joseph and potiphar's wife summary
While we understand that much of life is lived between absolute right and absolute wrong, we nevertheless need to be alert to the erosion of ethics when we begin to justify conduct that we suspect or know to be wrong. 2Pharaoh was angry(AR) with his two officials,(AS) the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,(AT) in the same prison where Joseph was confined. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In our story, this handsome and well-built servant catches the eye of Potiphars wife. Joseph is like a cat that always lands on its feet. No one is greater in this house than I am. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. Potiphars wife stands out, however, as perhaps the evilest nameless woman in the Bible. Genesis 39:7-12. Potiphars wife has no children and does not seem to love her husband. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. I remembered Potiphar's wife, after Joseph rejected her sexual advance. It depicts a story from the Bible, wherein Potiphar's Wife attempts to seduce Joseph. The Egyptian wife did not sees things like this. (Genesis 39:7) The. In fact, these very stories may be the springboard for the Shakespearean world-view: scum at the bottom, scum at the top. (Quoted from Davids Secret Demons, Baruch Halpern, p.360). I remembered Potiphar's wife, after Joseph rejected her sexual advance. The problem of living in two cultures challenges us today, just as it has challenged our people throughout our history. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him. The Maccabees faced that very same challenge when they fought the battle for Judaism in 168 b.c.e. As we learn in I Chronicles 5:1-2, because of this outrageous act, Reuben was stripped of his birthright, which was then transferred to Joseph. And Joseph was of Naked, Joseph ran out of the room and then out of the house altogether, leaving his kalasiris behind. Themidrashtells us that he began to pamper himself with food and drink and curl his hair. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaohs officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. (Genesis 39:7. His mouth is open and his head tipped sharply away from the woman so his chin-length, wavy, brown hair hangs by his face. Joseph & Potiphar (Genesis 39:1-6) Say: Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. [2] Citing his garment as evidence, Potiphar's wife falsely accused Joseph of having assaulted her, and he was sent to prison. Recalling this incident, Joseph fears he too might lose his birthright for a similar violation. (DJ) God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. WebResources Hebrew/Greek Genesis 39-45 New International Version Joseph and Potiphars Wife 39 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. He abhorred the thought. It is a sin before God!". WebRT @Summary_kdp: Women are really terrible with rejection. WebJoseph and Potiphars Wife - Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. We learn from this midrash that our internal moral compassthe fear of tainting, through reprehensible action, the divine image planted within usis of a higher nature than the threat of external punishment. But does Joseph act in this manner because of external consequence or internal conscience? 4th St and Constitution Ave NW But then, our sages tell us, Joseph suddenly saw in front of him the image of his father, Jacob, and he was saved from temptation. The ground is dark and thick with large white particles; its fine pebbly surface shows through the thin paint layer, which was broadly and quickly applied. This relatively lenient punishment suggests that his wife may have sought to fulfil her needs with other men before. Joseph went to Egypt and was bought by Potiphar as a slave. Was the artist, Locovico Cigoli, trying to tell us something? This intriguing midrash reveals a progression and lesson in personal behavior. He said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master gives no thought to anything in this house, and all that he owns he has placed in my hands." 50Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Its effects are devastating. (AB) He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed. As the temptress reaches for the strong and handsome Joseph, he struggles vigorously to extricate himself. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(N) 7and after a while his masters wife took notice of Joseph and said, Come to bed with me!(O). The three branches are three days. But the text tells us God showed him steadfast love while he was in prison. There's a good chance of your selling the Potiphar's Wife to the M" (Williams 1831: 2:280). View the institutional accounts that are providing access. She cooked up a story just to make her the victim. (DD) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.