Articles focus on the life of Joseph its literal application as well as its future application. Joseph illustrates the life of Jesus in many ways.
Pastor Doug Batchelor with Amazing Facts present this series. The bible really is about Christ, from beginning to end. There is a lot of stories and a lot of characters in the bible, Old Testament mostly and some New Testament, that are teaching us about Jesus and the plan of salvation. To get a really …
This lengthy article has been divided across 5 blogs or 5 parts. This is the final part. Joseph and Judah Chapter 39 provides a “re-introduction” to the Joseph narratives, indicated by 37:26 and 39:1. The final paragraph of chapter 39, verses 20 to 23, renders an appropriate bridge to chapters 40 and 41. This reference …
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This lengthy article has been divided across 5 blogs or 5 parts. Judah According to Jacob’s Judah oracle (Gen. 49:8–11), Judah would also have leadership over the nations and among his brothers. The promised seed would also come from his line. But this need not be critiqued as contradictory to the Joseph narratives. Instead, dual …
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This lengthy article has been divided across 5 blogs or 5 parts. Perspective Digest: A Publication of the Adventist Theological Society.By: Jo Ann Davidson Joseph was a prophetic type in the truest sense of the word, with dozens of resemblances between his life and that of Christ. Even more, many of Israel’s leaders were from …
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This lengthy article has been divided across 5 blogs or 5 parts. Perspective Digest: A Publication of the Adventist Theological Society.By: Jo Ann Davidson Joseph Introduced in Genesis 37 as one of Jacob’s 12 sons, Joseph is presented as a leading patriarchal figure, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had been. In fact, Joseph occupies more …
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This lengthy article has been divided across 5 blogs or 5 parts. Perspective Digest: A Publication of the Adventist Theological Society.By: Jo Ann Davidson The last 13 chapters of Genesis highlight not only Joseph, but also Judah—both of whose lives are types of Christ, albeit in different ways. Not only are the noble attributes of …
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Genesis 50 Here we find the record of Jacob’s (Israel) death. Joseph weeps and kisses his father. He then gives his physicians the directive to embalmed Israel. The timeframe was fulfilled for mourning. Joseph sought permission to go to the land of Canaan to bury his father, and assured Pharoah that he would return. He …
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Genesis 49 Beyond the prophecies concerning the immediate history of the tribes of Israel, Jacob sees the Messiah and the ultimate hope of salvation. This hope is already indicated in Jacob’s opening words that use the expression “in the last days” (v. 1), a technical expression that refers to the coming of the Messianic king (Isaiah 2:2, …
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Genesis 48 Jacob’s (Israel) Time is Short Jacob had talked about dying for many years (Gen. 37:35, 47:9), but now he truly nears the end of his days. If this scene takes place immediately before the events of chapter 49, Jacob is literally on his deathbed. Joseph, hearing of his father’s illness, comes to Jacob’s …
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Genesis 47 Commentary “Joseph took five of his brothers to present to Pharaoh and receive from him the grant of land for their future home. Gratitude to his prime minister would have led the monarch to honor them with appointments to offices of state; but Joseph, true to the worship of Jehovah, sought to save …
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Genesis 46 Jacob and his large family set out with all they own for the land of Egypt. As wealthy people, they would be driving many sheep and cattle, as well as bringing all the wives, children, and goods in wagons provided by the Egyptians Pharaoh. Before leaving the Promised Land of Canaan, however, Jacob …
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Genesis 45 It is at that very moment, when Judah talked about the “evil” that would fall upon ’avi, “my father” (Genesis 44:34), that Joseph ordered all men out with the exception of his brothers (v. 1) and then “made himself known” to them. This expression, often used to refer to God’s self-revelation (Exodus 6:3, Ezekiel 20:9), suggests that it is God …
Genesis 44 Introduction Chapter 44 has a riveting climax to the suspense that has been building through the last two chapters. The disappearance of Joseph many years earlier had brought much pain and guilt to the household. His brothers had been cruel and deceptive. Now the tables were turned. Benjamin was in trouble. Judah had …
Genesis 43 In the previous chapter we learned, Joseph’s ploy with his brothers showed that he way trying to teach them a lesson, as well as learn more about his own family. There is reason to believe the brothers went to Egypt for grain in the first year of the famine. Joseph knew it would …
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The famine had created an international disaster. People from the surrounding nations heard that Egypt alone had provisions enough to survive the famine that had ravaged the Near Eastern world. And who should arrive to buy bread but Joseph’s brothers, who had thrown him into a pit to starve, while they ate their lunch, oblivious …
Genesis 42 – Comments added in italics After focusing on Joseph’s experiences in chapters 39, 40, and 41, the spotlight of Genesis swings back to his family in Canaan. The final verses of Genesis 41 described a worldwide famine, drawing people from all over the region to buy food from Egypt. Where, the brother sold …
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Genesis 41 – Italics represents comments added about the story. Joseph remained in prison for two more years after the butler was restored as Pharaoh’s cupbearer. At the end of these two full years, Pharaoh had a dream. Verses 2-4, “And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; …
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Genesis 40 Joseph was seventeen when he was sold into slavery and thirty when Pharaoh eventually called him to service. His faith was strong and he held onto the dreams that were given to him while still in his father’s house. These experiences, while in captivity, grows his faith and witnesses that God is in …
Genesis 39 Chapter 39 turns the spot light back onto Joseph, so we are picking up the story from the end of chapter 36 where we are told that Joseph was sold to Potiphar. The LORD was with Joseph and prospered him, and Joseph lived in the Potiphar’s house. Joseph’s master saw that the LORD …
Genesis 37 Genesis 37 begins speaking about Joseph, which is Jacob’s son by Rachel. Joseph was Rachel’s firstborn son, but Jacob’s eleventh son. Rachel was Jacob’s favorite wife. As you recall, he was deceived into marriage with Leah, Rachel’s older sister. At this point, we are told that Joseph is seventeen years old and that …
