Joseph Explains Dreams in Prison

Joseph was in big trouble. His boss's wife told a lie about him, and Joseph got thrown in prison! It wasn't fair. Joseph hadn't done anything wrong.

But even in that dark prison, God was with Joseph. God helped Joseph become a leader even there. The prison guard trusted Joseph to take care of everything!

One day, two special prisoners came: the king's cupbearer (who served the king his drinks) and the king's baker. Joseph noticed they looked really sad one morning.

'What's wrong?' Joseph asked.

'We both had weird dreams last night, and we don't know what they mean!'

'God can explain dreams!' Joseph said. 'Tell me about them.'

The cupbearer went first. 'I saw a vine with three branches. Grapes grew on it. I squeezed the grapes into the king's cup and gave it to him.'

Joseph said, 'Good news! The three branches mean three days. In three days, the king will give you your job back!'

The baker was excited. 'In MY dream, I had three baskets of bread on my head, but birds ate the bread.'

Joseph's face got serious. 'I have bad news. In three days, the king will punish you.'

Three days later, it was the king's birthday party. And guess what? Everything happened exactly like Joseph said! The cupbearer got his job back, but the baker was punished.

'Please remember me!' Joseph had asked the cupbearer. 'Help me get out of prison!'

But the cupbearer forgot all about Joseph. Poor Joseph had to wait two more years! But God had a BIG plan for Joseph, and the time wasn't right yet.