(DE), 16I cannot do it, Joseph replied to Pharaoh, but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.(DF). In the physical tussle that followed, she pulled off the linen kalasiris that was the normal clothing of an Egyptian man or woman. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me. against the adoption of Greek culture and customs. Where previous painters had shown Potiphars wife as merely en dshabill, Tintoretto shows her as a voluptuous nude. Following successful sign in, you will be returned to Oxford Academic. (CX) We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream. She cooked up a story just to make her the victim. In this week's portion,Vayeshev, Joseph is also confronted with this challenge. 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In the text, the daughter of an Egyptian priest falls in love with Joseph, turns to the God of Israel, marries Joseph, and is saved by S Ge 21:20, 22; Jos 1:5; 6:27; Jdg 1:19; 1Sa 18:14; Ac 7:9, ver 23; 1Sa 18:14; 2Ki 18:7; 2Ch 20:20; Ps 1:3; 128:2; Isa 33:6, S Ge 12:11; Ex 2:2; 1Sa 9:2; 16:12; 17:42; Est 2:7; Da 1:4, Ex 3:21; 11:3; 12:36; Est 2:9; Ps 106:46; Pr 16:7; Da 1:9, Ge 41:16, 25, 28, 32; Dt 29:29; Da 2:22, 28, 47, ver 19, 20; Jos 1:11; 3:2; Ezr 8:32; Ne 2:11, S Ge 19:19; 1Sa 20:14, 42; 2Sa 9:1; 1Ki 2:7, Dt 28:26; 1Sa 17:44; 2Sa 21:10; 1Ki 14:11; 16:4; 21:24; Eze 39:4, Jos 13:3; 2Ki 4:42; 1Ch 13:5; Isa 23:3; Jer 2:18, Ex 10:13; 14:21; Job 6:26; 11:2; 15:2; Ps 11:6; 48:7; Isa 11:15; 27:8; Jer 4:11; 18:17; Eze 19:12; 27:26; Hos 12:1; 13:15; Jnh 4:8, Nu 27:18; Dt 34:9; Da 2:11; 4:8-9, 18; 5:11, 14, ver 43, 55; Ge 42:6; 45:8, 13, 26; Est 8:2; Jer 40:7; Da 6:3, 1Sa 17:38; 18:4; 1Ki 19:19; Est 6:8, 11; Da 5:29; Zec 3:4, Ps 73:6; SS 4:9; Isa 3:18; Eze 16:11; Da 5:7, 16, 29, Ge 46:20; 48:1; 50:23; Nu 1:34; Dt 33:17; Jos 4:12; 17:1; 1Ch 7:14, Ge 46:20; 48:1, 5; 50:23; Nu 1:32; 26:28; Dt 33:17; Jos 14:4; Jdg 5:14; 1Ch 7:20; 2Ch 30:1; Ps 60:7; Jer 7:15; Ob 1:19, Dt 32:24; 2Ch 20:9; Isa 51:19; Jer 5:12; 27:8; 42:16; 44:27, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow Gods Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Revelation, Paperback, Comfort Print. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,(H) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. Vayeishev, Genesis 37:1-40:23The Torah: A Modern Commentary, pp. "Labor to keep alive in your Breast that Little Spark of Celestial fire Called Conscience." 01 Jun 2023 09:36:29 But the Torah gives us Joseph's own explanation in his response to his master's wife: "He [Potiphar] wields no more authority in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except yourself, since you are his wife. WHERE: The story recorded in Genesis 39 took place in the country of Egypt. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino, overall: 123.2 x 158 cm (48 1/2 x 62 3/16 in. It 15I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews,(BN) and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.(BO), 16When the chief baker(BP) saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation,(BQ) he said to Joseph, I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets(BR) of bread. Karl Menninger, New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.. Over time, this fear of consequence directs our actions. (CR), 9Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, Today I am reminded of my shortcomings. (DA) When he had shaved(DB) and changed his clothes,(DC) he came before Pharaoh. [a] 17In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head., 18This is what it means, Joseph said. Stop the action, and repent, before it leads to other sin. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Only an etching of 1600 by Antonio Tempesta had portrayed a comparable sexual aggressiveness. The Lord was with Joseph. Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein is Rabbi Emeritus ofCentral Synagogue in New York, NY. He has filled the scene with the bed -- all rumpled sheets and opulent curtains. But he was a slave. Read our full Open Access policy for images, Stewart, 3rd marquess of Londonderry, Charles William, Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 9th marquess of Londonderry, Alexander Charles Robert. ), framed: 148.3 x 185.1 x 10.2 cm (58 3/8 x 72 7/8 x 4 in. New International Version (NIV). Click the account icon in the top right to: Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. Her version of what happened is ignored by the story-teller, since it does not serve the narrators purpose. 44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.