Genesis 39
Treated in 19 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 39:9 He does not rank above me in this house. The only thing he has denied me is you, since you are his wife. How could I commit so great a wrong, and sin against God?" 8
- 39:12 she seized hold of his garment. "Sleep with me!" she said. But he ran from her and got outside, leaving the garment in her grip. 3
- 39:20 He had Joseph taken and locked up in the prison house used for the king's prisoners, and there Joseph remained. 2
- 39:21 But the LORD was with Joseph. He treated him with loyal kindness and won him the favor of the prison warden. 2
- 39:2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man while he served in the house of the Egyptian, his master. 1
- 39:5 As soon as Joseph had charge of the house and of all the Egyptian owned, the LORD blessed that household on Joseph's account. Whatever the man had, at home or in the fields, the LORD's blessing rested on it. 1
- 39:6 So the Egyptian left everything he owned in Joseph's hands. Having Joseph, he gave no thought to anything but the food he ate. Joseph had a fine figure and a handsome face. 1
- 39:15 Hearing me raise my voice and shout, he left his garment beside me and fled outside." 1
- 39:19 Joseph's master listened to his wife telling him, "That is what your slave did to me," and he flew into a rage. 1
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Where it is preached
- All Things for Good ·
The tests of love to God cites Gen. xxxix. 9
…of grieving His Spirit. “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Gen. xxxix. 9). When Eudoxia, the empress, threatened to banish Chrysostom; Tell her (said he) I fear…
- Communion with God ·
What it is wherein we have peculiar fellowship with the Lord Christ cites Gen. xxxix. 21
…before thee. So he “giveth grace” (that is, favour) “unto the humble,” James iv. 6; Gen. xxxix. 21, xli. 37; Acts vii. 10; 1 Sam. ii. 26; 2 Kings xxv. 27, etc. 3. The fruits of the Spirit…
- Communion with God ·
Other consequential affections cites Gen. xxxix. 9
…in a steady frame against that sin, as his answer without the least deliberation argues, Gen. xxxix. 9. In other things, wherein he was not so deeply concerned, Joseph’s heart was not so…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Gen 39: 9
…godly fear and sin not. ‘How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?’ Gen 39: 9. Bid me sin, and you bid me drink poison. It is a saying of Anselm, ‘If hell were on one…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Fifth Stage cites Gen. 39:15
…in the pulpit, who yet can abide it well enough in the heart, house, and conversation. Gen. 39:15. Joseph’s mistress cried out with a loud voice, as if she had been very holy; but she…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Battle Within cites Genesis 39:12
…the edges of it. Flee. Joseph ran from Potiphar's wife so fast he left his cloak behind (Genesis 39:12). That is the pattern. When the temptation comes, your legs are your best friend. Why…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
The Marks of a Dangerous Sin cites GENESIS 39:9
…with a question about God. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? GENESIS 39:9 A man who has been driven back from these gospel defences to the law alone is, Owen…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 23 — Temptation cites Genesis 39:12
…the hook. Change your location. When Joseph was tempted, “he escaped and ran outside” (Genesis 39:12). Sometimes the wisest thing is to physically leave — the room, the app, the…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Integrity and Character cites Genesis 39:9
…he refused sin, saying: "How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9) He was punished unfairly, but his integrity later lifted him from prison to palace.…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 4 ·
Day 14 — Joseph Runs cites Genesis 39:9
“So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” — Genesis 39:9 (BSB) “But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.” — Genesis 39:12…
- The Master’s Indwelling ·
The Complete Surrender cites Genesis 39:5
…sake; the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in house and in the field.” Genesis 39:5. I ask you, Christians, If God did this to that heathen man because he honoured Joseph…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Gen. 39: 9
…fear of God pulled him back. ‘How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?’ Gen. 39: 9. Bernard calls holy fear, janitor animae, ‘the door-keeper of the soul.’ As a nobleman’s…
- Morning by Morning ·
July cites Genesis 39:12
…“Go forward.” July 25 “He left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.” (Genesis 39:12) In contending with certain sins there remains no mode of victory but by flight. The…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
How to Reign in the Interior Life cites Gen. 39:6
…as king, as truly as when seated on Pharaoh’s throne or riding in Pharaoh’s chariot. (See Gen. 39:6) “So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern…
- The Big Story ·
Meant for Good cites Genesis 39:2
…there is a sentence that keeps coming back like a refrain: “the LORD was with Joseph” (Genesis 39:2). Even in prison, “the LORD was with him” (Genesis 39:21). God doesn’t stop the bad…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning ·
Joseph in Prison cites Genesis 39:21
“The LORD was with him and extended kindness to him.” — Genesis 39:21 In Egypt, Joseph was sold to a man called Potiphar, an important officer of Pharaoh, the…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Wisdom of God cites Gen 39:20
…First Joseph is thrown into the pit; then sold into Egypt; then after that put in prison. Gen 39:20. By his imprisonment God made way for his advancement. For God to save in an ordinary way…
- Knots Untied ·
The Real Presence cites Gen. xxxix. 9
…tempted in a foreign land: “How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Gen. xxxix. 9.) (e) The thought of God’s presence is a spur to the pursuit of true holiness. The…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
The Chariots of God cites Genesis 39:19 -20
…you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.” Genesis 39:19 -20 “As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your…