1Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
3When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did, 4Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant.
Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned. 5From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field. 6So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Joseph was seventeen years old when he was sold into slavery.
“Externally it did not always appear that God was with him, for he did not always seem to be a prosperous man; but when you come to look into the inmost soul of this servant of God, you see his true likeness—he lived in communion with the Most High, and God blessed him.” (Spurgeon)
“And the LORD was with Joseph”...
“When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did”...
What is striking to me is Joseph was the slave, he was told when to get up, when to go to bed, but the Lord was with him. Then look at his brothers who slept in their own beds and did as they pleased but slept and lived with a terrible secret of what they did to their brother.
Who was the real slave?
Joseph lived with Potiphar for eleven years and in that time the Lord was preparing him for administration of a country. He had “on the job” training in the administration of his masters household and all that his master owned.
The Lord had given Joseph the spiritual gift of administration.
What spiritual gift did He give you?
Blessings, David
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