"HE NEVER CONSENTED" -Conclusion

 She picked a moment when the servants were all out of the house. She knew that Joseph would have to come inside in order to do his work. When he did, she sprung her trap. Grabbing hold of his garment, she made her plea one last time: "lie with me!"  Joseph acted quickly. Wrenching away from her grasp, he pulled back-but she held fast to his garment.  He twisted free, leaving it behind in her hands. And then he fled! - GENESIS 39:11. 

We might be reminded of the apostle Paul's inspired counsel: "Flee from sexual immorality!" (1 Corinthians 6:18) What an example Joseph set for all true Christians! Life may force us into proximity with those who have no regard for God's moral laws, but that does not mean that we have to give in to wrong influences. Whatever the cost we must flee.

In Joseph's case. the cost was high. Potiphar's wife wanted revenge.  She immediately began screaming, summoning the other servants in the house. She claimed that Joseph had attempted to rape her and had then run off when she screamed. She kept the incriminating garment and waited for her husband's return.  When Potiphar came home, she presented the same lie, implying that it was her husband's fault for bringing this foreigner into their home. Potiphar's reaction? We read: "His anger blazed"!  He turned Joseph over to the prison to have him incarcerated. - GENESIS 39:13-20.

Next time: "WITH FETTERS THEY BOUND HIS FEET"

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