An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep Joseph's heart in calm tranquility. There is a God above, and that God is with him. …

Shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee. —In Genesis 40:13 the lifting up of the butler’s head meant his elevation to his former rank…

Pharaoh shall lift up thy head from off thee. This phrase (in the original) is ambiguous without some addition and can be taken in a good …

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head from
off you: Order you to be beheaded; so the Targum of Jonath…

It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, but rather their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden spirits. Joseph had…