And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an (a) officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
(a) See (Genesis 37:36).
CHAPTER XXXIX _Joseph, being brought to Potiphar's house, prospers in all_ _his undertakings_, 1-3. _Potiphar makes him his overseer_, 4. _Is prospered in all his concerns for Joseph's sake, in wh...
- 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...
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
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...
_was brought down_ This follows upon Genesis 37:28. _Potiphar_, &c. See note on Genesis 37:36. These words the Compiler seems to have added from E to harmonize the two accounts. J merely read "And an...
_GENESIS 39:1_, &C.— _And Joseph,_ &c.] Moses here resumes the history of Joseph, who, he informs us, was so particularly favoured by the Lord, that his blessing attended the house of Potiphar for Jac...
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...
_AND JOSEPH WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO EGYPT; AND POTIPHAR, AN OFFICER OF PHARAOH, CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD, AN EGYPTIAN, BOUGHT HIM OF THE HANDS OF THE ISHMEELITES, WHICH HAD BROUGHT HIM DOWN THITHER._ Potipha...
JOSEPH IN THE HOUSE OF POTIPHAR 5. Overseer] rather, 'house-steward.'...
The previous chapter (chapter 38) tells things that happened in *Canaan during approximately 20 years. This chapter and chapter 40 tell what happened in Egypt during the same time. So this verse follo...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 39 JOSEPH IN POTIPHAR’S HOUSE V1 The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt. Now Potiphar was an Egyptian. He was an officer of *Pharaoh, who was the k...
וְ יֹוסֵ֖ף הוּרַ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַ יִּקְנֵ֡הוּ...
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...
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....
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...
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...
_Ismaelites. They are called Madianites, chap. xxxvii. 36. (Haydock)_...
CONTENTS In this Chapter the Sacred Writer reassumes the history of Joseph The account is related of Joseph's being carried down into Egypt; and of the reception he met with there. He is sold to Potip...
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...
1._And Joseph was brought down_. For the purpose of connecting it with the remaining part of the history, Moses repeats what he had briefly touched upon, that Joseph had been sold to Potiphar the Egyp...
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...
AND JOSEPH WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO EGYPT,.... By the Ishmaelites, Genesis 37:28; as in a following clause: AND POTIPHAR AN OFFICER OF PHARAOH, CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD, AN EGYPTIAN; as his name also shows,...
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. Ver. 1. A...
_And Joseph was brought down into Egypt_ The history of Joseph is one of the most remarkable, interesting, and instructive of any contained in the Scriptures or elsewhere. It affords us the clearest e...
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...
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither. The statem...
JOSEPH FINDS FAVOR WITH POTIPHAR...
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,...
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...
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...
GENESIS CHAPTER 39 God prospers Joseph in Potiphar's service, GENESIS 39:1,2. Potiphar observes it, and sets him over all his house, GENESIS 39:3. He is a goodly person, and his mistress solicits him...
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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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...
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...
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...
_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...
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. ⇐...
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,...
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...
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...
A.M. 2276. B.C. 1728. Joseph. Genesis 37:36 Genesis 45:4 Psalms 105:17 Acts 7:9 the Ishmeelites....
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...
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...
The Jews have a proverb, If the world did but know the worth of good men, they would hedge them about with pearls. Joseph was sold to an officer of Pharaoh, with whom he might get acquainted with publ...