When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger. -Genesis 39:19 So we’re told that Potiphar’s wife fell in lust with Joseph. Again and again, she made advances towards him and again and again Joseph rebuffed her. Finally, one day when there […]
39-2: Joseph teaches us to be faithful regardless of circumstances
“God was with Joseph, and he became wealthy while he was in the household of his master the Egyptian.”-Genesis 39:2 The statement “God was with Joseph” appears four times in Genesis Chapter 39. This is to drive home the point that in spite of being sold into slavery by his brothers and placed in a […]
39-1: The Pharaoh during Joseph’s time was NOT an Egyptian
Today we begin Genesis Chapter 39. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. “Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s and captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.”-Genesis 39:1 So Joseph was sold to […]
38-6: Was Tamar really a Gentile?
Ancient rabbinical literature has provided us a key piece of information regarding Tamar’s identity. Tamar was the daughter of Shem, the son of Noah. Shem was a priest, and when Tamar was charged with fornication (Gen. R. lxxxv. 11) she was condemned to be burned to death in conformity with Lev. xxi. 9. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14222-tamar So it […]
38-5: One Hasidic Jew’s take on the Tamar & Judah prostitution incident
Today I want to share a YouTube video I came across about the prostitution incident involving Tamar and Judah. This clip was done by a Hasidic Jew and he was answering the question “How could the righteous Judah solicit the services of a person he thought was a prostitute?” Now I find this video quite […]
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