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GENESIS 37 review
LESSON #54
JOSEPH, A PREFIGURE OF JESUS CHRIST
- JOSEPH HAD TWO NAMES, A HEBREW NAME, JOSEPH, AND AN EGYPTIAN NAME GIVEN HIM BY THE PHARAOH OF EGYPT.
- THE TWO NAMES INDICATE THE DUAL NATURE OF CHRIST: FULLY GOD AND FULLY MAN.
- THE NAME, JOSEPH, MEANS = MAY GOD ADD.
- THE NAME, ZAPHNATHPAANEAH (41:45), MEANS = A REVEALER OF SECRETS.
- JOSEPH REVEALED HIS FATHER’S HEART.
- JOSEPH REVEALED HIS BROTHER’S HATRED.
| THE LIFE OF JOSEPH | THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST |
| THE NAME, JOSEPH, = MAY GOD ADD | THE NAME, JESUS, COMES FROM THE NAME, JOSHUA, WHICH MEANS = GOD IS SALVATION. THE SON OF MAN. THE FIRST ADAM WAS THE GREAT SUBTRACTOR, BUT THE SECOND ADAM (CHRIST) IS THE GREAT ADDER. (1COR 15:22) |
| ZAPHNATHPAANEAH (41:45), = A REVEALER OF SECRETS | THE TITLE, CHRIST, = THE ANOINTED ONE (MESIAH). “SON OF GOD” CHRIST REVEALS THE HEART OF GOD. (JOH 1:18) CHRIST REVEALS THE HEARTS OF MEN. (LUK 2:34-35) |
| JOSEPH WAS A SHEPHERD THAT FED THE FLOCK (GEN 37:2) | JESUS IS OUR SHEPHERD WHO FEEDS US, HIS FLOCK (JOH 10:11) |
| JOSEPH WAS OPPOSED TO AND REVEALED EVIL. (GEN 37:2) | JESUS IS OPPOSED TO AND REVEALS EVIL. (JOH 7:7) |
| JOSEPH WAS ESPECIALLY LOVED BY HIS FATHER. (GEN 37:3) | JESUS IS LOVED BY GOD, THE FATHER. (JOH 3:16 MAT 3:17) |
| JOSEPH WAS THE SON OF JACOB’S OLD AGE. (GEN 37:3) | JESUS CHRIST IS GOD’S SON FROM ALL OF ETERNITY PAST. (JOH 17:24) |
| JOSEPH WORE A COAT OF MANY COLORS, MARKED AS ONE OF NOBLE BIRTH. (GEN 37:3) | JESUS CHRIST, HAD MANY OUTWARD CHARACTERISTICS MARKING HIM AS ONE OF NOBLE BIRTH. (MAT 1:23, MAT 2:2) |
| JOSEPH WAS BETRAYED INTO THE HANDS OF GENTILES (EGYPT) (GEN 37:28) | JESUS WAS BETRAYED INTO THE HANDS OF GENTILES (ROMANS) (MAT 27:11) |
| JOSEPH WAS ENVIED AND HATED BY HIS BROTHERS (GEN 37:4) | JESUS CHRIST WAS ENVIED AND HATED BY THE JEWS. (JOH 7:7 JOH 15:18 MAT 27:17-18) |
| JOSEPH WAS HATED BECAUSE OF HIS WORDS. (GEN 37:8) | JESUS CHRIST WAS HATED FOR HIS TEACHINGS. (JOH 5:18 LUK 4:28-29) |
| JOSEPH’S PROPHETIC DREAMS REVEALED A FUTURE AUTHORITY. (GEN 37:7-10) | THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS REVEAL THE FUTURE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST. (ISA 9:6-7) |
| 1ST DREAM = EARTHLY AUTHORITY
2ND DREAM = HEAVENLY AUTHORITY |
JESUS EARTHLY AUTHORITY = KING OF KINGS JESUS HEAVENLY AUTHORITY = LORD OF LORDS. (1TIM 6:16-17) |
| JOSEPH WAS SENT BY HIS FATHER TO DO A JOB AND WILLINGLY WENT. (GEN 37:13) | JESUS WAS SENT BY GOD, THE FATHER, TO DO A JOB AND WILLINGLY CAME. (1JOH 4:10 HEB 10:7) |
| JOSEPH SEEKS THE WELFARE OF HIS BROTHERS IN SHECHEM. (GEN 37:14) | JESUS CAME TO EARTH TO SEEK THE WELFARE OF THE JEWS IN A PLACE OF VIOLENCE. (JOH 1:11 JOH 3:17) |
| JOSEPH WAS SENT FROM THE VALLEY OF HEBRON, WHICH MEANS COMMUNION OR FELLOWSHIP. (GEN 37:14) | JESUS CHRIST WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN. (JOH 6:38) |
