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39:1 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 Ge 37:36.
39:1 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 public persons, and public business, and so be fitted for the preferment he was afterwards designed for. What God intends men for, he will be sure, some way or other, to qualify them for.
39:1-6 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 us the presence of the Lord. They may shut us from outward blessings, rob us of liberty, and confine us in dungeons; but they cannot shut us out from communion with God, from the throne of grace, or take from us the blessings of salvation. Joseph was blessed, wonderfully blessed, even in the house where he was a slave. God's presence with us, makes all we do prosperous. Good men are the blessings of the place where they live; good servants may be so, though mean and lightly esteemed. The prosperity of the wicked is, one way or other, for the sake of the godly. Here was a wicked family blessed for the sake of one good servant in it.
Bodyguard Bought Captain Egypt Egyptian Eunuch Executioners Guard Hand Hands Head High House Ishmaelites Ish'maelites Joseph Officer Officials Pharaoh Pharaoh's Position Potiphar Pot'i-Phar Price Thither
Bodyguard Bought Captain Egypt Egyptian Eunuch Executioners Guard Hand Hands Head High House Ishmaelites Ish'maelites Joseph Officer Officials Pharaoh Pharaoh's Position Potiphar Pot'i-Phar Price Thither
