“So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house FOR JOSEPH’S SAKE 😃; and THE BLESSING OF THE LORD was on ALL that he had IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE FIELD. (Notice how abundantly the Lord pours out His blessing for the sake of His beloved servant; literally getting everyone and everything “wet” in close proximity to him 😀.) Thus he left ALL that he had in Joseph’s hand (or: “care”), and he did not know what he had except for the bread (or: “food”) which he ate. (Potiphar literally did not want to “taint” Joseph’s perfect stewardship of his very own possessions by meddling in [even his own affairs!] in any way. Potiphar’s complete and utter dependence – acknowledging his own lack of understanding – upon the Christ-like Joseph in absolutely everything at all times [trusting himself only to put the very morsel of food in his hand at the appointed time in his mouth] becomes a beautiful image for the complete and utter dependence and wholehearted Trust we ought to have in our Lord Jesus the Eternal Christ in absolutely everything and at all times.) Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. (Despite it being a hard Truth for many to accept, generational blessing and the predestined favour of God can undoubtedly often be seen in the blessing of physical attractiveness. Just like any other inherent talent or gift however, it does need to be stewarded with humility to propagate the Glory of God or else it will be taken from a person if he or she insists upon misusing it for self-seeking personal gain or personal glory apart from Christ. The phrase “in form and appearance” literally means “he had a nice body and a nice face” 😜. It is important to remember that just like with any other blessing, it is a big responsibility and can be a double-edged sword – “the highest trees often catch the most wind”, for had it not been for his attractiveness Joseph would not have been in this difficult position in the first place.) And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph (literally: “lifted up her eyes toward”) (we see in Potiphar’s wife a simple case of the lusts of the flesh; being in a position of power she is of course also accustomed to having her way and is not used to hearing the word “no”, which is perhaps one of the most perilous situations a human soul can find itself in as it quite literally insulates a person from the humility needed to repent and be saved; we will soon see of course how such a person behaves when indeed they are told “no”, very much like a spoilt child only that much more dangerous due to their being in a position of power), and she said, “Lie with me.” (The sharp contrast between Potiphar and his wife is also made exceedingly clear in this narrative. Potiphar loves and desires Joseph in his life for his inner beauty and the Godliness he possesses, being humble enough to recognise its inestimable value, whereas his wife merely desires Joseph’s temporal, fleeting, outer beauty, being too proud to recognise the endearing qualities Joseph possesses, even access to God Almighty and eternal salvation!) But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. (Notice the peculiar similarities to the garden of Eden: all has been given to Adam and Eve to eat and nothing has been kept back by God but to eat from the tree in the middle of the garden. And what a glorious thing to behold that Joseph chooses as representative of the Second Adam, the Christ, to do the Will of His Father in Heaven, and not as the first Adam who chose to listen to the father of this world.) How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Notice how, despite the carefully constructed argument we would imagine would culminate in the logical conclusion that Joseph refuses to sin against Potiphar, it is against God that Joseph finally asserts he will not sin. We can deduce therefore that with such a sophisticated understanding of all that is Just, Fair, Right and Good – as Joseph indicates he so clearly possesses in the above carefully constructed extrapolation of the situation – it is because of Faith in- and alignment to-, the Principles of the Kingdom that Joseph cannot bear to sin in such a way against God and all that He represents, much more so than simply the harm it would cause in sinning against merely one man; the man Potiphar. Funnily enough, at the hand of the garden of Eden comparison, Potiphar essentially also represents God in this, therein rendering sin against him as equal to sin against God.) So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day (persistent practical witchcraft), that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her (notice how Joseph refuses even to promote the appearance of sin; refusing even just to be found in her company. The phrase “he did not heed her” also clearly signifies that he refused even to entertain her – almost undoubtedly manipulative – ideas; lending neither ear nor attention to that which he had already resolved in his heart not to indulge).”

“⁵So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house and in the field. ⁶Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate.

Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

⁷And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

⁸But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. ⁹There is no one greater in this house than I_, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

¹⁰So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her.”

– Genesis 39:5-10 (NKJV)