The Ultimate Test

From: CareLines: Volume 7

By: Paul J. Pascoe

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 1min

Genesis 39:11‑12 • 1 min. read • grade level: 6

GEN 39:11-12¹¹And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. ¹²And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. (Genesis 39:11‑12)

Joseph went into the house to do his business. . . and she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment . . . and fled.

Genesis 39:11-12¹¹And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. ¹²And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. (Genesis 39:11‑12)

Frustrated that her continual pleading was falling on deaf ears, Potiphar’s wife finally physically grabs hold of Joseph to try to force him to have sex with her. But Joseph, not willing to even submit to force, does the only honorable thing to do - he gets out of the house as fast as he can. If you read the verses in their entirety, you will see that there was no one else in the house. Joseph could have had a relationship with his master’s wife and no one would have known. But God was watching and Joseph knew that. Therefore to honor God, he flees.

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