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It happened the third day, which was Pharaoh`s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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A Double-Edged Judgment
Commentators explain that the phrase "lifted up the head" has a double meaning. On Pharaoh's birthday, both prisoners' cases were reviewed. For the butler, it meant restoration to his position. For the baker, it meant execution. This event precisely fulfilled Joseph's God-given interpretations, demonstrating that God was orchestrating events even within a pagan court.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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. …
19th Century
Anglican
He lifted up the head. —From its use in this verse some have supposed that the phrase must mean “to put them on their trial” or “t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's birthday The third day from …
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