pastord writes "Upon arriving in Egypt Joseph is sold as a slave. On the positive side Joseph is sold to a powerful and rich man, so life is pretty secure, on the down side he is still a slave. This boy who had servants in his father’s household now is a servant. Joseph prospers in his new situation. God is with him to bless his master for all of Joe’s hard work. Good slaves being difficult to find, Potiphar promotes Joseph to steward of his entire household and gives no more thought to running his own estates. Through no fault of his own Joseph become the target of Potipar’s wife. She desires him and will not take no for an answer. When Joseph runs from her perfect seduction setup, she accuses him of the very thing he refused to do and Potiphar throws Joseph in jail for attempting to rape his wife. Some take his refusal to execute Joseph but only jailing him as Potiphar questioning his wife’s story. Even in his descent to jail Joseph retains God’s favor. Throughout this passage we are reminded that everywhere he went, God was with Joseph. In the prison Joe quickly becomes the warden’s right hand man and practically runs the place. But once again all the upside in the world does not erase the fact that he is in prison. Joseph‘s trials did not mean that God abandoned him. Your own trials do not mean that God has abandoned you. He is still there and He still loves you.
Without Wax,
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