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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:4

"And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward."Aalders accurately understood this, pointing out that, "The prison in which the captain of the guard resided was the house of Potiphar."[5] In regard to the special arrangements that were made for taking care of the king's prisoners of such high rank:"The captain (Potiphar) probably made these arrangements himself, consulting with his deputy, the `keeper,' with whom, by this... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:5-8

"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, who were bound in the prison. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in ward in his master's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sad today? And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none than can... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:9-13

"And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 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. And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; within yet... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 40:14-15

"But have me in thy remembrance 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: for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."Joseph accurately discerned that this prospective contact with Pharaoh was providentially designed to trigger his release; and, the butler's tardy remembrance of Joseph indeed led to that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:1

Genesis 40:1. Butler—and—baker— This chief butler and chief baker, Gen 40:2 were two distinguished officers of the crown; cup-bearer and master of the household to the king; see Nehemiah 1:11. Diodorus Siculus informs us, that "all officers who immediately served the ancient kings of AEgypt, were taken from the most illustrious families of the priests; no mercenaries purchased for money, or home-born slaves, were ever admitted to this honour." Some writers have assigned causes for this anger of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:3

Genesis 40:3. Joseph was bound— Rather read, had been bound. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:4

Genesis 40:4. A season— They were days, ימים, iamim, the Hebrew has it; that is, say some, a whole year. It is thought by the generality of commentators, that the captain of the guard here mentioned, was Potiphar: it is a point of no great consequence, but I should rather conceive that he was a different person. Houbigant denies that iamim, singly, ever denotes a year. See his Prolegomena. REFLECTIONS.—The favour of princes is an uncertain possession. These two chief officers of Pharaoh... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:5

Genesis 40:5. According to the interpretation, &c.— That is, each man dreamed a significative dream, according to the explanation which Joseph afterwards gave of it. Houbigant would render it, after the Samaritan, each man his dream, according to the interpretation of it, i.e.. each of whose dreams had its proper and particular interpretation. That they understood their dreams to be significative, to express something respecting themselves and their state, is evident from the sadness which... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:8

Genesis 40:8. Do not interpretations, &c.— That is, says Calmet, "the explanation of your dreams depends not on a diviner; it is God who reveals it to the diviner himself, [if it be revealed] and who can reveal it to me as well as to him, if he think proper." Joseph reasons here upon a principle universally allowed, that God alone has the knowledge of future events, and consequently that he alone can reveal such events, whatever instruments he may think fit to use for that purpose. See... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 40:12

Genesis 40:12. The three branches are three days— i.e.. Signify or represent three days. See Gen 40:18 ch. Genesis 41:26-27. read more

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