Genesis 39:2

2 And Yahweh was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

Genesis 39:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 39:2

And the Lord was with Joseph
Blessing him with his gracious presence, with discoveries of his love, and communion with himself, though destitute of the means of grace and ordinances of worship he enjoyed in his father's house; favouring him with bodily health, and protecting him from all evils and enemies: and he was a prosperous man;
in worldly things, and which was owing to the presence of God with him, and his blessing on him: and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian;
he continued there, and did not attempt to make his escape; or his employment lay chiefly, if not altogether, in the house, and herein he was prosperous, and continued to be so as long as he was in it; the Jews ^F14 say, he remained here twelve months. Near the pyramids built in the neighbourhood of Memphis, as is affirmed unanimously by the ancients, to this day is shown a hill, on which they say the house of Potiphar was built, whose servant the patriarch Joseph was, and some of the rubbish of the bricks are yet to be seen ^F15.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 2. p. 5.
F15 Jablonski de Terra Goshen, Dissert. 6. sect. 6.

Genesis 39:2 In-Context

1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, commander of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

2 And Yahweh was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

3 And his master observed that Yahweh [was] with him, and everything that [was] in his hand to do Yahweh made successful.

4 And Joseph found favor in his eyes and he served him. Then he appointed him over his house and all that he owned he put into his hand.

5 And it happened [that] from the time he appointed him over his house and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph. And the blessing of Yahweh was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.