Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16
"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
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AN UNGRATEFUL WRETCH

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This entry was posted on 03-31-2010 and is filed under STUDIES IN GENESIS.

An important announcement will follow this 1,000th episode of Honey from the Rock!

Joseph was now, in effect, the warden of the prison. One day he processed in two members of Pharaoh officials: the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. Both men had a dream one night and both fell into a funk as a result of their dreams (nightmares?). Joseph could see that they were troubled and he kindly took time to visit with them. I like what he said about dreams. "Do not interpretations belong to God?" (Gen. 40:8 NIV). God must have given Joseph the ability to interpret for he did so with both dreams. It turned out good for the cupbearer because on Pharaoh's birthday he was restored to his good graces, just as Joseph said he would. But the poor baker did not fare so well. Just has Joseph had said, he was hanged on a tree. Sometimes it is best not to know the meaning of a dream!

Back to the cupbearer. After telling him the meaning of his dream, Joseph said, "When all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of prison. For I was forcipble carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon" (vs. 14-15). Incredibly, "the chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him" (v. 23). I want to know how you do this? How do you forget a man who has saved you from the hangman's noose? But somehow the cupbearer did. It was two long years before he remembered Joseph (41:1). Let us not commit the sin of ingratitude.

Note: Today marks two milestones: (1) It is our 1,000th edition of Honey from the Rock. (2) Yesterday I signed a contract to do a total redesign of our website, including this blog. We will be "off the air" for several weeks. In the meantime, why not revisit some of the earlier entries? God bless you all.
 

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    • 03-31-2010 nancy perry wrote:
      Victor....I had to skip down to the message before I read this morning. So glad your are not discontinuing Honey! Which is what went through my little brain when I read the first line! :-)

      Well, "Honey" may not look exactly the same when we do our makeover...but we will still have something sweet for you!
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