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And yet to Joseph in the midst of the story, the actual wisdom of God in this whole scenario

was something that he had to believe, not

anything he could see or reason.

He couldn't make heads or tails out of what God was up to in all this, but still he

continued on his faithful way, doing whatever the work at hand was and trusting in God.

The Word of the Lord Endures Forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the Church,

past and present.

Pastor Whedon is leading us in a study of the Book of Genesis, Chapter 37 to 50.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

Greetings, people, loved by God. So last time we learned that Joseph still had to do his duties in the

house, even with his master's wife trying to seduce him. And sadly, the day came when no one else

was around and she seized her opportunity, or,

more accurately, she seized his clothes and drew him up close to her, urging him to bed her.

Joseph, no doubt, fueling the heat of temptation, but remembering the will of God, literally ran away,

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