Psalms 105:17
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
In Context
16Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
18His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
Cross References
Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25
The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →