Joseph had been in Egypt 10 years. Though he had earned his master’s favor treachery landed him in prison. But he had not forgotten his life with his brothers. Then two royal officials came under his care. He served them while they were in prison. He noticed their downcast spirits and learned they had dreamed. Maybe the memory of his far off dreams came to him. Joseph knew that God was the giver and the revealer of messages in dreams. He understood the confusion that they offer, but he trusted in the God who could reveal their mystery. The dreams were described and God provided Joseph with the insight to explain them. Three days later the message from God came to pass. Joseph’s hope for release must have grown as he heard of the restoration of the cup bearer. But God’s timing was not complete. So Joseph continued to serve his undeserved sentence in the prison of pharaoh. Had the cupbearer spoke at that time Joseph might have been released from prison. But God was preparing for more than Joseph’s release he was working on Israel’s salvation.
Stuart
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Paul of Tarsus
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