Genesis 39:1-7 ALT - And Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, courtier of Pharaoh, the high chamberlain, an Egyptian man, bought him from the hands of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph and he was a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and all that he did the LORD made succeed in his hand, 4 and Joseph found favor in his eyes and he ministered to him, and he put him in charge of his house, and all that he had he placed in his hands. 5 And it happened from the time he put him in charge of his house and of all he had, that the LORD had blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake and the LORD’s blessing was on all that he had in house and field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hands, and he gave no thought to anything with him there save the bread he ate. And Joseph was comely in features and comely to look at. 7 And it happened after these things that his master’s wife raised her eyes to Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”
Joseph Deals with Temptation
- He tried to
Genesis 39:8-9 ALT - And he refused. And he said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master has given no thought with me here to what is in the house, and all that he has he has placed in my hands. 9 He is not greater in this house than I, and he has held back nothing from me except you, as you are his wife, and how could I do this great evil and give offense to God?”
- He tried to continually
Genesis 39:10 ALT - And so she spoke to Joseph day after day, and he would not listen to her, to lie by her, to be with her.
- He tried to
Genesis 39:11-23 ALT - And it happened, on one such day, that he came into the house to perform his task, and there was no man of the men of the house there in the house. 12 And she seized him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” And he left his garment in her hand and he fled and went out. 13 And so, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside, 14 she called out to the people of the house and said to them, saying, “See, he has brought us a Hebrew man to play with us. He came into me to lie with me and I called out in a loud voice, 15 and so, when he heard me raise my voice and call out, he left his garment by me and fled and went out.” 16 And she laid out his garment by her until his master returned to his house. 17 And she spoke to him things of this sort, saying, “The Hebrew slave came into me, whom you brought us, to play with me. 18 And so, when I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment by me and fled outside.” 19 And it happened, when his master heard his wife’s words which she spoke to him, saying, ‘“Things of this sort your slave has done to me,” he became incensed. 20 And Joseph’s master took him and placed him in the prison-house, the place where the king’s prisoners were held. And he was there in the prison-house, 21 and God was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison-house warden. 22 And the prison-house warden placed in Joseph’s hands all the prisoners who were in the prison-house, and all that they were to do there, it was he who did it. 23 The prison house warden had to see to nothing that was in his hands, as the LORD was with him, and whatever he did, the LORD made succeed.
Genesis 39:2-4 ALT - And the LORD was with Joseph and he was a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and all that he did the LORD made succeed in his hand, 4 and Joseph found favor in his eyes and he ministered to him, and he put him in charge of his house, and all that he had he placed in his hands.
The Theme of Suffering
- God is
1 Peter 4:12 ESV - Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- God causes us to
2 Corinthians 4:8-10 ESV* - We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
- You might suffer for doing
Philippians 1:29 ESV - For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake
Practical Considerations
- Don’t give things to your children too
- Pray not to be led into
Matthew 6:13 ESV - And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Be
Proverbs 10:22 ESV - The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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