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Tuesday
First Lesson
Genesis 40
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of
the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king
of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against
the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the
guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and
he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in
one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream,
the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound
in the prison.
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon
them, and, behold, they were sad.
7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward
of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly today?
8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there
is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations
belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to
him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though
it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof
brought forth ripe grapes:
11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand.
12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it:
The three branches are three days:
13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and
restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's
cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his
butler.
14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show
kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh,
and bring me out of this house:
15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews:
and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into
the dungeon.
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good,
he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had
three white baskets on my head:
17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats
for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon
my head.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof:
The three baskets are three days:
19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from
off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall
eat thy flesh from off thee.
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday,
that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up
the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his
servants.
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again;
and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to
them.
23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
1st Lesson Questions -
When things are good, do I forget those who helped me during the bad times? Why? What can I do in order not to do so, in the future? What am I willing to do? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant,
how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed
through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank
of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was
Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were
overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now
these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust
after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed,
and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted,
and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were
destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and
they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the
world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest
he fall.
13 There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but
God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above
that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way
to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Have I learned anything from those who have come before me, or do I make the same dumb mistakes? How am I doing, regarding lusting after evil things? (V. 6) Do I believe verse 13? RESOLVE.