Angered by Jo'seph's refusal to do that which he thought wrong, Pot'i-phar's wife made false charges against him and had him cast into prison.
In the gloom and hardships of life in prison Jo'seph was made happy by the knowledge that he had done nothing which deserved such punishment. His conscience was clear, and the LORD continued His blessings upon him. Jo'seph became a favorite of the keeper of the prison, and was soon put in charge of the other prisoners; he was trusted and honored in prison just as he had been in the house of his master. The walls of an E'gyp-tian dungeon could not hide his good character, nor could the iron bars prevent the LORD from visiting His servant.
Jo'seph had been chosen by the LORD to rule over the land of E'gypt. The trials which had come to him were sent only to strengthen him in the faith, and make him a better servant of God in the hour of victory. We shall learn in the next story how he was called from prison to the palace of one of the greatest kingdoms of history.
