Shall we bow our
heads for prayer?
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Father in
heaven, what a joy it is
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to come into Your presence
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to study Your Holy Word.
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We ask that as we
study the story of Joseph
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as a type or a
symbol of the life of Christ
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that Your Holy Spirit
will be with us to instruct us.
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Teach us the
lessons which will be useful
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in our personal walk with Jesus,
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and we thank you for the
promise of Your presence.
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In the name of
Jesus we pray, Amen.
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It was the afternoon
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of the resurrection,
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and 2 of the followers of Jesus,
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not of His 12 disciples but
two of the followers of Jesus
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were walking to a little village
relatively near Jerusalem
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called Emmaus.
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And as these two men
were walking to Emmaus
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Jesus - who had resurrected
from the dead that morning -
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actually caught up to them
and started walking with them.
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You can find this
story in Luke chapter 24.
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And we're going to read a
couple of verses from there
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in a few moments, but I
want you to catch the picture.
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And so Jesus catches up to
these two men that are walking
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to Emmaus and He says to them:
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"What is it that
you're talking about?
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And why are your faces so sad? "
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And, of course, the
two men look at Jesus
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and if they lived today
they probably would have said
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"What planet have you been
on for the last three days?
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Haven't you
known what has happened
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in the city of Jerusalem
during these last three days?
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Impossible that you shouldn't
know about it if you were
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in this region
or in this area. "
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And then in Luke
chapter 24 and verse 21
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we hear the
disappointment of these men.
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Actually I want to
read Luke chapter 24
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and verse 21. You can
almost hear it in their voice
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as we read this verse.
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It says there in verse 21:
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"But we were
hoping that it was He
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who was going to redeem Israel.
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Indeed, besides all
this, today is the third day
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since these things happened. "
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We thought that this Man
was going to redeem Israel
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and now is the third
day since He was crucified.
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You can hear the
disappointment in their voices.
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And then, of
course, Jesus spoke to them
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in direct terms.
And I would like to read
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His words in Luke chapter 24
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and verses 25 through 27.
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Actually, this is
quite a rebuke of Jesus.
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Notice what He says
in Luke 24 and verse 25.
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"Then He said to
them: 'O foolish ones,
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and slow of heart to believe
all that the prophets have
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spoken. Ought not the Christ
to have suffered these things
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and to enter into His glory? ' "
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And now notice verse 27:
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"And beginning at Moses
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and all the
prophets He expounded to them
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in all the scriptures the
things concerning Himself. "
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We have three categories that
are mentioned here by Jesus.
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Moses, the prophets, and
the scriptures or the writings.
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These are the very 3 divisions
that the Jews had established
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for the Old Testament.
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The law of Moses...
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the prophets were the nebeim
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and the writings
were the ketubim.
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In other words, Jesus is saying
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"I am at the center
of the writings of Moses;
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I am at the center of the
writings of all of the prophets;
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I am at the center of all of
the rest of the Old Testament. "
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He expounded unto them
the things in the scriptures
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concerning Himself.
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Now I want you to
notice how these men felt
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after Jesus spoke
these words to them.
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Luke 24 and verses 30-32.
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"Now it came to pass as
He sat at the table with them
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that He took bread,
blessed and broke it,
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and gave it to them.
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Then their eyes were
opened and they knew Him,
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and He vanished
from their sight.
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And they said to one another:
'Did not our hearts burn
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within us while He
talked with us on the road
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and while He opened
the scriptures to us? ' "
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Notice that when
Jesus opened the scriptures
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and revealed Himself to
them from the scriptures
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they burned in their hearts
because now they looked at the
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scriptures from a
different perspective.
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A little bit later on
Jesus was in the upper room
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with His disciples.
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And I want you to notice
what He said to His disciples
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in Luke chapter 24
and verses 44 and 45.
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Luke 24 and verses 44 and 45.
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"Then He said to them:
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'These are the
words which I spoke to you
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while I was still with you:
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that all things must be
fulfilled which were written
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in the law of Moses and
the prophets and the Psalms
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concerning Me. ' And He
opened their understanding
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that they might
comprehend the scriptures. "
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We find in these verses that
the center of the scriptures
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of the Old Testament is Jesus.
