I found out today that there actually will be a lockdown starting tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. here in Arizona, but there’s surprisingly no mention of martial law 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 yet I’m pretty sure much of the unbelieving humanity has already passed the point of no return by going down that slippery slope… which will lead to Hell, by the way 😤😤😤 but more of that later, just not in this post. But this chapter is found in page 24 of my NKJV Bible, page 31 of my NASB Bible, page 53 of my VOICE copy, and pages 51-52 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
This chapter starts off with two of Pharaoh’s servants offending him and being thrown in Joseph’s cell as a result (remember, he had been thrown in prison for no good reason), which one can do if they’re foolish enough (I don’t recommend this at all) — some years had passed since Joseph had been locked up, but Joseph was good at interpreting dreams, and I wish I could do better at that than I am now 🤔 I never get requests anyway, for most people in the U.S. don’t believe the supernatural can be any good. I just think I should ask the Holy Spirit what He thinks… but I think it’s pretty cool how the chief cupbearer was restored to Pharaoh’s servanthood in just three days — by the way, the three days thing occurs a lot in the Bible, especially the three days in which Jesus died and rose again during His own three days which would become the most famous weekend in history (see Matthew 26-28, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-24, and John 13-20 for the accounts of everything until His resurrection). Also, I don’t know what the two prisoners did so that Pharaoh would imprison them, but I think forgiveness should be preached more often. Yet the baker was hanged and impaled on a tree, and Jesus suffered the same fate many years later, though He did nothing wrong, ever! I think people in Jesus’ time and before have used this to try to stop Him from saving the earth, even before the Scriptures were put on hold for more than 400 years once Malachi was written. Of course, they’re obviously complete, but I want you to know that God still speaks today, for the 1 Corinthians 13:8-12 passage says nothing about God stopping revelations or anything, that is, until Jesus finishes His work with humanity, which is yet to happen. And Paul knows that God won’t give up on anyone who accepts Jesus (Philippians 1:6). Strangely, though, once the cupbearer was restored to his occupation, he forgot Joseph. Weird, huh? This actually reminds me of the once passage in Ecclesiastes about a poor but wise man averting a great king’s conquest, yet was soon forgotten (Ecclesiastes 9:14-15). This happens a lot in humanity, actually… I want to remember stories like this and especially what I can learn from them, seeing that the Bible is meant for our instruction (1 Corinthians 10:11).
If you feel led to ask me what you want prayer for, you can do that by writing me an e-mail at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, and tape the prayers to my bedroom walls! This means quite a bit to me, so I hope to see something soon. I’ll be back later this week or even tomorrow morning with another post!
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