| JOSEPH CAME TO SHECHEM, WHICH MEANS SHOULDER. IT WAS THE PLACE OF SIN AND PASSION. (GEN 37:14) | JESUS CHRIST CAME TO THE EARTH, THE PLACE OF SIN AND PASSION, TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF MEN’S SINS AND BECOME A SERVANT. (GEN 49:15 PHI 2:6-7 GAL 4:4) |
| JOSEPH WAS A WANDERER IN A FIELD. (GEN 37:15) | “FIELD”= THE WORLD (MAT 13:38) JESUS WANDERED IN THE WORLD FOR 3 ½ YEARS. (MAT 8:20) |
| JOSEPH DID NOT GIVE UP BUT SOUGHT UNTIL HE FOUND HIS BROTHERS. (GEN 37:17) |
JESUS DOES NOT GIVE UP BUT CONTINUES TO SEEK THE JEWS. (LUK 19:10) |
| JOSEPH FOUND HIS BROTHERS IN DOTHAN, WHICH MEANS “LAW OR CUSTOM”. (GEN 37:17) | JESUS CHRIST FOUND HIS BROTHERS, THE JEWS, BOUND TO LEGALISM AND CUSTOM. (MAR 9:8) |
| JOSEPH’S BROTHERS CONSPIRED AGAINST HIM TO KILL HIM. (GEN 37:18) | THE JEWS CONSPIRED AGAINST JESUS TO KILL HIM. (MAT 12:14) |
| JOSEPH’S BROTHERS MOCKED HIM IN UNBELIEF. (GEN 37:19) | JESUS WAS MOCKED IN UNBELIEF BY THE JEWS. (MAT 27:39-42) |
| JOSEPH’S BROTHERS STRIPPED HIM. (GEN 37:23) | JESUS CHRIST WAS STRIPPED AND PUT TO AN OPEN SHAME. (MAT 27:27-28) |
| JOSEPH WAS CAST INTO A PIT. (GEN 37:24) | THE PIT WHERE THERE IS NO WATER IS ANOTHER NAME FOR HADES, THE PLACE OF THE NON-BELIEVING DEAD. JESUS CHRIST WENT THERE AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION. (EPH 4:9) (MAT 12:40) |
| WHILE JOSEPH SUFFERED, HIS BROTHERS SAT DOWN. (GEN 37:27) | WHILE JESUS SUFFERED ON THE CROSS, THE JEWS SAT BY AND WATCHED. (MAT 27:35,36) |
| JOSEPH WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE PIT ALIVE. (GEN 37:28) | JESUS CHRIST WAS RESURRECTED ALIVE FROM THE DEAD. (ACT 2:23-24) |
| JOSEPH IS SOLD FOR 20 SHEKELS OF SILVER. (GEN 37:28) | JESUS HAD BEEN SOLD FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER. (MAT 26:15) |
| JOSEPH’S BLOOD-SPRINKLED COAT IS PRESENTED TO HIS FATHER. (GEN 37:32) | THE SHED BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST WAS PRESENTED TO GOD, THE FATHER, IN HEAVEN. (HEB 9:12,14) |
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HOMEWORK
GENESIS 38
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FOR CORRECTION
- APPLICATION OF GEN 37
- CONSIDERING THAT JESUS CHRIST WENT THROUGH THE SAME REJECTION AS JOSEPH, WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT REJECTION THAT APPLIES TO YOUR LIFE?
- PREPARATION FOR GEN 38
- READ GEN 38:1-30 JUDAH’S SIN
- THE STORY OF JOSEPH IS INTERRUPTED BY AN INCIDENT WITH JUDAH.
- BACKGROUND: THE LEVIRATE (HUSBAND’S BROTHER) LAW OF MARRIAGE
- IF A MAN DIED LEAVING NO CHILDREN, IT WAS THE DUTY OF AN UNMARRIED BROTHER TO MARRY THE WIDOW AND HAVE CHILDREN IN THE NAME OF THE DEAD MAN. IN THIS WAY, A FAMILY INHERITANCE WAS PASSED ON AND THE FAMILY LINEAGE WAS MAINTAINED.
(DEU 25:5-6)
- WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO GOD THAT ONAN REFUSED TO PERFORM HIS LEVIRATE DUTY AND CONTINUE JUDAH’S LINEAGE?
- WHY WAS JUDAH’S SIN (38:26) GREATER THAN TAMAR’S INCEST?
- (CLUE: MAT 1:1-3)
- MEMORY VERSE : GAL 4:4
