Genesis 39 follows Joseph from Potiphar’s household to an Egyptian prison - elevated by God’s favor, then falsely accused and locked away, yet never abandoned by the LORD.
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Joseph was brought down to Egypt Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh’s the captain of the guard An Egyptian bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites That had brought him down there
The LORD was with Joseph and he was a prosperous man He was in the house of his master the Egyptian His master saw that the LORD was with him And that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand Joseph found favour in his sight He ministered to him and Potiphar made him overseer over his house
And all that he had he put into his hand From the time that he made him overseer in his house And over all that he had the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake The LORD’s blessing was on all that he had In the house and in the field He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand
He did not concern himself with anything Except for the food which he ate Joseph was well-built and handsome After these things his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph And she said lie with me
But he refused and said to his master’s wife Behold my master does not know what is with me in the house And he has put all that he has into my hand No one is greater in this house than I am And he has not kept back anything from me but you Because you are his wife
How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God? As she spoke to Joseph day by day He did not listen to her to lie by her or to be with her About this time he went into the house to do his work And there were none of the men of the house inside She caught him by his garment saying lie with me
He left his garment in her hand and ran outside When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand And had run outside she called to the men of her house and spoke to them saying Behold he has brought a Hebrew in to us to mock us He came in to me to lie with me and I cried with a loud voice When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried He left his garment by me and ran outside
She spoke to him according to these words saying The Hebrew servant whom you have brought to us came in to me to mock me And as I lifted up my voice and cried He left his garment by me and ran outside When his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him saying This is what your servant did to me his wrath was kindled
Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison The place where the king’s prisoners were bound And he was there in custody But the LORD was with Joseph and showed kindness to him And gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison
The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand All the prisoners who were in the prison Whatever they did there he was responsible for it The keeper of the prison did not look after anything That was under his hand Because the LORD was with him
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