Tag Archives: Genesis 39

one step closer to the reason

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 39:21 – 40:8 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and stretched out his faithful love to him and gave him favor in the eyes of the keeper of the round house. 22 And the keeper of the round … Continue reading →

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The servant, whom you have brought among us

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 39:11-20 11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work, while none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12 she caught him by his cloak, saying, “Lie with me.” … Continue reading →

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but he refused

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 39:1-10 Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguards, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 The LORD was with Joseph, … Continue reading →

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Joseph: Potiphar’s wife

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 39.  The ironies of Joseph’s story are many.  Here is a man that God has destined for greatness – yet he winds up exiled from his people in a foreign land.  He is “handsome in form and appearance” yet … Continue reading →

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the LORD was with him

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

Gen. 39. What was it that allowed Joseph to maintain his integrity while all those terrible things happened to him? How was he able to keep bitterness and cynicism from spoiling his attitude and destroying his witness? One clue to … Continue reading →

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