Ge 40:16-23. THE BAKER'S DREAM.
16. I had three white baskets--The circumstances mentioned
exactly describe his duties, which, notwithstanding numerous
assistants, he performed with his own hands.
white--literally, "full of holes"; that is, wicker baskets. The
meats were carried to table upon the head in three baskets, one piled
upon the other; and in the uppermost, the bakemeats. And in crossing
the open courts, from the kitchen to the dining rooms, the removal of
the viands by a vulture, eagle, ibis, or other rapacious bird, was a
frequent occurrence in the palaces of Egypt, as it is an everyday
incident in the hot countries of the East still. The risk from these
carnivorous birds was the greater in the cities of Egypt, where being
held sacred, it was unlawful to destroy them; and they swarmed in such
numbers as to be a great annoyance to the people.
JFB.
Outline
1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison.
4 Joseph has charge of them
5 Joseph interprels their dreams
20 which come to pass as he described
23 The butler forgets Joseph
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