(EQ) 45Pharaoh gave Joseph(ER) the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest(ES) of On,[e](ET) to be his wife. According to this account, Joseph was beginning to love the Egyptian lifestyle, was starting to assimilate, and was moving farther away from his roots. According to Nechama Leibowitz, he was saved by the fact that he still cherished the memories of the traditions that his father had handed down to him. WebSince we know that in his youth, Joseph was prone to bad behavior, we can assume that he realized he was hedging when he refused Potiphar's wife on the basis of his allegiance to her husband, but at least in this case, Joseph behaved correctly. Genesis 39: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. @DoNotDepart #ChristianPurity, Love one another John 15:17-18 {Memory verse}, WRAP UP of Purity for Today's Christian Woman. He wears an ochre-yellow, thigh-length tunic over a white shirt. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. 46Joseph was thirty years old(EV) when he entered the service(EW) of Pharaoh king of Egypt. He had every God-given advantage: he was handsome, intelligent, shrewd a born leader. He connects his moral attitude toward adultery with his feelings about Potiphar. WebJoseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching) List of etchings by Rembrandt; Potiphar; Talk:Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching) User talk:Crisco 1492/Archive 53; Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/January-2012; Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching) Wikipedia:Featured picture In panic, he turns his imploring eyes heavenward, seeming to realize that even if he escapes with his virtue unscathed, he is helplessly ensnared in an evil plot; Potiphar's wife, bejeweled and confident, will later use the cloak to support her denunciation of Joseph as the aggressor. This happened thousands of years ago and women are still doing this same thing. Once we have internalized Jewish values, we may become beacons of righteous action, doing what is good and right in the eyes of God, and thus bringing honor to God's name. Joseph was the first son ofthe Hebrew heroine Rachel. Her nose is long and slender, and her small, pale peach lips are slightly parted. 6th St and Constitution Ave NW By dint of hard work and his ownintelligence, Joseph rose through the ranks of the household slaves, eventually becoming overseer of Potiphars household and estates. Josephs brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. 7So he asked Pharaohs officials who were in custody(AZ) with him in his masters house, Why do you look so sad today?(BA), 8We both had dreams, they answered, but there is no one to interpret them.(BB), Then Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? The Hebrew text uses the word saris to describe him. 32The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided(DR) by God, and God will do it soon. 21But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. 55When all Egypt began to feel the famine,(FH) the people cried to Pharaoh for food. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?(S) 10And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(T) to go to bed with her or even be with her. Sculpture Garden 24The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. Extensive abrasion is located in the background drapery, in the blue coat, and in the flesh tones. She cooked up a story just to make her the victim. I remembered Potiphar's wife, after Joseph rejected her sexual advance. In short, she has no purpose. Potiphar saw that the Lord was with Joseph, and he made him the overseer of his house and all his possessions. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. When he refused, she falsely accused him of attempted rape. Description: Italian painter, drawer and etcher: Date of birth/death: 4 November 1575 / 4 November 1575 : 18 August 1642 : I remembered Potiphar's wife, after Joseph rejected her sexual advance. Who Is the Supporting Cast in the Story of Your Life? (DU) 34Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners(DV) over the land to take a fifth(DW) of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. Contrast Potiphars Wife with Ruth, one of the good women of the Bible, despite her foreign origins. This happened thousands of years ago and women are still doing this same thing. See below. But he [Joseph] refused. This was the refrain of his life. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Stop observation before it turns into lust. WebWomen are really terrible with rejection. Potiphars wife lied to her husband and told him Joseph tried to seduce her but fled without his garment when she cried out for help. