(Dustin Cook)

1. The providence of God ... v1-8

• Over 13 years of suffering

o Acts 14:22

• Over Pharaoh’s prisoners

o Proverbs 21:1

• Over human dreams

o “Do not interpretations belong to God?”

2. Joseph’s interpretation ... v9-23

• In 3 days:

o The chief cupbearer will live o The chief baker will die

3. Joseph’s request

• “Remember me” ... v14

o A righteous sufferer...v15

• “Yet the cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.” ... v23

Observation:

§ God’s pattern is ... Suffering then glory

o Joseph...Psalm105:18-19

o Israel ... Genesis 15:13-14

o Jesus ... Hebrews 5:8, Philippians 2:6-11, 1 Peter 1:11

§ Joseph was forgotten by men

o But remembered by God

Application:

§ Christians must suffer

o Acts 14:22

§ Christians will never be abandoned in their suffering o Isaiah 49:13-16