Genesis 39:9
he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Treated in 6 passages across the library.
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 n…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Gen 39: 9
…he 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 Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Gen. 39: 9
…e 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 …
- 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 warns…
- 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. Dani…
- 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 (B…