Ge 39:1-23. JOSEPH IN POTIPHAR'S HOUSE.
1. Potiphar--This name, Potiphar, signifies one "devoted to the
sun," the local deity of On or Heliopolis, a circumstance which fixes
the place of his residence in the Delta, the district of Egypt
bordering on Canaan.
officer--literally, "prince of the Pharoah"--that is, in the
service of government.
captain of the guard--The import of the original term has been
variously interpreted, some considering it means "chief cook," others,
"chief inspector of plantations"; but that which seems best founded is
"chief of the executioners," the same as the captain of the watch, the
zabut of modern Egypt [WILKINSON].
bought him . . . of the Ishmaelites--The age,
appearance, and intelligence of the Hebrew slave would soon cause him
to be picked up in the market. But the unseen, unfelt influence of the
great Disposer drew the attention of Potiphar towards him, in order
that in the house of one so closely connected with the court, he might
receive that previous training which was necessary for the high office
he was destined to fill, and in the school of adversity learn the
lessons of practical wisdom that were to be of greatest utility and
importance in his future career. Thus it is that when God has any
important work to be done, He always prepares fitting agents to
accomplish it.
JFB.
Outline
1 God is with Joseph
4 Joseph is made overseer in Potiphar's house
7 Joseph resists his master's wife's temptation
13 Jospeh is falsely accused
20 Joseph is cast into prison
21 God Is with him.
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