Genesis 40: 20-23: “And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.”
Joseph told the two men what their dreams meant and three days later his predictions came true. We know, later, the Joseph told Pharaoh that God interpreted dreams rather than him, and we can assume that Joseph told these men the same thing. Joseph asked the butler to tell Pharaoh about his problem but he forgot to do what he was asked. Joseph must have had a sense of hope for a while but slowly his hope would have melted away as time went by. In fact, he had to wait for two years before anything happened. It seems as though waiting is an essential experience for anyone who devotes their lives to serving the Lord. Abraham had to wait for 25 years, Caleb had to wait for 40 years and the Jews had to wait for seventy years before they came back from Babylon. This doesn’t mean that God had forgotten because He doesn’t forget. He is working for our good and His timing is perfect.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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