Genesis 39; Mark 9; Job 5; Romans 9 IT IS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE to read Genesis 39 as a lesson in moral courage, a case study of a God-fearing man who rightly perceives that an attractive temptation is in reality an invitation to sin against God (39:9), and who therefore cares more for his purity than his prospects. Nevertheless, Genesis 39 must also be read in several broader dimensions, each with important lessons. First, this chapter begins and ends very much the same way. This literary