Joseph Vine Baker Pharaoh re Clay

Since Clay has mentioned this portion of Joseph’s story in Genesis, summarized below, I will offer the following observations of some study partners. These have come for us within the last two months or so.

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2013/clay522-3.htm

Joseph was cast into prison by Potiphar due to the false accusation against him. This, of course, is exactly like Jesus and follows the typing of Joseph as a forerunner of Jesus. Joseph was put in charge within the prison by the chief of the guard. News flash-the chief of the guard was Potiphar!; research Potiphar for a confirmation. So, the notion that Potiphar was aware of the false charge is supported by this connection and Joseph's favorable treatment.

Gen 39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

Gen 40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

The Baker represents the bread, including leaven. The butler represents the wine. Pharaoh is used by God in this story to represent His final authority. The baker is executed because he represents sin/leaven. The butler seems to have been involved with the same infraction; however, he is saved due to his association with the wine. The wine comes from the vine which is the Branch of Christ.

The word “birthday” occurs only once in the OT. In Gen 40:

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Pharoah’s birthday is the day the heads of the butler and baker were “lifted up”; one to salvation and one to death. Interesting? The other two mentions of birthday are in the NT regarding Herod’s beheading of John the Baptist.

So, if you know God’s birthday you have an important clue…