Today, I am reading and commenting on Genesis 39-41.

I know that we say this a lot about Joseph, but I don’t think we can say it too much.  Joseph went from being his father’s favorite son to being a slave in a foreign land.  Yet, when his master’s wife threw herself at him, his response was, “How can I sin against God by accepting your offer?”  His concern was not betraying his master who had entrusted him with so much.  His concern was not with getting caught.  His concern was sinning against God, who had allowed him to be sold into slavery.  Then when he was unjustly thrown into prison because she lied about him, he did not give into self-pity.  Instead, he worked to serve God.  Then, when two of Pharaoh’s officials were in prison with him and had troubling dreams, he told them that God could interpret those dreams for them.  Even after the cupbearer was freed, Joseph languished in prison for two more years before the cupbearer brought him to the Pharaoh’s attention.  And even then he gave credit to God for interpreting the Pharaoh’s dream.  Finally, he made no effort to use his interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream to gain power.  Through all of his trials, Joseph remained dedicated to serving God.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.