Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 40

Genesis Chapter 40

In yesterday's reading, we saw that Joseph was a faithful servant in Potiphar's house, but Mrs. Potiphar lied about him, falsely accusing him of lying with her when the opposite was true.  Potiphar did not check the facts; he just got angry and threw Joseph into the place where the king's prisoners were confined. We saw that God continued to give Joseph favor and that the chief jailer put Joseph in charge of the prisoners because he saw that God was with him.  After some time, the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt (Pharaoh) had offended their lord and he had thrown them into prison.  He put them in the same place that Joseph was in.

1.  Who did the captain of the bodyguard (Potiphar) put in charge of the two new prisoners? vs. 4 -

The cupbearer and the baker both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.  When Joseph came to check on them the next morning, he noticed they seemed dejected.  Joseph asked them, "Why are your faces so sad today?"

2.  They told Joseph they had both had a dream and there was no one to interpret the dreams. 

What did Joseph say to them? vs. 8 -

3.  What was the dream of the cupbearer? vs. 9-11

4.  What was the interpretation that Joseph gave him for the dream? vs. 12-13

5.  What request did Joseph make of the cupbearer? vs. 14 -15

6.  What was the dream of the chief baker? vs. 16-17 -

7.  What was the interpretation that Joseph gave him for the dream? vs. 18-19 -

8.  The dreams came true on Pharoah's birthday. 

What did he do for the cupbearer that day? vs. 21 -

9.  What did he do to the chief baker that day? vs. 22 -

10.  Did the cheif cupbear remember Joseph as he had asked him to? vs. 23 -

 

Note:  We know from Scripture that it will be 2 full years before the cupbearer finally mentions something to Pharaoh about Joseph. The timing will be in God's perfect plan, but how do you think it made Joseph feel to find out that the cupbearer had forgotten all about him? Has anything similiar ever happened to you?  Has someone promised you something and let you down?

11.  Just in case it looks to us like Joseph had an easy time in the prison always, read and comment on this verse:

• Psalm 105:16-19 -

So much has gone wrong for Joseph.  It would be easy for him to chunk his faith and do wrong things if he is going to get punished and be forgotten for doing the good things for others.  Joseph is wanting to please God above all else and God will reward him richly for it.  When our faith is going through the fire, we must remember that God will reward our faith in due time.

12.  Read and comment on these:

• Galatians 6:9 -
• 1 Peter 5:10 -
• James 1:12 -
• Philippians 1:6 -

Your summary and prayer today:

 

 

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