[12] And she caught him
by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand,
and fled, and got him out. [13] And
it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand,
and was fled forth, [14] That she called
unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought
in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and
I cried with a loud voice: [15] And
it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that
he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. [16]
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. [17]
And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant,
which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: [18]
And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his
garment with me, and fled out. [19]
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which
she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that
his wrath was kindled.
When she laid hold on him, he left his garment in her
hand - He would not stay to parley with the temptation, but flew out from
it with the utmost abhorrence, he left his garment as one escaping for
his life.
[20] And Joseph's master took
him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were
bound: and he was there in the prison.
Where the king's prisoners were bound - Potiphar, it
is likely, chose that prison because it was the worst; for there the irons
entered into the soul, Psalms 105:18, but God designed it to pave the way
to his enlargement. Our Lord Jesus, like Joseph was bound, and numbered
with the transgressors.
[21] But the LORD was with Joseph,
and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of
the prison. [22] And the keeper of
the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the
prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. [23]
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand;
because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it
to prosper.
But the Lord was with Joseph and shewed him mercy. God
despiseth not his prisoners, Psalms 69:33. No gates nor bars can shut out
his gracious presence from his people. God gave him favour in the sight
of the keeper of the prison - God can raise up friends for his people even
where they little expect them. The keeper saw that God was with him, and
that every thing prospered under his hand, and therefore intrusted him
with the management of the affairs of the prison.
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