Joseph Resists Potiphar’s Wife

Joseph stands apart in an Egyptian household chamber as Potiphar’s wife and her attendants react to his refusal. The seated woman reaches toward him from a furnished interior with a low table, vessels, fruit, cushions, and a smoking brazier, while Joseph keeps his hand to his chest and gestures away from her demand. The composition presents the moral crisis of Genesis 39, where Joseph refuses betrayal of his master and sin against God. His separation from the women emphasizes integrity under pressure, making the scene well suited for teaching on temptation, holiness, self-control, and faithfulness in private places.