From Favored to Forgotten
Genesis 39:19-23; 40:1-23
April 19, 2020
There are times when God gives us a clear sense of His ____________ and calling for our lives. The ______________________ comes when we try to fulfill that calling with our own energy and ______________ rather than _____________________ God in our day-to-day activities. God uses tension, disappointments, personal ____________________, and the failures of _______________ to teach us _________________ lessons which prepare us for His calling to be fulfilled. He wants our _____________________ to be fully placed on Him, and on ________ one, or _______________________, else.
A. Joseph and the Prison Warden
1. He gained ___________________ with the keeper of the prison.
a. God had ____________________ on him.
b. Joseph’s _________________________ went with him.
2. He was placed in charge of the ____________________ prison.
a. The warden observed his work _____________ and saw God
blessing his labor.
b. The warden ______________________ him.
B. Joseph and the Prisoners
1. The ________________________ (vv. 1-4)
a. Pharoah’s chief ________ – ___________________
b. Pharoah’s chief ___________________
c. Joseph is assigned to ______________________ them.
2. The ________________________ (vv. 5-8)
a. Both prisoners had ____________________ dreams on the
same night.
b. Both prisoners were troubled and ___________.
3. The clarification (vv. 9-19)
a. Joseph gives _______________ to God and interprets both
dreams.
b. The cup-bearer would be released and ________________
in three days.
c. The baker would be executed and ____________________
in three days.
4. The conclusion (vv. 20-23)
a. Both prophecies came ______________ in three days.
(1). The cup-bearer was restored to his position of
_______________.
(2). The baker was ____________________.
b. The cup-bearer promptly _____________________ Joseph.