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Verse Genesis 39:4. _HE MADE HIM OVERSEER_] הפקיד _hiphkid_, from
פקד _pakad_, to _visit, take care of_, _superintend_; the same as
επισκοπος, _overseer_ or _bishop_, among the Greeks. This is
the ter...
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- Joseph in Potiphar’s House
According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was
in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph in his twenty-fourth.
Here, then, we go back seven y...
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CHAPTER 39 JOSEPH IN EGYPT
_ 1. In Potiphar's house (Genesis 39:1)_
2. Tempted by Potiphar's wife (Genesis 39:7)
3. Joseph in prison (Genesis 39:19)
Potiphar, the master of Joseph, was an officer
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GENESIS 39. JOSEPH REPELS HIS MASTER'S WIFE, AND IS IMPRISONED ON HER
FALSE ACCUSATION. This section is from J with touches from E. It is
generally agreed that Potiphar. guard is an insertion in Genes...
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_ministered unto him_ Joseph's character and capacities were first
tested by personal service, and afterwards by the responsibility of
general supervision.
_overseer_ Joseph was made steward of the wh...
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2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45).
39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...
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_AND JOSEPH FOUND GRACE IN HIS SIGHT, AND HE SERVED HIM: AND HE MADE
HIM OVERSEER OVER HIS HOUSE, AND ALL THAT HE HAD HE PUT INTO HIS
HAND._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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JOSEPH IN THE HOUSE OF POTIPHAR
5. Overseer] rather, 'house-steward.'...
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וַ יִּמְצָ֨א יֹוסֵ֥ף חֵ֛ן בְּ
עֵינָ֖יו וַ
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JOSEPH IN PRISON
Genesis 39:1
"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he
shall receive the crown of life."- James 1:12
DRAMATISTS and novelists, who make it their busines...
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JOSEPH IN POTIPHAR'S HOUSE
Genesis 39:1
Ungodly families and employers owe more than they realize to the
presence in their homes and businesses of those who love God; for God
comes with His servants....
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Here begins the story of Joseph in Egypt which is so full of interest.
Through the malice of his brethren he had been sold into slavery and
in such condition we now see him. Here, at the very beginnin...
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SOLD TO POTIPHAR
In Egypt, Joseph was sold to Potiphar. The writer tells us he was an
Egyptian. This may be because this was a time when a non-Egyptian
dynasty was ruling in Egypt. Potiphar was a com...
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And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made
him (c) overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his
hand.
(c) Because God prospered him: and so he made religion...
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Proverbs 16:7
Sweet argument this! It was a sin against himself. It was a sin even
against his mistress! It was a sin against a kind master. But he
passeth all these by as of lesser consideration, to...
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41.
What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to
which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all
the...
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AND JOSEPH FOUND GRACE IN HIS SIGHT,.... In the sight of his master,
as he did in the sight of God, he had favour both with God and man;
his master had a high esteem of him, and a great value for him,...
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And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made
him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his
hand.
Ver. 4. _And Joseph found grace in his sight._] This also...
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_He made him overseer over all that he had_ Committed all to his care
and management. But it may be asked how this could be, since Joseph
understood not the Egyptian language? In answer to which it ma...
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1 Ioseph aduanced in Potiphars house.
7 Hee resisteth his mistresses temptation.
13 He is falsly accused.
19 Hee is cast in prison.
21 God is with him there.
1 AND Ioseph was brought downe to Egy...
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And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him; and he made
him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Naturally, the fact of his increasing prosperity caused Potip...
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JOSEPH FINDS FAVOR WITH POTIPHAR...
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THIRD SECTION
_Joseph in Potiphar’s house and in prison. His sufferings on account
of his virtue, and his apparent destruction._
GENESIS 39:1-23
1And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar,...
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JOSEPH--A SUFFERER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS
How good it is to turn from Judah's sordid history to consider
Joseph's history of faithful devotedness to the Lord! The deepest
blessing for us in this is of cour...
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1-6 Our enemies may strip us of outward distinctions and ornaments;
but wisdom and grace cannot be taken from us. They may separate us
from friends, relatives, and country; but they cannot take from...
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HE SERVED HIM, not now as a slave, but in a higher degree. ALL THAT HE
HAD HE PUT INTO HIS HAND, i.e. committed to his care and management,
as GENESIS 16:6. OBJECT. How could this be, when Joseph unde...
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In Genesis 1:23 Satan uses Potiphar's wife, and in Genesis 1:23 he
uses Pharaoh's chief butler. The former he used to put Joseph into the
dungeon; and the latter he used to keep him there, through his...
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Genesis 39:4 Joseph H3130 found H4672 (H8799) favor H2580 sight H5869
served H8334 (H8762) overseer H6485 ...
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JOSEPH IS SOLD INTO SLAVERY, RESISTS TEMPTATION AND STRANGELY PROSPERS
IN PRISON (GENESIS 39:1).
That what now happens to Joseph is in the hands of Yahweh is
abundantly made clear (Genesis 38:2; Genes...
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CONTENTS: Joseph tested in Egypt in the house of Potiphar.
CHARACTERS: Joseph, Potiphar, Potiphar's wife, prison keeper.
CONCLUSION: Loyalty to God may bring a believer into serious testings
but the...
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Genesis 39:1. _Potiphar._ What a providence, that Joseph was bought by
a man in whom Pharaoh had placed very much confidence. _Captain of the
guard._ He seems to have been a military superintendent of...
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_And Joseph was brought down to Egypt_
THE PROSPERITY OF JOSEPH IN THE HOUSE OF HIS FIRST MASTER
I. ITS EXTRAORDINARY NATURE. Cast off by his own brethren, he rises
amongst strangers to dignity and...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 39:1 In Egypt, Joseph maintains his
integrity by refusing to lie with Potiphar’s wife, which results in
his being wrongfully imprisoned.
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 39:2 THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH. Joseph’s
life in Egypt is governed by God’s providential care (see Genesis
50:20
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 39:1. Pharaoh.] The name is derived from _Phra,_ meaning the
_sun. Potiphar_ means _belonging to the sun._—
GENESIS 39:2. THE LORD.] Jehovah. This, the covenant name of God,...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 39:1
AND JOSEPH WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO EGYPT. The narrative now preparing to
recite the fortunes of Joseph in Egypt, which eventually led, through
his elevation to be Pharaoh's prime...
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Now we get back in chapter thirty-nine to the story again. This is
just a little interlude and it is just sort of a parenthetical-kind of
a thing thrown in and now we get back to Joseph. Joseph was br...
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Joseph. Genesis 39:21 Genesis 18:3 Genesis 19:19 Genesis 32:5 Genesis
33:8
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JOSEPH, SERVANT OF POTIPHAR
Genesis 39:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There is a chapter that is thrown in between the story of Joseph sold
to the Ishmaelites, and Joseph bought by Potiphar and made a servan...
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JOSEPH REJECTED BY HIS BRETHREN
Genesis 37:20 _-Genesis 39:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we proceed to consider Joseph, as rejected of his brethren, there
will be discovered an outline of Christ rejected...