(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?â€
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