Sunday School Lesson 1-1-12

Passage: Genesis 39:7-21

Title: God Watches over Joseph

Topic: A Life of Integrity

Lesson Outline

1.      Sexual Temptation

1.      Verses 7-12

2.      Joseph displays the quality known as Integrity despite persistent sexual temptation.

2.      Public Humiliation

1.      Verses 13-18

2.      Joseph realizing the severity of the situation flees from the master’s wife temptation. See 1^st Corinthians 10:13

3.      When none of the temptations work, the master's wife uses a different tactic so she tells a falsehood to the master that Joseph tried to lay with her.

3.      Suffering: What to do when life seems unfair

1.      Verses 19-21

2.      Take note that even when in prison God is with Joseph. Read to the end of the chapter to see.

4.      Summary:

1.      Keep God first

Background

Joseph, son of Jacob (not Joseph the husband of the Virgin Mary), eventually forms one of the 12 tribes Joseph was a dreamer, one dream was about sheaves and how his sheave is the tallest, and another was about the son and the moon and eleven stars bowing to him. Joseph being his father's favorite son, his brothers being jealous sold Joseph into slavery. We find him here in slavery in Egypt serving an Egyptian master.

Genesis 39

King James Version (KJV)

⁷And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

⁸But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

⁹There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

¹⁰And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

¹¹And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

¹²And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

¹³And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

¹⁴That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

¹⁵And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

¹⁶And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

¹⁷And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

¹⁸And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

¹⁹And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

²⁰And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

²¹But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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