June 2, 2024

Run a quick scan through Genesis 39, and the story seems straightforward.  Joseph is sold to Potiphar and finds success.  Potiphar trusts Joseph.  Potiphar’s wife seduces Joseph. Joseph refuses the seduction and is framed. Joseph is thrown in prison. But pump the brakes for a second. If you read between the lines, it seems there’s […]

I’m not one to armchair quarterback someone else’s life (most times). I don’t like it when people do it to me, so why would I do it to someone else? I don’t have all the relevant info, so how accurate can my assessment be anyway? That being said, I’m going to do that with Joseph

When we talk about Joseph and Potiphar, we almost immediately jump to a third character: Potiphar’s wife. She is, after all, the one who lusts after Joseph and, when she’s rebuffed, frames him for rape (Genesis 39:7-18). But take a second and think about just the relationship between Joseph and Potiphar. The first six verses

It’s hard to imagine what went through Joseph’s mind as he was sold into slavery. Imagine a group of foreign slave traders throwing you into the back of an oxcart, shackles placed firmly around your wrists, as they then hand over a few hundred bucks to your brothers who clearly valued that cash more than