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
True/False
- The butler and baker understood their dreams. F
- Both the butler and the baker were saved from punishment. F
- The butler forgot about Joseph. T
- Joseph refused to interpret the dreams without payment. F
- Both dreams meant the same thing. F
Memory
Work
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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."
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Proverbs 2:6 "For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth
come knowledge and understanding."
Review Questions (can be used with
Joseph gameboard)
 linguistic questions
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What word is scrambled in the
following: mareds
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Fill in the blank: “Do not
interpretations belong to _______?" Genesis 40:8b
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What animals appear in this lesson:
birds
 activity questions
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Act out Joseph explaining the butler’s
dream.
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Draw a baker.
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Sing a verse of
This is My Father's World.
 emotion questions
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How do you think the butler felt when
Joseph interpreted his dream? Hopeful
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How do you think the baker felt when
Joseph interpreted his dream? Worried
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How do you think Joseph felt as he
waited longer and longer to hear from the butler? Discouraged
 application questions
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Should we seek reward for helping
others? No - God will reward us
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Should we alter the truth to make
others feel better? No - the truth is the truth
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Sometimes God’s time seems to take
forever. What attitude should we have while waiting? A patient and hopeful one
 fact questions
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What did the baker dream? That birds
ate his bread before he could take it to pharaoh.
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What did the butler dream? That he
pressed and presented wine to pharaoh
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How did Joseph know what the dream
meant? God revealed it to him
 review questions
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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
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What important people did Joseph meet
in prison? The pharaoh’s butler and baker.
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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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