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Genesis 39:7-23
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:7-23
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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23Genesis 39:1-23 · The Pulpit CommentarySunshine and shadow. I. THE BRIGHTENING SKY. The advancement of Joseph in the house of Potiphar. 1. To Joseph's sense it was a lightening in his bondage. 2. To Joseph's faith it was the smiling of Jehovah's face. 3. To…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23Genesis 39:1-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe righteous man. Again the word of the Lord tries Joseph, but not so much now as the word of prophecy, but as the word of command, the doctrine of righteousness. "The Egyptian's house is blessed for Joseph's sake." "T…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23Genesis 39:1-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryJoseph is the house of Potiphar. I. PURCHASED AS A SLAVE. 1. A sad lot. Worse even than being kidnapped by strangers, Joseph had been first sold by his brethren; carried into Egypt, he had there been exposed for sale in…Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:7-12Genesis 39:7-12 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryBeauty 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 great need to make a covena…Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:7-12Genesis 39:7-12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. A most shameful instance of impudence and immodesty in Joseph's mistress, the shame and scandal of her sex, perfectly lost to all virtue and honour, and not to be mentioned, nor thought of, without the utmos…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:7-23Genesis 39:7-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryJoseph and the wife of Potiphar. I. THE GREAT TEMPTATION. 1. The time of it. Never perhaps had Joseph's prospects been brighter since he left his father's house than towards the close of that decade of years which he sp…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23Sunshine and shadow. I. THE BRIGHTENING SKY. The advancement of Joseph in the house of Potiphar. 1. To Joseph's sense it was a lightening in his bondage. 2. To Joseph's faith it was the smiling of Jehovah's face. 3. To…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23Joseph is the house of Potiphar. I. PURCHASED AS A SLAVE. 1. A sad lot. Worse even than being kidnapped by strangers, Joseph had been first sold by his brethren; carried into Egypt, he had there been exposed for sale in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23The righteous man. Again the word of the Lord tries Joseph, but not so much now as the word of prophecy, but as the word of command, the doctrine of righteousness. "The Egyptian's house is blessed for Joseph's sake." "T…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 39:7-12Beauty 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 great need to make a covena…Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 39:7-12Here is, I. A most shameful instance of impudence and immodesty in Joseph's mistress, the shame and scandal of her sex, perfectly lost to all virtue and honour, and not to be mentioned, nor thought of, without the utmos…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:7And 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 (lasciviously) upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:7-23Joseph and the wife of Potiphar. I. THE GREAT TEMPTATION. 1. The time of it. Never perhaps had Joseph's prospects been brighter since he left his father's house than towards the close of that decade of years which he sp…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 39:10And it came to pass, as she spake—or, though she spake (Kalisch)—to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her (a euphemistic expression), or to be with her. Genesis 39:11, Genesis 39:12 And it cam…Joseph S. Exell and contributors