Genesis 39:7–18
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Every man lives his life on two battlefields simultaneously. The first is the external world of circumstances, of promotions and betrayals, of favor and affliction. The second is the internal world of the heart, the mind, the will. It is the battleground of temptation, integrity, and faith. The great error of our therapeutic age, and a great many Christians have been taken captive by it, is to believe that the external battle is the one that truly matters. A man can be a king in Jerusalem and be the most pathetic slave in the world. Joseph, in our text today, is a case study in this principle. Externally, his circumstances have improved dramatically from the pit his brothers threw him in. He has gone from betrayed brother to beloved slave, from the pit to Potiphar's penthouse. The Lord is with him, and everything he touches prospers.