Bible Commentary

But think on me 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: 14. But have me, &c.] Joseph claims no reward for his interpretation beyond that of an act of kindness. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:14”

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 13. lift up thine head ] i.e. “will lift it up with favour,” as in 2Ki 25:27; Jer 52:31. The “countenance,” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:13”

And Joseph said unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days: Verse 12. The three branches are three days] That is, The three branches signify three days; so, this IS my body, that is, this bread signifies or represents my body; this cup IS my blood, REPRESENTS my blood; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:12”

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. 11. pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup ] The cupbearer did not squeeze grapes into his master’s cup in order to make wine. He squeezed, and at once the cup … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:11”

And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 9 19. The Interpretation of their Dreams 10. it was as though it budded ] Another rendering is “and as it budded, its blossoms shot forth.” But the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:10”

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me; 9-11. In my dream, behold, a vinewas before meThe visionary scene described seems to representthe king as taking exercise and attended by his butler, who gave hima cooling draught. On all occasions, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:9”

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you. 8. none that can interpret it ] The Egyptians regarded the interpretation of dreams as a science requiring special study; or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:8”

And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so] sadly today? 7. look ye so sadly ] Lit. “are your faces bad,” cf. Neh 2:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that [were] with him,…. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:7”

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad. 6. sad ] Gloomy and depressed, the word rendered “worse liking” in Dan 1:10. There was a general belief in dreams, as a means of conveying supernatural information. In the case of these two officers, their anxiety … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:6”

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, which [were] bound in the prison. Gen 40:5 They dreamed a dream The wise interpreter I. THE DREAMS. II. THE INTERPRETATION. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 40:5”