Day 14 of the podcast, reading Genesis 38-40 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Genesis+38-40/
This is day 14 of our journey.
The contrast between Judah and Joseph starts with a troubling story of sexual misconduct by Judah and his sons with the Canaanite Tamar. In the midst of the sinfulness of man, we see God is always at work, and that the mistreated widow Tamar becomes a part of the family line that leads to the Messiah! Joseph, on the other hand, remains pure despite constant temptation and opportunity while enduring slavery in Egypt. Instead of being rewarded for his faithfulness, Joseph is thrown in prison. While he is incarcerated, God continues to bless him and is at work in everything that Joseph does. By God's provision, Joseph is given the ability to interpret the dreams of a high official of Pharaoh. Even after displaying the Power of God to his captors, the passage ends with Joseph still sitting in prison, forgotten.
Join me in Genesis 38-40 and marvel at God's faithfulness to both the righteous and the wicked.
Key verses:
Genesis 38:26
Judah recognized them and said, “She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn't give her to Shelah my son.” He was not physically intimate with her again.
Matthew 1:3
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
Genesis 39:10
Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to go to bed with her.
Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
Genesis 40:8
They told him, “We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.”
All Scriptures are from the NET.
