And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
This is the chief butler speaking to Pharaoh about two years after the prison dreams, when Pharaoh was troubled and agitated by two remarkable dreams that the magicians and wise men of Egypt could not explain. His distress in the palace over dreams no wise man could interpret set the moment for the butler's testimony.
It declares that Joseph's interpretations came to pass exactly as spoken in every detail, with the butler himself restored unto his office and the baker hanged. What was foretold for each man was fulfilled precisely as Joseph had given it.
Though the butler had seen the fulfillment himself in every detail, he forgot Joseph after regaining royal favor, leaving him in prison two more years with the added sting of ingratitude. The present distress reminded him of his own dream and of Joseph, bringing conviction, remorse, and confession of his fault, forgetfulness, and ingratitude. His memory was awakened by seeing another ruler troubled as he himself had been troubled.
In telling it he explains that he and the chief baker had each been troubled by a dream just as Pharaoh is now troubled, and that a young Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard interpreted to each man according to his own dream. He recalls the fulfilled predictions as evidence proving Joseph a true interpreter able to interpret dreams. That testimony moved Pharaoh to send for Joseph and opened the prison gates for him.
This is the chief butler speaking to Pharaoh about two years after the prison dreams, when Pharaoh was troubled and agitated by two remarkable dreams that the magicians and wise men of Egypt could not explain. His distress in the palace over dreams no wise man could interpret set the moment for the butler's testimony.
It declares that Joseph's interpretations came to pass exactly as spoken in every detail, with the butler himself restored unto his office and the baker hanged. What was foretold for each man was fulfilled precisely as Joseph had given it.
Though the butler had seen the fulfillment himself in every detail, he forgot Joseph after regaining royal favor, leaving him in prison two more years with the added sting of ingratitude. The present distress reminded him of his own dream and of Joseph, bringing conviction, remorse, and confession of his fault, forgetfulness, and ingratitude. His memory was awakened by seeing another ruler troubled as he himself had been troubled.
In telling it he explains that he and the chief baker had each been troubled by a dream just as Pharaoh is now troubled, and that a young Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard interpreted to each man according to his own dream. He recalls the fulfilled predictions as evidence proving Joseph a true interpreter able to interpret dreams. That testimony moved Pharaoh to send for Joseph and opened the prison gates for him.