A Dreamer

30 December 2018

A Dreamer

If we read the book of Genesis, we come across a young man called Joseph. (Chapters 37 - 50).
Joseph as a young man, was sold by his brothers to travellers who sold him on in Egypt. Joseph had become a pain to them because he was his father, Jacob's favourite and could do nothing wrong. He was also telling them of the dreams he was having, with him having power over them. He had to go.

Joseph eventually started work in Egypt, working in Potiphar's house, who was an officer of Pharaoh.
Joseph was a faithful worker and very soon found favour in Potiphar's eyes. However, through false accusation of attempted rape by Potiphar's wife, he was placed in prison.
Again, through faithfulness and diligence, Joseph found favour in the the eyes of the head jailer and he was given charge of the place.

After a time, two other prisoner's, the chief baker and the chief butler, who had recently offended Pharaoh and found themselves in prison, came to Joseph with their dreams, asking if he could interpret them. He did and showed them the meaning of their dreams. The chief butler would be restored to his position. However, the chief baker would be executed. Just before their release, Joseph asked the chief butler to make mention of him to Pharaoh and say how Joseph had looked after him and treated him well and try to get him released. However, he forgot and it was a further two years before he remembered Joseph.

Pharaoh had had a dream and no one could interpret this. All of a sudden the memory of Joseph returned to the chief butler and Joseph was sent for. He interpreted the dream and very soon found himself the Prime Minister of Egypt.

What I want you to see here is that Joseph had been waiting all this time for the chief butler to make mention of him to Pharaoh. It had been over two years but Joseph didn't give up. He didn't give up his dream of being released from prison. You see, when you give up your dream, you die.