Dreams and portents

Genesis Chapter 40

Joseph is doing his rounds and finds two prisoners looking very worried about dreams they had in the night – Pharaoh’s baker and his cupbearer, who have both somehow managed to upset Pharaoh.

The cupbearer dreams of 3 clusters of grapes which he squeezes and gives the cup to Pharoah.

The baker dreams that he is carrying 3 baskets of bread but birds are eating it as he goes to the palace.

Joseph explains that the dreams and has good news and bad news. The good news is that Pharaoh's birthday is coming up and he will forgive the cup bearer and restore his position of high trust at court. The baker however is not so fortunate, pharaoh does not forgive him and instead has him executed and the his head displayed for the birds to peck at.

Joseph asks the cup bearer to remember him once he is free and back in his position of high trust at court.

Things follow as Joseph has said, however the cupbearer has a memory lapse once he is out, and poor Joseph is stuck in prison.