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[Aanuoluwa Babalola]

Rebekah to Abraham’s servant (Genesis 24: 15-28) vs Joseph to Potiphar (Genesis 39: 1-20).

SIMILARITIES

1. Both of them never have any prior relationship with the subjects they served. i.e Rebecca never met Eliezer prior to offering to help him. Joseph met Joseph for the first time as his slave.
2. It’s their attitude rather than seeking favour or help.
3. They were not self-seeking. It was tedious for Rebekah and Joseph would have thought the offer of adultery would lead to his promotion.

DIFFERENCES

1. Joseph was now a slave maybe he has a compulsion to do his job to survive while Rebekah is still in her homeland and she has a refuge in her father’s house
2. Joseph maintained his faith in God by choosing to honour him even when invited to secretly sin against his master. He knew that anyone who fears the Lord should go about every business as it is unto the Lord.
3. While Rebekah’s faithful service resulted into a marriage proposal, Joseph’s service landed him in prison while doing the right thing.