What To Learn From Joseph A Bible Character (Part 3)

 

And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.” – Genesis 40:8-9

Joseph is put in charge of Pharaoh’s officers

The butler and the baker offended Pharaoh and he put them in the same prison where Joseph was. And the captain of the guard chose Joseph to be in charge of them, and Joseph served them while they were there.

 

Lessons

• God will always remember us for the right positions
• The work of a leader is to serve. This we see in Joseph, though he was in charge of them, he didn’t maltreat them rather he served them while they were there with him

The officers had a dream

One night both the butler and baker had a dream, each one with his own significant dream and its own personal interpretation. When Joseph came to them, he saw that they were sad and depressed. And he asked them why they were not happy and they told him that they both had dreamed but there was no one to interpret them. So, Joseph told them that interpretations belong to God, and they should tell him their dreams. Read more...