Joseph is sent to prison after saying no to Potiphar's wife.
Scripture is Genesis 39.
We are
learning about Joseph and today we will learn that he was faithful to God and
God was with him. God blessed everything Joseph did. Joseph was taken to Egypt because
of his brother’s jealousy. Joseph had 11 brothers that were upset because their
father Jacob gave him a coat of many colors. They did not get one. Then Joseph
had two dreams that showed his brothers bowing down to him. They didn’t like
that either.
They decided
to kill him, but changed the plan. They put him in a pit (water well) and when
some Midianite traders passed by, the brothers sold Joseph to them. The traders
took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar. He was a captain of the guard
and officer of Pharaoh (the king or ruler of Egypt). Todays scripture is
Genesis 39.
God was with
Joseph and the work that he did for Potiphar was very successful. Potiphar
could see that God was with Joseph. Everything he did prospered and Joseph
served Potiphar. Potiphar approved of Joseph because he did so well. Potiphar
made Joseph overseer (manager) of his house and Joseph had authority over everything
Potiphar had. God blessed Potiphar’s house and land because Joseph was put in
charge of it.
Joseph was
handsome and Potiphar’s wife noticed this. She asked Joseph to spend time with
her. He refused saying that her husband depended on him and he was given more
authority than anyone else in the house. Joseph said he wasn’t going to abuse
that trust or sin against God. She asked him day after day and Joseph refused
her every time.
One day, he
was alone in the house with her. He was doing his daily work in the house. She
caught him by his clothes, but he ran outside leaving her holding his garments.
She called another worker in and lied to him. She said she shouted loud when
Joseph came to her, and he ran leaving his garment behind.
She told
Potiphar the same thing when he came home. He became angry and put Joseph in
prison. It was a place where the king’s prisoners were kept. But, God showed Joseph
compassion again. Joseph was given authority over all the prisoners that were
there. The prisoners did what Joseph said. The person in charge of the prison
didn’t question anything Joseph did. God was with him and “whatever Joseph did,
the Lord made it prosper.”
So, Joseph
is in prison for something he didn’t do. But God was with him and he stayed
faithful.
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