Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Joseph was his father's favorite child and because of that, his brother's hated him. One day they ganged up on him and threw him into a pit. Midianite merchants came and found Joseph and lifted him out of the pit. They sold him for twenty pieces of silver to Ishmeelites who took Joseph into Egypt. Potiphar, who was an officer of Pharaoh's and captain of Pharaoh's guard bought Joseph as a slave. Thus, Potiphar became Joseph's master or owner. Because Potiphar was captain of Pharaoh's guard, it stands to reason that he was prosperous and well paid and thus, able to afford to buy a slave. The King James version of the Bible says Potiphar "saw that the Lord was with him [Joseph] and that he made all that he did to prosper in his hand" (Gen. 39:3). In other words, Potiphar is a perceptive individual. He sees that Joseph does everything well and has good judgment. Joseph, meanwhile, appears determined to make something good come from his situtation. He works hard and takes good care of Potiphar's home and business. Because of his honest efforts, Potiphar gives him more and more control over his affairs. "He made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand" (Gen. 39:3). Potiphar trusts Joseph to
Joseph is a good example of many Bible stories in which the main character experiences hardship and persecution from people around him, but God rewards his obedience. Daniel, for example, continues his pious prayers to God, despite a law having been passed against it, and is rewarded with safety in the lion's den. However, Joseph being the man he is, he manages to prosper in prison as well. Apparently, she is lonely and dissatisfied, however, because she begins to want Joseph for her lover. The Bible says she "cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me" (Gen. do a good job and look after his interests. " Potiphar's wife, angry (and a "woman scorned" now) calls the men of the house and maliciously accuses Joseph of trying to rape her. One day when there is no one in the house but the two of them, she catches hold of him "by his garment" and again insists, "Lie with me. We do not know her name, unfortunately, or exactly what her relationship with Potiphar is like. " Joseph may have been tempted at this point because he literally runs away from her, "and he left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth. Joseph is undoubtedly younger than Potiphar is, and she is attracted to him.
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