BRAGADAYJAH 132

BRAGADAYJAH 132 Naturally, when the master returned, the wife had a pretty tale to tell. She convinced him that Joseph did indeed try to force himself on her, and so convincing an act to be sure she put on, that her husband believed her act, and turned against Joseph, and cast him into prison. Joseph was put into the same prison as the rest of the King’s prisoners. But Joseph’s God was watching over him and caused the keeper of the prison to take a liking to Joseph, so much so, that Joseph was put in charge of all the other prisoners. And because the Lord was with Joseph, all went well in the prison and among the prisoners; so that everything was kept in order and such work as they did prospered. Thereafter it came to pass that the Pharaoh’s chief Butler and his chief Baker offended their master Pharaoh, and he cast them both into the same prison in which Joseph was being kept. While there, they dreamt a dream which they did not understand, and no one else was able to interpret the dream for them. But then, when Joseph heard the dream he told them that only God can truly interpret dreams; however, “if you tell me the dream,” Joseph told them, “I can have it interpreted for you.” Joseph did not assume to be able to interpret the dream by or by means of his own power. He told them straight up, only God can give the interpretation of dreams; but Joseph was confident, that, because he had found favor with God, God would show him the interpretation of the dream. So it was that Joseph was able to tell the King’s servant, the butler that in three days, he would be restored to the king’s service; only he begged him, “don’t forget me when you are hereafter restored; and mention my name with favor to the King.” In the meantime, Joseph continued his sojourn in prison, far away from the power and authority of the Pharaoh’s household; but ever so close to the power of God. More