Genesis 39
9 There 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?
Here we have Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel). He is being confronted by Potiphar's wife. She was trying to seduce Joseph and commit adultery with him. In the seventh verse Potphar (Potiphar was an officer of Pharaoh, and a captain of the guard) is stated as being Joseph's master. This lends us to understand that Joseph was a servant, a very trusted servant, but still he was considered Potiphar's property.
Joseph must have understood the place that Potiphar's wife put him in. Either he consents, and risks being found out, and as Joseph states, "[sins] against God," or he runs from this evil temptress. Who will undoubtedly be extremely mad that she has been rejected by her property.
As one may know from reading on; Joseph chooses to run, being the great man that he is. He is then put into prison, but is then blessed of God, and given an even greater position.
We must learn to follow Joseph's example. That through obedience to the laws of God can we be blessed beyond measure. Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers, yet through his obedience, and gifts, we he able to attain a mighty position of power. He is the ultimate rags to riches story. However, let us be clear in our understanding that although Joseph's blessings are very much physical (wealth) many of God's blessings to us are not, and we should be paying attention to the spiritual blessings as well as the physical ones.
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