Genesis 39:1-6 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian… 1. God's favour to His servants maketh them to be favoured by men. 2. Grace in the eyes of men and rulers justly gotten, is a blessing desirable here below. 3. A gracious Joseph may be an Egyptian's favourite. 4. Favour with men of place usually draws favourites nearer to themselves. 5. Gradual is the preferment which Providence ordereth to His saints from men. 6. Grace, prudence, and fidelity win hearts of great men to trust strangers rather than their own. 7. Providence ordereth lowest slavery the way to greatest oversight in greatest charges (ver. 4). 8. The time of doing good and lifting up saints, is the time of good to them that do it. 9. Jehovah himself rewardeth the good done unto His servants. 10. All outward blessings in the house and in the field are the blessings of God. 11. The gracious ones of God are the means of procuring blessing to all where they dwell. 12. Those rulers best provide for families, and states, who commit affairs to faithful ones (ver. 5). 13. Faithfulness in servants worketh confidence in their rulers. 14. It is the rare commendation of gracious servants, that the hearts of masters may be secure in them. (G. Hughes, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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