"Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
"The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned."
- Genesis 39:1-4
"When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, "This is how your slave treated me," he burned with anger. Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined.
"But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there."
- Genesis 39:19-22
"The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him."
- Genesis 40:23
Points of Interest:
The Joseph story is a great example of how when bad things happen to good people they should strive to maintain their integrity.
Verses 9:1, 9:7, & 38:9 are some examples of the Catholic Church's justifications for their stance against contraception.
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