"Swiftly arose and spread around me the peace and knowledge that pass all the argument of the earth,
And I know that the hand of God is the promise of my own,
And I know that the spirit of God is the brother of my own .."
~ Walt Whitman
Genesis 39 : Joseph & Potiphar's wife
Joseph has been sold to Potiphar, who is one of the king's officers and was the captain of the palace guard. He works the sincerely and please Potiphar. With time, Potiphar makes him in charge of everything he owns. God is with Joseph and Potiphar is blessed abundandtly.
Potiphar's wife desires for Joseph since he is handsome and well built. But Joseph doesn't heed to her advances. He tells her that it is a sin. Once while the servants were away from home, Potiphar's wife caught him by his robe and told him to come to bed. Joseph left his robe and ran from there. She yelled and cried out to people saying Joseph tried to rape her and the robe is the proof. When her husband returns in the night, she tells the same. Potiphar is furious. He has Joseph put into jail.
God is with Joseph in the jail. He impresses the jailer. Jailer trusts Joseph and entrusts everything that he does to him.
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