Gen 40:17 And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. Ver. 17. And the birds did eat them. ] He seeth not that he did anything, but suffereth only. He heareth therefore an unpleasing interpretation, saith Pareus. read more
Gen 40:18 And Joseph answered and said, This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days: Ver. 18. And Joseph answered, &c. ] It is probable he used some preface to this sad destiny he reads him; as Philo brings him in saying, I would thou hadst not dreamed such a dream: a or as Daniel prefaced to Nebuchadnezzar; "My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation to thine enemies." Dan 4:19 If ministers, God’s interpreters, must be mannerly in... read more
Gen 40:19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. Ver. 19. And shall hang thee on a tree, &c. ] This was cold comfort to the baker: so shall the last judgment be to the ungodly; when the saints, as the butler, shall lift up their heads with joy. But what a sweet providence of God was this, that the butler should first relate his dream, and receive his interpretation, as good as he... read more
the chief: Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2 white baskets: or, baskets full of holes read more
bakemeats: Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or cook, Genesis 49:20, 1 Chronicles 12:20 Reciprocal: Genesis 40:19 - and the birds read more
Genesis 40:12, Genesis 41:26, 1 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Corinthians 11:24 read more
within: Genesis 40:13 lift up thy head from off thee: or, reckon thee and take thy office from thee hang thee: Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Deuteronomy 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:23, Joshua 8:29, Joshua 10:26, 2 Samuel 21:6, Proverbs 30:17, Galatians 3:13 and the birds: Genesis 40:17, 1 Samuel 17:44, 1 Samuel 17:46, 2 Samuel 21:10, Ezekiel 39:4, Acts 20:27 Reciprocal: Genesis 40:20 - third day Esther 2:23 - hanged Esther 6:13 - If Mordecai read more
16. Three white baskets Rather, three baskets of white bread . On my head The monuments illustrate this method of carrying baskets in ancient Egypt . read more
17. Bakemeats Hebrews, food of Pharaoh, the work of a baker . Thus his dream, like the butler’s, ran into the imagery with which he was most familiar . Birds did eat Herein was what might be called “the bad sign” in the dream . The butler himself took the grapes which he saw in his dream, (Genesis 40:11,) but the birds eat of the bread on the head of the baker sign that they should eat his flesh. Genesis 40:19. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 40:16
Gen 40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three white baskets on my head: Ver. 16. When the chief baker saw. ] So when hypocrites hear good to be spoken, in the word, to God’s children, they also listen, and fasten upon the comforts, as pertaining to them: they "receive the word with joy": Mat 13:20 they laugh, as men use to do in some merry dream; they catch at the deserts as children, and conclude... read more