Passage: Genesis 39:1-41:57
Here we see
Joseph‘s rise, fall and rise again as he ends up in
Egypt. We see the Lord continue to uphold him, and he follows
God by not wanting to sin against Him.
We see
Joseph wrongfully thrown into prison, yet he continues to find favour, and even when he is forgotten, he remains true to
God and
God continues to bless him and his work.
When
Potiphar’s Wife tempts
Joseph, I really want to read that as an example of sin. I’m not sure if that is a completely right reading of the text, but it seems like that’s the way sin works; it keeps coming at us, and at us. I admire the way in which
Joseph handles it was well, by completely avoiding it, and fleeing from her/it’s grip…
The other thing I noticed as I reflected on these chapters is that
God is still carrying out the promise of blessing, not just to
Joseph, but also to those who are with him.
