Genesis 40:22

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

"But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them." - Genesis 40:22
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What does Genesis 40:22 mean?

Genesis 40:22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them." This verse is found in the story of Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and eventually rose to become a powerful ruler in Egypt. The…

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The Weight of Divine Interpretation

Genesis 40:22 (KJV) states: "But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them." This verse, nestled in the narrative of Joseph’s rise from a pit of despair to a position of prominence in Egypt, encapsulates profound themes of divine revelation, the weight of…

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A Prayer for Divine Interpretation and Justice

Heavenly Father, In this sacred moment, we come before You, awed by Your unwavering justice and profound wisdom. We delve deep into the narrative of Genesis 40:22, where it is written, "But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them." This passage calls us to…

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Genesis 40:22 - "But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them."
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Matthew 22:40 - "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
Numbers 22:40 - "And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him."
Genesis 40:23 - "Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him."
Job 40:22 - "The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about."
Genesis 40:12 - "And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:"
Genesis 22-22
Genesis 40:18 - "And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:"
Exodus 40:22 - "¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail."
Luke 22:40 - "And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation."
Genesis 40:6 - "And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad."
Genesis 40:4 - "And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward."
1 Kings 22:40 - "So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead."
Genesis 40:2 - "And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers."
Genesis 40:3 - "And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound."
Genesis 22:22 - "And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel."
Genesis 40:21 - "And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:"
"On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." - Matthew 22:40
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Genesis 31:40 - "Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes."
Genesis 40:9 - "And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;"
Genesis 40:1 - "And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt."
Genesis 36:40 - "And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,"
Genesis 40:17 - "And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head."
2 Samuel 22:40 - "For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me."
Isaiah 40:22 - "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:"