1And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
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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.
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. …
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)We should not have had this story of Pharaoh’s butler and baker recorded in scripture if it had not been serviceable to Joseph’s preferment. The world stands for the sake of the church, and is governed for its good. Observe, 1. Two of the great officers of Pharaoh’s court, having offended the king, are committed to prison. Note, High places are slippery places; nothing more uncertain than the favo…
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