God's favour - Part 1

Psalm 5:12
Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.


The Oxford Dictionary defines favour as to give an unfairly preferential treatment to someone, or to work to the advantage of someone.
The Free Dictionary defines favour as to promote one over another, give an advantage to; or to consider one as the favourite.


God grants the righteous, those who are in right standing with Him, advantage over others. The righteous receives preferential treatment from God, this trickles down to man. Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.


Joseph had so much favour with God and man. His father Jacob, also known as Israel, loved him more than his brothers, causing hatred for him to brew in the hearts of his brothers - Genesis 37:3-4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.


The favour on Joseph's life gave him an advantage over others, yet it also brought him so much trouble because others envied him, and betrayed him. Joseph was sold as a slave by his brothers and ended up in Potiphar house , even there, he was shown great favour. Genesis 39:2-6 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.



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