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Last Sunday we established five central, overarching truths about the story of Joseph essential to our understanding of his plight. Let me quickly recap them: One… From the very beginning it was clear God had a very important plan for Joseph’s life. Two… A portion of this plan had been revealed to Joseph through a divine revelation (two specific dreams).



Three… Regardless of whatever would transpire in his life, Joseph was continually loved by his Father. Which is important to keep in mind for it’s also undeniable that Four… God’s sovereign-will specifically yielded incredible suffering, and that Five… Joseph’s faithfulness and obedience not only failed to temper the severity of his circumstances, but in actuality ended up being the very reason his suffering continued and often increased.



As we dive into Genesis 39 Joseph’s story has gone from bad to worse. As mentioned last Sunday… Sold into slavery by his own brothers, Joseph has been taken down into Egypt against his will and sold again to an influential man by the name of Potiphar. Note: Potiphar worked directly for Pharaoh and was likely the captain of the Egyptian police.



Not only has Joseph been stripped of his status as his father’s favorite son, but he now finds himself as a common slave required to serve the fickle whims of a pagan master. And while no one would blame Joseph for possessing a sour attitude, we see the opposite reaction.



First, Joseph cedes that while this situation was not what he would have planned for himself if God allowed it there had to be an important reason. Then, with that perspective in mind, Joseph sets about making the most out of this unfortunate turn of events. With time Joseph eventually proves himself faithful and gains the trust of his master Potiphar.



In a twist… Because God was blessing Joseph, Potiphar recognizes he’s being blessed by default. As such he does the wise thing by not only promoting Joseph to “overseer” over his entire household, but verse 6 informs us that Potiphar’s trust in Joseph was so complete he “left all that he had in Joseph’s hand and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate.” Though still a slave Joseph is a freedman within Potiphar’s home.



Genesis 39:6-9, “Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, ‘Lie with me.’ But he refused and said to his master’s wife, ‘Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?’”



This phrase that “Joseph was handsome in form and appearance” is interesting. The idea is that Joseph had a good-looking face and possessed a rocking bod. Eugene Peterson paraphrases this verse as “Joseph was a strikingly handsome man.” Note: We only find this statement used to describe two other men in Scripture… King David and his son Absalom.


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