391 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt ; and Potiphar , an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh , the captain of the bodyguard , bought him from the Ishmaelites , who had taken him down there . 2 The Lord was with Joseph , so he became a successful man . And he was in the house of his master , the Egyptian . 3 Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand . 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant ; and he made him overseer over his house , and all that he owned he put in his charge . 5 It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned , the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph ; thus the Lord'S blessing was upon all that he owned , in the house and in the field . 6 So he left everything he owned in Joseph's charge ; and with him there he did not concern himself with anything except e the food which he ate . Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 39:1-6
Commentary on Genesis 39:1-6
(Read Genesis 39:1-6)
Our enemies may strip us of outward distinctions and ornaments; but wisdom and grace cannot be taken from us. They may separate us from friends, relatives, and country; but they cannot take from us the presence of the Lord. They may shut us from outward blessings, rob us of liberty, and confine us in dungeons; but they cannot shut us out from communion with God, from the throne of grace, or take from us the blessings of salvation. Joseph was blessed, wonderfully blessed, even in the house where he was a slave. God's presence with us, makes all we do prosperous. Good men are the blessings of the place where they live; good servants may be so, though mean and lightly esteemed. The prosperity of the wicked is, one way or other, for the sake of the godly. Here was a wicked family blessed for the sake of one good servant in it.