Psalms 105:17
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
In Context
16He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
18They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
Cross References
Genesis 37:27Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
Genesis 37:36The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
Genesis 45:4Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
Genesis 45:7God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
Acts 7:9“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. 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 →