Genesis 40:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 40:19

from off thee. Contrast this with Genesis 40:13 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:1-3

"And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and the chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound."This passage is not the melding of three different "documents," each using a different designation for the offenders, butler, chief of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:4

"And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward."Aalders accurately understood this, pointing out that, "The prison in which the captain of the guard resided was the house of Potiphar."[5] In regard to the special arrangements that were made for taking care of the king's prisoners of such high rank:"The captain (Potiphar) probably made these arrangements himself, consulting with his deputy, the `keeper,' with whom, by this... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:5-8

"And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in ward in his master's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sad today? And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none than can... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:9-13

"And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof 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. And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; within yet... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:14-15

"But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."Joseph accurately discerned that this prospective contact with Pharaoh was providentially designed to trigger his release; and, the butler's tardy remembrance of Joseph indeed led to that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:16-19

"When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my hand: and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days; within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:1

Genesis 40:1. Butler—and—baker— This chief butler and chief baker, Gen 40:2 were two distinguished officers of the crown; cup-bearer and master of the household to the king; see Nehemiah 1:11. Diodorus Siculus informs us, that "all officers who immediately served the ancient kings of AEgypt, were taken from the most illustrious families of the priests; no mercenaries purchased for money, or home-born slaves, were ever admitted to this honour." Some writers have assigned causes for this anger of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:3

Genesis 40:3. Joseph was bound— Rather read, had been bound. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:4

Genesis 40:4. A season— They were days, ימים, iamim, the Hebrew has it; that is, say some, a whole year. It is thought by the generality of commentators, that the captain of the guard here mentioned, was Potiphar: it is a point of no great consequence, but I should rather conceive that he was a different person. Houbigant denies that iamim, singly, ever denotes a year. See his Prolegomena. REFLECTIONS.—The favour of princes is an uncertain possession. These two chief officers of Pharaoh... read more

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