Genesis 39:1 ESV

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 39:1-23

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 beginning of the story of his life and work in Egypt, we learn the secret of all his wonderful success, "Jehovah was with him." and also that, "His master saw that Jehovah was with him." In those two statements is revealed a man in circumstances which always have been calculated to degrade. He was a... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

Joseph, Servant of Potiphar Genesis 39:1-23 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 servant in Egypt. That chapter is the thirty-eighth. It seems to break the continuity of the message concerning Joseph, and yet it is vitally placed just where it is. From a prophetical viewpoint the story of Judah and his marriage to Shuah seems to us to set forth the story of Israel during the period... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 39:1-23

Joseph Is Sold Into Slavery, Resists Temptation and Strangely Prospers in Prison (Genesis 39:1-23 ). That what now happens to Joseph is in the hands of Yahweh is abundantly made clear (Genesis 38:2-3; Genesis 38:21). He is with him there in that strange land able to bring about His will. He is Lord of all the earth. Genesis 39:1 . “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh” s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 39:1-23

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 Genesis 39:1. J represents Joseph as sold to an unnamed Egyptian; the governor of the prison is also unnamed. According to E, Joseph is sold to Potiphar the captain of the guard, and attends, not as himself a prisoner, but as Potiphar’ s slave ( cf. Genesis 41:12), to the officers who are in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 39:1

The Lord was with Joseph, with his gracious presence and blessing, as this phrase is taken here, Genesis 39:21; Genesis 21:22; Genesis 26:24. He was in the house of his master: he doth not endeavour to make an escape to his father, but demeaned himself patiently and faithfully in the station into which God's providence had brought him. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 39:1-6

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, is here, for the first time, introduced into Joseph’s history.—Genesis 39:6. And he knew not aught he had, save the bread which he did eat.] Heb. Knew not anything with him. He did not insist upon a personal knowledge of his affairs, but left everything to Joseph. “But this committal of his affairs to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

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 brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him at the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down to Egypt. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man ( Genesis 39:1-2 ); "The LORD was with Joseph." This is the summation... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 39:1-23

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 the butchers, bakers, and every other class of servants in the king’s household. Genesis 39:2. The Lord was with Joseph. The Targum reads, The Word of the Lord was Joseph’s helper; that is, the Messiah. Genesis 39:7. It came to pass. In the eleventh year of Joseph’s servitude, when he... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 39:1-6

Genesis 39:1-6And Joseph was brought down to EgyptThe prosperity of Joseph in the house of his first masterI.ITS EXTRAORDINARY NATURE. Cast off by his own brethren, he rises amongst strangers to dignity and honour. II. ITS BASIS AND SECURITY. 1. His own bearing and conduct. 2. The favour of God. III. ITS LESSONS. 1. That God’s blessings and grace are with His people everywhere, and under the severest trials. 2. That God’s blessing and grace are manifest to Others (Genesis 39:3). 3. That God... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 39:1

Gen 39:1 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. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s.] See here a sweet providence, that Joseph should fall into such hands. Potiphar was provost-marshal, keeper of the king’s prisoners. And what could Joseph have wished better than this, that, since he must be a prisoner, he should be put into that... read more

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 39:1-23

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 39:1-23

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 39:1-23

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 39:1

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 39:1-6

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 39:1-23

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 39:1-6

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 39:1

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