Skipping Gen 38, but coming back to it in a few weeks

Joseph
Sold as a

in Egypt to the captain of the guard

1). Work - Lord was with him

Colossians and Ephesians - slaves
Glorify God
The lowest kind of work can bring glory to God

Becomes the master of the house

2). Questions about Temptation

What is

on?
This feals especially unfair
After all he’d been through…

For Joseph
Trauma wasn’t a good

After all, this is how this works generationally
One after another
That’s why we don’t judge Potifar’s wife

Just because it feels good doesn’t make it

…and in the long run, it actually makes us slaves

Joseph was living as a slave, but was a free person - because he knew God
If he had said yes to her, he would have finally and fully become a slave

Sin traps us, promises us

things
Makes us take a good desire and

Reveal Answer

it to serve something else
Usually ourselves
We become slaves

What are we to do?

Paul speaks of temptation

12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. —1 Cor 10:12-14

Wrongly quoted
Not life won’t give you more than you can bear
We die

Temptation
Common to man
God is faithful - not you
He won’t let you be tempted beyond what you can bear

Paul says -

Joseph - fled

We want to court it, control it
Sin isn’t a toy - its a potential master, and it wants to make us slaves

See it, flee it

How can we do this?

Especially when we keep messing up

Paul says something nuts
God is

Jesus, the new and better Joseph

He was tempted…from the wilderness to the cross
Unlimited power, complete trauma - never bent it towards himself
He was crushed by our sin
He died…but rose in victory

Gospel not - go be Joseph
Gospel is - Jesus was your Joseph

14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. —Hebrews 4:14-16

Confidence not in our own

Confidence to

the Throne of grace
Grace and mercy in our time of need

Flee, run

But now we have a place to go

Reveal Answer

to the throne of grace and mercy

Jesus - there everytime
He can sympathize
He was victorious
We have his victory

That’s why temptation can never overtake us
That’s why we have the power and wisdom to flee from sin
Run to Christ