Joseph, part 2: Taken

From Holy Ghost Stories by Justin Gerhardt

March 23, 2026 · 29 min · Season 8 · Episode 2

About this episode

Joseph finds himself sold as a slave in Egypt, facing new challenges including a sexual proposition.

Joseph finds himself sold as a slave in Egypt, but soon slavery is not his only concern. Text: Genesis 37:31-36; 39:1-7 Players: Yahweh Joseph Jacob Potiphar Potiphar's wife What's Spooky: A sexual proposition is made Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Design: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Production: Hazefire Studios Links: — Join the team of listeners who give to make Holy Ghost Stories possible — Sign up for The Latest , an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes info about each episode and interesting things from around the internet. — Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories (it's tax-deductible!) and get stuff like bonus episodes, remixed scenes, full scripts, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with us to tell good stories. —Find out about Holy Ghost Stories or contact the Hazefire team at holyghoststories.org

People in this episode

Host: Justin Gerhardt

Topics covered

slavery
Egypt
biblical narrative
sexual proposition
Joseph's story

Keywords

Joseph
slavery
Egypt
Genesis
Potiphar

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Genesis