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them to be pitied even of those that carry them captive, Ps 106:46.
[2.] To Joseph's fitness for business. The keeper saw that God was with him, and that everything prospered under his hand; and therefore entrusted him with the management of the affairs of the prison, Ge 39:22, 23. Note, Wisdom and virtue will shine in the narrowest spheres. A good man will do good wherever he is, and will be a blessing even in bonds and banishment; for the Spirit of the Lord is not bound nor banished, witness St. Paul, Php 1:12, 13.
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 anyt hing that was under his
hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Genesis -40
Joseph Interprets the Prisoners’ Dreams
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of
Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of
the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The world stands for the sake of the church, and is governed for its good. Observe,
1. Two of the great officers of Pharaoh's court, having offended the king, are committed to prison.
Note, High places are slippery places; nothing more uncertain than the favour of princes. Those that make God's favour their