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For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
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Defending Yourself with Grace
Commentators highlight Joseph's remarkable wisdom. He says he was "stolen" without accusing his brothers and asserts his innocence in Egypt without slandering Potiphar's wife. Scholars see this as a model for how to defend ourselves: focus on proving our own innocence without needlessly speaking ill of others.
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18th Century
Theologian
An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep Joseph's heart in calm tranquility. There is a God above, and that God is with him. …
19th Century
Bishop
I was stolen. —Joseph here speaks only generally, as his purpose was to arouse the sympathy of the Egyptian by informing him that …
17th Century
Pastor
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, &c.] Not the whole land of Canaan, so called, either from th…
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Minister
It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, but rather their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden spirits. Joseph had…