Joseph:Falsely Accused of Rape

Genesis Chapter 39
I.Joseph
A. "So when the Midanite merchants came by,his brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites who took him to Egypt." -Genesis 37:28
1. Result #1 -He became a slave in Eygpt since his jealous brothers sold him into slavery.
2. Result #2 "Meanwhile the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharoah's officials,the captain of the guard."-Genesis 37:36
B. Joseph tempted to Do Wrong & Flees-Genesis Chapter 39
1. "Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar,an Egyptian who was one of Pharoah's officials,the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishamelites who had taken him there."-verse 1
2." The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered ,and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and all that he owned,the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had ,both in the house and in the field."-verses 2-5
3. "So he left in Joseph's care everything he had;with Joseph in charge,he did not concern himself with anything,except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome,and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, Come to bed with me! "-verses 6-7
4."But he refused. With me in charge,he told her,my master does not concern himself with anything in the house;everything he owns he has entrusted to my care."-verse 8
a. "No one is greater in this house than I am. My master hs withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God? And though she spoke to Joseph day after day,he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her."-verses 9-10
b."One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,and noen of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said,Come to bed with me! But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house."-verses 11-12
C. Potiphar's Wife Accuses Joseph of Rape
1. "When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house, she called her household servants. Look,she said to them, this Hebrew has been brought here to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me,but I screamed. When he heard me scram for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."-verses 13-15
2. "She kept the cloak beside her until his master came home. Then she told him this story:That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me. But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."-verses 16-18
D.Joseph is Put In Prison
1. "When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, This is how your slave treated me, he burned with anger."-verse 19
2. "Joseph's master took him and put him in prison,the place where the king's prisoners wre confined...."-verse 20a
3. "...But while Joseph,was there in prison,the LORD was with him;he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden."-verses 20b-21
4. "So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison,and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him sucess in whatever he did."-verse 22-23

*Joseph was falsely accused of rape,when he had done nothing wrong and ended up in prison. The prison "warden" (guard) put him charge of the other prisoners there in the prison.