“But 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;”
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. The refusal is immediate and grounded: the first argument against the proposition is the betrayal it would require of Potiphar's trust. The application: Joseph's first argument is relational — the betrayal of the person who trusted him. He does not lead with theology; he leads with covenant faithfulness to the human being who has placed trust in him.
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