Psalm 105:16-19 Part 1 of 2

He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,

    cutting off its food supply.

Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them--

    Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

They bruised his feet with fetters

    and placed his neck in an iron collar.

Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,

    the LORD tested Joseph's character.

 

He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

Genesis 12:10  At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt where he lived as a foreigner.  

(see verses 1-10)

Genesis 41:30  "But afterward there will be seven years of famine so great that all the prosperity will be forgotten in Egypt."  (see verses 1-32)

 

Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 

Genesis 37:28  So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite leaders, came by, Joseph's brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.  (see all chapter 37)

Genesis 39:1  When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.

Genesis 39:4-5  This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master's household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar's household for Joseph's sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.  (see verses 1-6)

Genesis 39:8-9  But Joseph refused, "Look," he told her, "my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God."  (see verses 7-18)

 

They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. 

Genesis 39:19-20  Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife's story about how Joseph had treated her. So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and there he remained.

Genesis 39:23  The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The LORD was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.  (see verses 19-23)

  

(parentheses are mine)

 

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