fruitfulness in a short... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 40:1-23

Genesis 40. Joseph Interprets their Dreams to Pharaoh’ s Two Imprisoned Officers.— This chapter is from E, with harmonistic additions and touches from J ( Genesis 40:3 b, Genesis 40:5 b, Genesis 40:15 b). The two officers are in custody, till their case is decided, in the captain’ s house (not in the prison or Round House as Genesis 40:3 b states). Joseph waits on them, not as a prisoner but as the captain’ s slave. They attach great importance to dreams, and with their fate hanging in the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 40:1-23

CRITICAL NOTES.—The butler.] “The cupbearer and overseer of the wine—making and storing and serving, an important officer of the king. (2 Kings 18:17.) He was now a state prisoner for an offence against Pharaoh.”—(Jacobus.) His baker. “This was another officer in trust of the king’s bread and of its making; and his post was one of high trust, because they who had charge of the food of the king might easily poison him.”—(Jacobus.)—Genesis 40:4. The captain of the guard.] Potiphar. Charged Joseph... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 40:1-23

Chapter 40For the correlating audio message go to Chapter 39 It came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was angry against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers ( Genesis 40:1-2 ). So these guys were pretty topnotch honchos, the chief of the butlers, the chief of the bakers, but somehow they got in trouble with the Pharaoh. Now it could be that... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 40:1-23

Genesis 40:4. Captain of the guard; that is, Potiphar who had a controul over the gaoler. It would seem, by enlarging Joseph’s liberty in prison, that he now believed his asseverations of innocence: and in that case, he ought to have enlarged him. But oh what it costs a man to say before the public, I have erred, I have sinned, I have been dishonoured in my tenderest interests: sooner than do this, Potiphar chose to employ Joseph as an under gaoler. Genesis 40:8. We have dreamed a dream.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 40:1-23

Genesis 40:1-23The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served themLight upon Joseph’s destinyThis chapter discovers signs that Joseph was destined to fill an important place in the history of the kingdom of God.This was now the time of his trial and preparation for his great calling as the ruler of the Egyptians, the deliverer of his nation. Some of the indications of his high destiny are these:--I. THE CONVICTION OF HIS INNOCENCE AND INTEGRITY GAINS GROUND. Joseph was, at... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 40:9

Gen 40:9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me; Ver. 9. Behold, a vine was before me. ] God, of his infinite grace and wisdom, gives men such signs as excellently answer and agree to the thing thereby signified; those two sacraments of the New Testament, for instance; which the Greek fathers (in the apostle’s sense, Heb 9:24 ) call αντιτυπα , signs and symbols of better things, signified and sealed up thereby to the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 40:9

a vine: Genesis 37:5-2 Samuel :, Judges 7:13-Ezra :, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:10-Job : Reciprocal: Nehemiah 1:11 - For I was Daniel 4:9 - tell read more