Genesis 40:23
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
BSB
ASV
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
KJV
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph - Had he mentioned the circumstance to Pharaoh, there is no doubt that Joseph’s case would have been examined into, and he would in consequence have been restored to his liberty; but, owing to the ingratitude of the chief butler, he was left two years longer in prison. Many commentators have seen in every circumstance in the history of Joseph a parallel between him and our blessed Lord.
Joseph's fellow-sufferers were like the two thieves that were crucified with Christ--the one saved, the other condemned. (It is Dr. Lightfoot's remark, from Mr. Broughton.) One of these, when Joseph said to him, Remember me when it shall be well with thee, forget him; but one of those, when he said to Christ, Remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom, was not forgotten.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Psalms 105:19until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
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and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you…
One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
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Psalms 31:12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
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I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a…
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Job 19:14My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
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My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.