Good morning brothers and sisters,
Be encouraged that God is with you as you read His word. None of this works without Him. My highlighted passage today is Genesis 39:1-6. I asked myself the question below and started pondering what the answer might be.
Jeff
Joseph's story never ceases to amaze me. How did Potiphar come to recognize that Joseph was successful because the LORD was with him?
Moses uses YHWH here even though that is the personal name of God that is revealed at the burning bush. The name that is not revealed for another 400 years. In fact Moses uses this name throughout Genesis. Once "the source of being" reveals this name at a point in history, it is entirely appropriate to use the name to give glory to Him as Moses writes the history of creation. Therefore when we read the Bible, we must never forget that the LORD is the main character in every page of scripture.
Joseph didn't know this name, but he did know God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. As a teenager slave in Egypt, he credits Him as the source of his success. He doesn't let Potiphar credit the Egyptian gods for making his Hebrew slave successful. When Moses writes the story, he knows YHWH is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. YHWH was YHWH before anybody knew Him as YHWH.
A - the self existent, eternal LORD. The original name above every name.
C - placing people at center stage of history. Trying to make scripture about us and not about You
T - faithful Joseph who made You known to Potiphar. Jesus, the better Joseph, who is the complete revelation of God.
S - faithful ambassador for Christ. O God make Your appeal through us today. Imploring people to be reconciled to You.
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