DREAMS

“One night the two of them, the king of Egypt’s cupbearer and his baker, there in prison, both had dreams, each dream with its own meaning. Yosef came in to them in the morning and saw that they looked sad.”
Genesis 40:5-6

In a place where all hope should seem lost, Yosef was blessed by Adonai. The warden paid no attention to anything after placing Yosef in a role of responsibility within the prison, for under Yosef’s care even the prison was blessed (Gen 39:23). And with each dream that Yosef interpreted, respect and honor for Yosef and his God was given. Pete Wilson, in his book Plan B, shares this glimmer of truth with us.

“There is an undeniable relationship between crisis and hope. Between waiting hopefully and being transformed. Between Plan B and the glory of God...The hope and transformation and glory is part of the whole process”

For Yosef, one day the whole process began to make sense. The pieces were in place that two of the Pharaoh’s servants were in prison with Yosef. Dreams troubled them and they found themselves questioning the truth behind what surfaced in their sleep. In the ability given to him by Adonai alone, Yosef listened to the dreams and interpreted. To one, restoration would come. To the other, death would be his end. Within the three days foreseen, the interpretations were true. The cupbearer was restored to his post while the baker was found guilty of a crime and hung (Gen 40:19).
Through the dreams, Yosef seemed to have a way out of prison now. The cupbearer had told Yosef that he would remember him and approach the Pharaoh on Yosef’s behalf. But Yosef was forgotten by the cupbearer. Is this not the same frustration we face? We see Adonai at work and the pieces coming together, only to find that we are postponed, forgotten, or hindered. I have learned, however, that when Adonai’s timing and Adonai’s Word intersect, ‘suddenly’ happens. For Yosef, suddenly was coming.

Genesis 40:1-23