Prepare your heart for the Sermon by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together hearing God's Word.

You will find suggestions for thinking more critically through the passage, meditating more intently on the text, and prayerfully seeking wisdom to deepen your understanding of the passage to be preached this Sunday.

Carefully Think

• Whom did Pharoah throw into jail with Joseph?
• Why were the men so dejected, according to verse 8?
• What is Joseph’s interpretation of the cupbearer’s dream?
• What is the interpretation of the baker’s dream?
• What does Joseph ask in return for his interpretation of the cupbearer’s dream?
• What happened to the two men on Pharoah’s birthdays?

Prayerfully Meditate

• Joseph asks “Do interpretations not belong to God?”
• How do the interpretation of these dreams belong to God?
• How do we see that the Lord was with Joseph here in chapter 40?
• How is the interpretation of these dreams a sign that God is with Joseph?
• Look forward to Genesis 41:1.
• How long did Joseph have to wait after this chapter before finally being released from prison?