Purposeful Custody
Genesis 40: It came to pass after these things that the butler
and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of
Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two
officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. 3 So
he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison,
the place where Joseph was confined. 4 And
the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they
were in custody for a while.
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After Joseph was thrown in prison, Pharoah decided that a couple
of his leaders needed to be incarcerated.
He threw the chief butler and the chief baker in jail. They were place
in custody under Joseph.
My Observations:
- The
Egyptian leaders worked together to display their harsh, cruel power over
servants.
- Joseph
did not expect that he would be placed over the chief butler and the chief
baker.
- GOD
used Pharoah’s cruelty to set Joseph up for HIS success.
Joseph was given a dream by GOD and it seemed to get him in
trouble. BUT JESUS was with him. His prison sentence was used by GOD for a
better purpose. Eventually we will see that the butler and baker will have
dreams given from GOD.
Joseph will be in the right place at the right time to
interpret the dreams. All three men experienced imprisonment under the Egyptian
rule. They could not change their circumstances by any effort of their own.
They were trapped without a date for freedom. BUT GOD was there.
Challenge
- Why
does GOD point out to Moses that shortly after Joseph was put in prison,
the butler and baker were placed there as well?
- Do
you believe there are no coincidences with GOD?
- Do
you believe GOD has you in the situation you are in for HIS supernatural
purpose?
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