h is why he cannot conceive doing something to anger God. Lastly, it shows the respect Joseph has for himself. I think he knows that he’s very lucky to be serving for Potiphar and he does not want to ruin a good thing, just for a moment of lust. This shows how wise Joseph is, and how much self-discipline he has. This episode with Potiphar’s wife shows the patient, and tolerant side of Joseph. I’m sure it wasn’t completely easy to resist Potiphar’s wife, and as Zornberg says, “…Joseph’s rejection of Potiphar’s wife can be considered a type of heroism.”(327) Also, he resists her, and he winds up in jail anyway. Joseph never lost hope though, and he patiently waited for his day to come, and it did. This is also another example of how the Lord is always with Joseph. Even when things couldn’t seem to look up, they actually do, and Joseph is brought out of jail, to work with Pharaoh. Once Joseph is brought to oversee Egypt during the famine he is a very fair ruler. When the people become slaves because they have nothing left, Joseph allows them to keep four fifths of their seed for their own families, and they only have to give one fifth of it up to the Pharaoh. Also, he shows much wisdom as he led Egypt through the famine, which was a great task in itself; so great a task that Pharaoh himself did not want to take it on. Another way that he is a great ruler is because he fulfills his promises. An example of this is when he promised Jacob that he would have him buried in the tomb that he prepared for himself in Canaan, which he holds true to.As like some other characters we read about in the Bible, it seems Joseph also has the Midas touch; everything he touches turns to gold. This is shown many times. For example, his brothers go to sell him as a slave, and he ends up working for Potiphar. Then he is thrown in prison, but even their God blesses him and uses hi...
