Genesis 39:1-23
JOSEPH IN THE HOUSE OF POTIPHAR 5. Overseer] rather, 'house-steward.'... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSEPH IN THE HOUSE OF POTIPHAR 5. Overseer] rather, 'house-steward.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Potiphar left everything under Joseph's control except his own food. There may be here an allusion to the strict caste laws of Egypt: cp. Genesis 43:32; Genesis 46:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
Joseph was yet but a youth, when temptations are strongest, and he was far removed from all the restraining influences of home. But He who was 'the fear of Isaac' (Genesis 31:42) was 'the fear of Joseph 'also, and his resolute resistance to temptation teaches that the prospect of earthly advantage o... [ Continue Reading ]
WOTTETH] RV 'knoweth.'... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SIN AGAINST GOD] Other passages (e.g. Genesis 40:8; Genesis 41:16; Genesis 41:51; Genesis 42:18; Genesis 50:19) show that Joseph 'made the consciousness of God's presence and intervention in his affairs, a vital principle of his actions, the law of his life': cp. Nehemiah 5:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
It is probable from the lightness of Joseph's punishment that Potiphar was not altogether convinced of his steward's guilt.... [ Continue Reading ]