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Genesis 7-23 (could be seen in this way?)

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  1. Kemar935

    Kemar935 Fapstronaut

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    Genesis 7-23

    "7And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
    8But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
    9There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
    10And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
    11And 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.
    13And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
    14That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
    15And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
    16And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
    17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
    18And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
    19And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
    20And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
    21But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
    22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
    23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper."

    Hey guys, I am new here and really wanted to share this with you. I was reading Genesis this morning and was reading the part where Joseph was working in a rich household before going to prison and eventually working under the Farao.

    The incredible thing about these verses is that I feel it could be an encouragment to our fight against PMO. As we start our "journey" PMO will knock on our doors, using all kind of methods to come in,so did the masters wife who told Joseph to lay with her. But Joseph resisted the temptation and gave good reasoning as why he wouldn't do such a wicked thing. P isn't fair, many of us started without even realising what we were actually doing, and before we knew we got sucked in. Just like the masters wife grabbed Joseph when there were no men in the house, so will P try to grab us, and it will use any method that it can. What did Joseph do? He fled! and so should we! Joseph got treated unfairly, was thrown into prison, we might experience serious mood changes and urges during our "journey". But always remember, no matter how bad you feel, the lord was with Joseph, and the lord will be with everyone of us!

    Hope this might encourage some of you, of course I fully understand everyone can interpret bible texts in different ways, and if this seems too abstract to you, you have all the right to think so.

    Ps. Excuse me for my English, I am not a Native
     
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  2. I wholeheartedly agree with you. The urges will intrude most aspects of your life and use many techniques to get inside of your head. They will use your successes and failures, manipulate your emotions and thoughts, control your perceptions and desires, and lastly temptations will appear all around you. The only way to fight this is through the power of the Lord.

    Remember even if things do seem bleak and hopeless at times, we have this verse from the scripture,

    2 Corinthians 5:7: "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

    And if you ever feel like the urges are too overwhelming, remember this verse,

    Philippians 4:13: "I can do all things through christ who strengthens me."

    May God bless your path brother.
     
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  3. We are told at least twice in the NT letters to flee from temptation (1 Corinthians 6:18 and 2 Timothy 2:22), so I think your interpretation of this story about Joseph is on solid ground. Thank you for the encouragement!
     
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  4. Kemar935

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    Thanks for your responses Tao and Euthypro. I will keep those verses in mind!
     
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