Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, (f) Lie with me.
(f) In this word he declares the purpose she was working towards.
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, (f) Lie with me.
(f) In this word he declares the purpose she was working towards.
- Joseph in Potiphar’s House According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph in his twenty-fourth. Here, then, we go back seven y...
CHAPTER 39 JOSEPH IN EGYPT _ 1. In Potiphar's house (Genesis 39:1)_ 2. Tempted by Potiphar's wife (Genesis 39:7) 3. Joseph in prison (Genesis 39:19) Potiphar, the master of Joseph, was an officer
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 Genes...
2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45). 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...
_AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS, THAT HIS MASTER'S WIFE CAST HER EYES UPON JOSEPH; AND SHE SAID, LIE WITH ME._ His master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph. Egyptian women were not kept in the...
39:7 cast (a-13) Lit. 'raised.'...
JOSEPH IN THE HOUSE OF POTIPHAR 5. Overseer] rather, 'house-steward.'...
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 Jose...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 39 JOSEPH IN POTIPHAR’S HOUSE V1 The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt. Now Potiphar was an Egyptian. He was an officer of *Pharaoh, who was the k...
וַ יְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַ דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ אֵ֔לֶּה
JOSEPH IN PRISON Genesis 39:1 "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life."- James 1:12 DRAMATISTS and novelists, who make it their busines...
JOSEPH IN POTIPHAR'S HOUSE Genesis 39:1 Ungodly families and employers owe more than they realize to the presence in their homes and businesses of those who love God; for God comes with His servants....
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 beginnin...
FLEEING FROM TEMPTATION"And Joseph was handsome in form and appearance." This simple statement at the end of verse six introduces the reason for another serious problem which was to arise in Joseph's...
_Many days. About 10 years; as Joseph was 30, three years after this. (Calmet)_...
Proverbs 16:7 Sweet argument this! It was a sin against himself. It was a sin even against his mistress! It was a sin against a kind master. But he passeth all these by as of lesser consideration, to...
2 Peter 2:14....
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
7._Lie with me _(145) Moses only briefly touches upon the chief points, and the sum of the things he relates. For there is no doubt that this impure woman endeavored, by various arts, to allure the pi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41. What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all the...
AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS,.... After he was the overseer of his house; in which office, after he had been some time, so it was THAT HIS MASTER'S WIFE CAST HER EYES UPON JOSEPH; he being...
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. Ver. 7. _After these things._] After he had been ten or eleven years in that house...
1 Ioseph aduanced in Potiphars house. 7 Hee resisteth his mistresses temptation. 13 He is falsly accused. 19 Hee is cast in prison. 21 God is with him there. 1 AND Ioseph was brought downe to Egy...
JOSEPH FLEES FROM TEMPTATION...
And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. With lustful persuasions, continued for some time, she tried to lead him to commit f...
THIRD SECTION _Joseph in Potiphar’s house and in prison. His sufferings on account of his virtue, and his apparent destruction._ GENESIS 39:1-23 1And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar,...
JOSEPH--A SUFFERER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS How good it is to turn from Judah's sordid history to consider Joseph's history of faithful devotedness to the Lord! The deepest blessing for us in this is of cour...
7-12 Beauty either in men or women, often proves a snare both to themselves and others. This forbids pride in it, and requires constant watchfulness against the temptation that attends it. We have gr...
She CAST HER EYES UPON JOSEPH, in a lascivious and unchaste manner. See JOB 31:1 MATTHEW 5:28 2 PETER 2:14....
In Genesis 1:23 Satan uses Potiphar's wife, and in Genesis 1:23 he uses Pharaoh's chief butler. The former he used to put Joseph into the dungeon; and the latter he used to keep him there, through his...
Genesis 39:7 after H310 things H1697 masters H113 wife H802 cast H5375 (H8799) eyes H5869 Joseph H3130 said...
JOSEPH IS SOLD INTO SLAVERY, RESISTS TEMPTATION AND STRANGELY PROSPERS IN PRISON (GENESIS 39:1). That what now happens to Joseph is in the hands of Yahweh is abundantly made clear (Genesis 38:2; Genes...
CONTENTS: Joseph tested in Egypt in the house of Potiphar. CHARACTERS: Joseph, Potiphar, Potiphar's wife, prison keeper. CONCLUSION: Loyalty to God may bring a believer into serious testings but the...
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...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 39:1 In Egypt, Joseph maintains his integrity by refusing to lie with Potiphar’s wife, which results in his being wrongfully imprisoned. ⇐...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 39:6 HANDSOME IN FORM AND APPEARANCE echoes Genesis 29:17, which describes Joseph’s mother Rachel. Joseph recognizes that to give in to Poti
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 39:9. Sin against God.] Joseph uses the common name for God in addressing this Egyptian.— GENESIS 39:11. ABOUT THIS TIME.] Heb. _At this day._ The day on which the occurrenc...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 39:7 AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS,—Joseph had by this time been nearly ten years in Potiphar's house (vide Genesis 41:46)—THAT HIS MASTER'S WIFE CAST HER EYES (lascivious...
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 br...
A.M. 2285. B.C. 1719. cast. Genesis 6:2 Job 31:1 Psalms 119:37 Ezekiel 23:5 Ezekiel
JOSEPH, SERVANT OF POTIPHAR Genesis 39:1 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 servan...
JOSEPH REJECTED BY HIS BRETHREN Genesis 37:20 _-Genesis 39:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we proceed to consider Joseph, as rejected of his brethren, there will be discovered an outline of Christ rejected...