There are few stories from ancient times that have been repeated in clay tablets, papyrus, radio, or television than this one.
Joseph was taken to Egypt where he was bought by his master. God had multiplied Joseph’s abilities and power to the point he was the promoted to the overseer of his master’s house. Joseph had skills that were from God.
Everyone liked and respected Joseph’s abilities. Especially his master’s wife.
You guessed it, she tried her best to cast a web on Joseph. Every time she saw him she begged him to come to her bed. But Joseph was a godly man who knew better and did his best to keep his distance from her.
One day Joseph had business to do in the masters house. Looking around he saw there were no men in the house. The masters wife saw him and grabbed his robe begging him to lie with her. Jacob ran out of the house leaving only his robe in her hands.
“A woman scorned”, as the saying goes. The masters wife told the men that the master had brought a Hebrew into the house and he had tried to have his way with her. Her screams, she said, had frightened the Hebrew away.
Joseph’s master did not have him killed, as you would expect. Instead he had him put in prison. Prisons, even in modern times, can just be a place to linger and eventually die.
God was with Joseph in the pit of his brothers and promoted to the overseer of a highly placed Egyptian. Now he is in the lowliest prison in Egypt. What happens next will amaze you. Stay tuned.
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