Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Joseph increased daily, and he finally promoted him to be his
steward, with full control over all his possessions. "Thus he left all
that he had in Joseph's hand, and he did not know what he had
except for bread which he ate."
Joseph's industry, care, and energy were crowned with the
divine blessing; even his idolatrous master accepted this as the
secret of his prosperity. God was glorified by His servant's
faithfulness. He intended that the believer in God should appear in
sharp contrast to the worshipers of idols so that the light of heavenly
grace would shine out amid the darkness of heathenism.
The chief captain came to regard Joseph as a son rather than a
slave. The youth was brought into contact with men of rank and
learning, and he acquired a knowledge of science, languages, and
public affairs--an education needed by the future prime minister of
Egypt.
The Almost Overmastering Temptation
But Joseph's master's wife tried to entice the young man to
transgress the law of God. He had remained pure of the corruption
filling that heathen land, but this temptation, so sudden, so strong, so
seductive--how should he deal with it?
Joseph knew very well what refusing would bring. On the one
hand were concealment, favor, and rewards; on the other, disgrace,
imprisonment, perhaps death. His whole future life depended on the
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