Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, thou art my God;
I will exalt thee,
I will praise thy name;
for thou hast done wonderful things;
thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Ch 38 Judah
Always remember that God works with the big Picture in mind
Lets see where all Gods blessings wind up
(remember the covenant) (why USA shold be good to Israel)
Genesis 39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt;
and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian,
bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites,
which had brought him down thither.
2 And the LORD was with Joseph,
and he was a prosperous man;
and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him,
and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight,
and he served him:
and he made him overseer over his house,
and all that he had he put into his hand.
5 And it came to pass from the time that
he had made him overseer in his house,
and over all that he had,
that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake;
and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house,
and in the field.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand;
and he knew not ought he had,
save the bread which he did eat.
And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
7 And it came to pass after these things,
that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph;
and she said, Lie with me.
8 But 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;
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?
10 And 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.
11 And 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.
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me:
and he left his garment in her hand, and fled,
and got him out.
13 And it came to pass,
when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand,
and was fled forth,
14 That 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:
15 And 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.
The Blessings of God
The reality of them affect the way Joseph behaved himself
The Result
Hatred by the wicked (wife)
Frame Up
The refiner (God) removing the Dross
1 Peter 1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, t
hough now for a season,
if need be,
ye are in heaviness
through manifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith,
being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire,
might be found unto praise and honour and glory
at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace,
who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,
after that ye have suffered a while,
make you perfect,
stablish,
strengthen,
settle you.
Isaiah 48:10 Behold,
I have refined thee,
but not with silver;
I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take:
when he hath tried me,
I shall come forth as gold.
Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver,
and the furnace for gold:
but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
17 And 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:
18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19 And 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.
20 And 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.
21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.