Genesis 39

(Ryan Sullivan) PLAIN SENSE: ● A Slave in Potiphar’s House— :1-6a ● Joseph’s Temptation— :6b-12 ○ The Nature of Sin’s Temptation... 1.) It is a Predator (:6b-7) 2.) It is Persistent (:10) 3.) It is Deceitful (:10-11) 4.) It is Deadly ○ Resistance to Sin’s Temptation... 1.) The Holy Refusal (:8) 2.) Right Motives (:9b) 3.) View sin as UNTHINKABLE (:9b) 4.) Give no provision for the flesh (:10) 5.) Flee (:12) ● Joseph is condemned for a crime he did not commit— :13-20 ● A Prisoner in Potiphar’s House— :21-23 STRUCTURE OF GENESIS 39... JUDAH vs. JOSEPH ● The CONTRAST between ​Gen 38​ and ​Gen 39 ○ Similarities... ○ Differences... ● Take-Away