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They both dreamed a dream, 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, who were bound in the prison.
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These Were God-Given Dreams
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill emphasize that these were not random, frivolous dreams. They were divinely sent messages, or 'oracles.' The fact that two different men dreamed on the same night about their specific professions was a clear sign of a supernatural event, designed by God to set His plan in motion.
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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. …
16th Century
Protestant
And they dreamed a dream. What I have previously alluded to regarding dreams must be recalled to memory: namely, that many frivolous thing…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they dreamed a dream both of them Not one and the same dream: each man his dream in one night
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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…
