Genesis 39. The story of Potiphar's wife chasing after Joseph. "And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph . . ." (vs. 7).
She has the nerve to not only "cast longing eyes" but also to verbally badger him. Look at verse 10--" . . .she spoke to Joseph day by day . . ." Joseph had reprimanded her in verse 9 --"How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?" He didn't dance around the subject. He told her what she wanted was wrong, wicked, and a sin against God and Potiphar.
She then tries to catch him when no one is around, but he runs. Then she makes up a lie about Joseph. Joseph then ends up being thrown in prison by Potiphar.
But even in prison, God was with Joseph (vs. 21) and the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners.
What can we learn from the chapter? Let's start with the last thing. Even when horrible things happen to us, the Lord can still be with us and bless and honor us even in bad situations (are you in some type of prison today?).
Next, some people like Potiphar's wife are relentless in pursuing what they want even if it is wrong.
Joseph gives us a good example to follow when dealing with someone who is tempting us to sin. He called her sin what it was--wicked and sin. He spoke frankly and truthfully with Potiphar's wife.
Lastly, why was Potiphar's wife so discontent in anyway? Why did she cast longing eyes on Joseph? Obviously her heart wasn't content with all God had already blessed her with.
I'll end with a quote from Adrian Rogers,
"The sin of immorality is not one we are instructed to fight. It is one we have been told to flee. Run from that compromising situation. Saturate that place with your absence."
