In this video Dr Woodhead discusses the story of Joseph’s elevation to overseer in Potiphar’s house. While there in Potiphar’s employ his wife came on to him demanding a sexual union. Joseph refused with two good reasons. One, Potiphar had put his complete trust in Joseph and God provided his with all the opportunities he realized and two, Joseph would not violate his relationship to God. God would know because, “The eyes of the lord are in every place beholding the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15: 3). All sin is against God.
But she was persistent. The text says that she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. She harassed him daily to have sex with her, which caused him to begin avoiding her. So she concocted a plan to trap him into having sex with her. She made sure that the other workers of the house would be gone and she waited for Joseph to come in to do his work. She caught him by his garment and demanded sex. He fled the house leaving his garment there. The only thing to do when faced with a sinful temptation is to flee as stated in 1 Corinthians
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