Gênesis 39:2

2 O SENHOR estava com José, de modo que este prosperou e passou a morar na casa do seu senhor egípcio.

Gênesis 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.

Gênesis 39:2 In-Context

1 José havia sido levado para o Egito, onde o egípcio Potifar, oficial do faraó e capitão da guarda, comprou-o dos ismaelitas que o tinham levado para lá.

2 O SENHOR estava com José, de modo que este prosperou e passou a morar na casa do seu senhor egípcio.

3 Quando este percebeu que o SENHOR estava com ele e que o fazia prosperar em tudo o que realizava,

4 agradou-se de José e tornou-o administrador de seus bens. Potifar deixou a seu cuidado a sua casa e lhe confiou tudo o que possuía.

5 Desde que o deixou cuidando de sua casa e de todos os seus bens, o SENHOR abençoou a casa do egípcio por causa de José. A bênção do SENHOR estava sobre tudo o que Potifar possuía, tanto em casa como no campo.