June 2024

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