The events of Joseph’s life have brought him to a prison in Egypt for a reason. It may not seem like it, but this is the right time and right place for him to do God’s will. This seems like a good time to talk about theater as a metaphor for life.

Genesis 40   After these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

2 And Pharaoh was angry at two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

3 He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison where Joseph was bound.

4 The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they stayed in prison for some time.

5 Both of them had a dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, each man his dream in one night, each dream having its own interpretation, while they were bound in prison.

6 And Joseph came in in the morning, and could tell by looking at them they were sad. 

7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in custody “Why do you look so sad today?” 

8 And they said to him “We have had a dream, and there is no one to interpret.” Joseph said to them “Do interpretations not belong to God? Please tell me then.”

9 The chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him “In my dream, a vine was before me;

10 And in the vine were three branches; as soon as it budded, blossoms shot forth; and the clusters ripened into grapes.

11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

12 Joseph said to him “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days:

13 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your place: and you shall deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, as before when you were his butler.

14 But when all goes well with you, remember me; please show kindness  and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this prison.

15 For I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph “I also was in my dream, and I had three white baskets on my head.

17 In the top basket there were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

18 Joseph answered and said: “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.

19 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head off of you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh off of you.”

20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for 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 to his position, and he placed the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

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

23 But the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.