Joseph's dreams had come true at last! God had spoken to him and prepared him for a very special job...Find out what it was and learn how God looks after his people in every situation.
Joseph Interprets the Butler and
Baker's Dreams
Main Points to Remember: God is in control
Vocabulary:
interpret: explain what it means
Prayer: Father, we thank you for guiding our lives
when we have no control.
Lesson: Genesis 40
Lesson Text:
Object Lesson: Have students draw a simple picture
of one of the two dreams. Discuss how the three branches (or baskets) stood for
3 days. Explain how symbols are images that stand for something else. Bring in a
print-out from a web browser or an internet program. Discuss how the image of a
letter stands for mail. The image of a speaker stands for volume, etc. etc.
These are symbols that bring to mind something else. A lot of the Bible is
written with symbolic images - that is, pictures that stand for something.
Joseph always gave God the credit for explaining these images. It is God that
chooses the images and God that reveals what they mean. We must be careful to
look to His revelation and not our own imagination to understand what God's
symbols stand for.
Activity: Review the family tree.
Have the students use generic paper people (like
Bible Friends) to
illustrate the lesson. Name them and post them on a board, using yarn or dots to
connect the family lines. A great source for OT family tree information is:
http://bible.ort.org/books/gened2.asp
Worksheet:
Decipher the code worksheet by Jerri Fusch
Genesis 41:12 "And there was there with us a young man,
an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he
interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did
interpret."
Proverbs 2:6 "For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth
come knowledge and understanding."
How do you think the butler felt when
Joseph interpreted his dream? Hopeful
How do you think the baker felt when
Joseph interpreted his dream? Worried
How do you think Joseph felt as he
waited longer and longer to hear from the butler? Discouraged
application questions
Should we seek reward for helping
others? No - God will reward us
Should we alter the truth to make
others feel better? No - the truth is the truth
Sometimes God’s time seems to take
forever. What attitude should we have while waiting? A patient and hopeful one
fact questions
What did the baker dream? That birds
ate his bread before he could take it to pharaoh.
What did the butler dream? That he
pressed and presented wine to pharaoh
How did Joseph know what the dream
meant? God revealed it to him
review questions
Why did God reveal dreams to Joseph?
As proof that Joseph was approved of God - and as a means of eventually
elevating Joseph to the position he intended for him
What important people did Joseph meet
in prison? The pharaoh’s butler and baker.
How do you think Joseph’s years in
prison affected him later? He was probably more sympathetic to the helpless
and unjustly punished.
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