Bible ~~- Older Testament ~~- Genesis ~~- chapter 39 of 50 (23 verses.)

Genesis 39Wrench

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Slave-Traders Sell Joseph To Egypt's General
1 Meanwhile, IshmaEl-ite slave-traders drag Joseph {Increaser} down to Egypt, πŸ˜‡. They sell him to Potiphar {Ambassador-Of-Ra}, one of Pharaoh's Egyptian officers (a captain of the [royal] guard).
2 But YHVH [sticks] with Joseph {Increaser}. Joseph becomes a prosperous man while living [and working as a slave] in the estate of his master, the Egyptian [war-leader].
Slavery is not an ideal condition. But it's not the end of the world. People are obsessed with ending slavery. Yet slavery is a natural condition of life on earth. Cruel, inescapable slavery, however, is not lawful.
General Puts Joseph In Charge of His Estate
3 Joseph's master [the Captain] sees that YHVH [sticks] with Joseph, and that YHVH prospers everything to which [Joseph] puts his hand, πŸ˜‡.
4 So Joseph {Increaser} finds favor in his [slave-owner's] sight. [Joseph cheerfully and diligently] serves [the Captain]. So [the Captain] makes Joseph overseer over his household, πŸ˜‡. [The captain] entrusts all his [vast] possessions to Joseph!
5 [Like magic,] from the time the Egyptian [Captain] makes Joseph {Increaser} overseer in charge of his house and all his possessions, YHVH blesses [the Captain's] household, πŸ˜‡. The blessings of YHVH [rain down from heaven], enriching [everyone and] everything the Captain has in his house and his fields.
6 So [the Captain] leaves all he owns in Joseph's power, πŸ˜‡. The Captain pays no attention to his inventory of possessions, except for the food he eats. [The problem is…] Joseph is well-built and handsome.
The Captain pays attention to his food because Egyptians don't eat with despised Hebrews.
General's Slut Wife Tries To Seduce Joseph
7 Time passes, πŸ˜‡. Joseph's master's wife casts her [pretty little slut] eyes on Joseph. She whispers, β€œLay with me.”
Shakab me. Egyptian women integrate into society. They are forward and commanding.
8 But Joseph {Increaser} refuses [to commit adultery with the General's hot wife]. [Joseph] answers [the slut], β€œLook, my master doesn't know what's [going on] in this house; he's committed everything he has into my authority.
Joseph shows his high moral character by refusing to sleep with this gorgeous, powerful woman.
9 There's no higher-ranking [worker] in this estate than I. [The Captain] has held back nothing from me, except you [of course,] because you're his wife. So how could I wreak this great wickedness? [Why would I] sin against Elohim [by having an affair with you]?”
By refusing to commit adultery, Joseph morally earns the rights of the firstborn, which Reuben, Israel's actual firstborn, lost because he bedded his Dad's mistress. See 1Chr 5:2.
10 But [the Captain's wife] keeps pressuring Joseph {Increaser}, day after day [to fornicate with her]. Yet Joseph [refuses to] listen to the high-class slut's [seductive snake-words, πŸ˜‡]. He refuses to sleep with her or even be with her.
Never go behind closed doors with anyone of the opposite sex, unless you're married to them.
Slut-Wife Frames Joseph On Bogus Rape Charge
11 But pretty soon, Joseph {Increaser} [has to] go into the house to do his work, πŸ˜‡. That day [the sneaky slut sends] all of the men of the house outside.
Mistake! Stay out of anywhere you might be alone with a tempter. Always take a buddy as a witness and for moral support.
12 [Joseph sneaks into the house quiet as a mouse, hoping the slut won't see him. Out of nowhere, the Captain's wife slithers up behind] Joseph. She catches him by his cloak, πŸ˜‡! She begs, β€œBed down with me!” Joseph [jumps]. He leaves his cloak in [the slut's] hand. He sprints [and hides] outside, [where he should have stayed].
13 The [Captain's wife] looks down. [Her eyes well with rejection, πŸ˜‡.] She sees in her hands [Joseph's] cloak, [the proof of her failed attempt to seduce her husband's slave]. She sees [Joseph, the slave who spurned her] running outside. [She fears Joseph will tell her husband she's a slut, and then her husband will murder her.]
14 [So the Captain's wife] calls to the men of her house. [She puts on her best innocent girl face.] Then, πŸ˜‡, she addresses the men, crying, β€œLook! [My beloved husband the Captain] imported a [lowdown] Hebrew into our [fine Egyptian] estate to make fools out of us! [Joseph] invaded my [bedroom] to [rape] me. But I screamed at the top of my lungs!
15 And when Joseph {Increaser} heard me screaming [β€˜rape!’], he abandoned his cloak with me and fled outside.”
16 The [lying slut] locks away Joseph's robe [as incriminating evidence]. Then Joseph's slave-master, [the Captain] comes home, πŸ˜‡.
A cloak covered the sins of Joseph's brothers. And the cloak covers the slut's sin.
17 The General's wife tells him all her [devilish lies:] She cries, β€œThat Hebrew servant (you imported into our home) broke into my [bedroom] to shame me!
18 But when I shouted and screamed, [the pervert] abandoned his cloak with me, and fled outside.”
The General Throws Joseph In The Dungeon
19 The Captain boils over with fury as he listens to his wife hiss out [snake-lies,] crying, β€œYour 2nd-in-command tried to rape me!”
20 So Joseph's master grabs Joseph {Increaser} and throws him in the prison where the king's prisoners [rot,] bound [in chains. Time passes, πŸ˜‡.] Joseph ages in prison.
21 But [even in prison on a bogus rape conviction], YHVH [sticks] with Joseph {Increaser}. [YAH] shows [Joseph] mercy, πŸ˜‡. [YAH] gives [Joseph] favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
The Prison Warden Gives Joseph 100% Control
22 Before long, the prison warden entrusts all the prisoners locked up in the prison into Joseph's authority, πŸ˜‡! Joseph ends up managing the [comprehensive internal affairs of the largest maximum-security β€˜correctional’ facility in the Capitol City of Egypt]!
warden=governor.
23 The prison warden stops paying attention to everything in his authority, πŸ˜‡, because YHVH sticks with [Joseph]. YHVH prospers everything [Joseph] does!
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