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13 | What is so mysterious about an Egyptian Guard?

In this podcast we are going to discuss one of the strangest passages found in the Bible — Genesis 39:1-5 — and how a proper understanding of this passage helps us identify the pharaoh of the Exodus.

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The Mystery of The Egyptian Guard

Español: El misterio del guardian Egipcio There are many theories on who the Pharaoh of the Exodus was. While some look to archaeology for the answer, the Bible provides very clear clues on his identity. To determine who the Pharaoh was, we must first decipher a mysterious passage in Genesis: 1. Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. 2. The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. 3. Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and how the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4. So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he put in his charge. 5. It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his …