The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 39:13-18
Genesis 39:13-18See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock usThe false charge against JosephI.THE BOLDNESS OF IT. II. THE MALIGNITY OF IT. The vengeance of disappointed passion. III. THE ART AND CUNNING OF IT. IV. THE LESSONS OF THIS HISTORY. 1. That impurity and falsehood are closely allied. 2. That God’s saints should be patient under false accusations. 3. That we should do the thing that is right in utter disregard of all evil consequences to ourselves. (T. H. Leale.)Lessons1.... read more
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