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. POTIPHARS WIFE LIES ABOUT JOSEPH (39:6b-20): The text tells us Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. If you see Sign in through society site in the sign in pane within a journal: If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society. She is the wealthy seductress of young, rising star Joseph. The paint used for the background has altered, changing the contrast between background and foreground. (EY) In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. Potiphars naked wife is pulling the outer garment away from Josephs shoulders as he backs away from her. (CU) 11Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own. [2][3][4] As in his 1638 etching of Adam and Eve, the explicit depiction of the female's vulva is unusual, and emphasizes the seductress's lasciviousness; a persistent notion from antiquity to 17th century Holland was that a woman's genitals hungered insatiably for the male's seed. (BZ) He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker(CA) in the presence of his officials: 21He restored the chief cupbearer(CB) to his position,(CC) so that he once again put the cup into Pharaohs hand(CD) 22but he impaled the chief baker,(CE) just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation. The text leaves this question unanswered. WebSummary. Potiphars wife was disloyal to her husband, but Joseph was loyal both to Potiphar and to God. 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. Writing to Woodburn in Rome on 17 December 1822, Lawrence records the arrival at Calais of "the Guercinos" (Williams 1831: 2:281). Unlike choices that are based on fear of external consequences, our choices that emerge from a set of internalized values can reflect holiness. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. WebJoseph and Potiphars Wife. (DH) 19After them, seven other cows came upscrawny and very ugly and lean. A teardrop pearl earring dangles from her right earlobe. She again begged Joseph to respond to her desire with the urgent Lie with me, but he avoided all possible contact with her, as far as he was able. God prospered Joseph. In contrast to the story of Potiphars Wife, foreign wives were presented as loyal and virtuous. 12she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me.. [1] (Samuel Woodburn, 1820-1823). Seduction of Joseph; Potiphars Wife Cries Rape; Bible Study Resource. [1] Description [ edit] Then she waited until her husband came into the house, and told him the same story, blaming him for bringing trouble to their house in the form of this foreign slave. She held up Josephs loin-cloth to prove her point, suggesting that only her screams had prevented him abusing her. (BV) And the birds will eat away your flesh.(BW), 20Now the third day(BX) was Pharaohs birthday,(BY) and he gave a feast for all his officials. 244260;Revised Edition, pp. In order for those lessons to withstand the test of time, parents must teach our faith and traditions to their children in an uncompromising and positive way. The Bible shows us that Josephs immediate responses were verbal and physical refusal, and acknowledgement that this sin would be both wicked and directly against God. Into the brief account in Genesis 39 of Josephs encounters with Potiphars wife are woven several dominant themes of the Torahs first bookpreeminently, Gods selection and calling of certain individuals to be prophets and seers. Potiphar An officer of Pharoah, the captain of the guard. Rabbi Neal Katz is the rabbi at Congregation Beth El in Tyler, Texas. After being sold into slavery, Joseph worked in The problem of living in two cultures challenges us today, just as it has challenged our people throughout our history. When on the society site, please use the credentials provided by that society. Happy Chanukah! He gave him great success. Zaneletti was a collector from Reggio Emilia, and the artist's account book records on 10 March 1649 a down payment of twenty-one scudi by Zaneletti for a "quadro con due mezze figure." If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian. (EA) 38So Pharaoh asked them, Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God[b]?(EB), 39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to you,(EC) there is no one so discerning and wise as you. Then Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? See Slaves in the Bible for information about slavery in the ancient world. This issue of external versus internal motivation is one of the themes addressed in this week's Torah portion. She cooked up a story just to make her the victim. He ownsmany slaves. 49Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea;(EZ) it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure. He said to him, In my dream I saw a vine in front of me, 10and on the vine were three branches. 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