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Whether it be the
writings of Moses,
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whether it be the
writings of the prophets,
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whether it be
the writings as such
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in the Old Testament -
whatever is not Moses and the
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prophets, whether
it be the Psalms...
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Jesus says that the scriptures
are a revelation of Himself.
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On every page of
the Old Testament
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we find a revelation of Jesus.
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Now today we are going to
study the story of Joseph.
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Joseph... as a
type of Jesus Christ.
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We're going to find a
series of amazing parallels
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between Joseph and Jesus.
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We're going to actually
see that the life of Joseph
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was a pattern or an
illustration or a type
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of the life that Jesus would
live later on in human history.
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Actually
approximately 1,700 years later.
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Now let's begin our
study of the life of Joseph
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in Genesis
chapter 37 and verse 3.
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Genesis chapter 37 and verse 3.
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Here we're told this:
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So you have what we might
call "the ancient of days"
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who has a beloved son
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whom he loves above
all of his other sons.
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And this son's name is Joseph.
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Now we all know that
Joseph had two dreams.
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And in these dreams
basically he told his father
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and his brothers that
someday they were going to come
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and they were going
to bow before his feet.
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Notice Genesis
chapter 37 and verse 10.
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Genesis chapter 37 and verse 10.
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By the way, this
riled his brothers.
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It says there in
chapter 37 and verse 10:
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"Are you saying that we're
going to come and we're going to
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bow before you? " is what Jacob
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is saying. And of course,
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we know from this story
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that his brothers were very very
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angry at him saying that they
would come and bow at his feet.
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In fact, we're told in
Genesis 37 that his brothers
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hated him. Notice
Genesis chapter 37...
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Genesis chapter 37
and verses 4 and 5.
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It says here:
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And then it says:
"Now Joseph had a dream
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and he told it to his brothers
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and they hated him even more. "
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The idea of them coming
and bowing before Joseph;
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the idea that he
was the beloved son;
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and by the way, the
fact that the life of Joseph
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was exemplary and
condemned their sinfulness
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led them to hate their brother.
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In fact, they not only hated
their brother because he was
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the beloved son and because
he said that they were going to
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come and bow before his feet
and because he had a sterling
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character which
rebuked their sinfulness,
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but they also
envied their brother
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because of these facts.
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Notice what we find in
Genesis chapter 37 and verse 11.
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It says there: "And
his brothers envied him
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but his father kept
the matter in mind. "
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And so his brothers hate him.
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His brothers envy him
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because of his favored
position with his father
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because he's the beloved son.
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Now immediately we see
the parallel with Jesus.
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Jesus also is the
special Son of His Father.
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Jesus also had a
sterling character which rebuked
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the sinfulness of His
brothers that He came to save.
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Also, those that He
came to minister among
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were greatly aggravated
when Jesus spoke about
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Him being a King and
Him ruling over the earth.
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In fact, we find in
Luke chapter 19 and verse 14
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that they did not
accept the idea that Jesus
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was going to
reign or rule over them.
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Luke chapter 19
and verse 14 says this:
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"But His citizens hated Him... "
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Notice that.
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"and sent a
delegation after Him saying
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'We will not have
this Man to reign over us.
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We will not accept Him as King.
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He will not rule over us. ' "
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In fact, we find in
scripture that Jesus was envied
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by those that He
came in contact with.
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Notice Matthew
chapter 27 and verse 18.
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Matthew chapter 27 and verse 18.
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In fact, those He
came to save envied Him
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because of His special position.
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Matthew chapter 27
and verse 18 says this:
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"For He knew that they
had handed Him over... "
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this is speaking about Pilate...
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"that they had handed over
Jesus because of... " What?
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"because of envy. "
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And so Jesus - the
beloved Son of His Father -
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is hated by His own brothers.
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The say: "We will not allow
this Man to rule over us. "
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They hate the fact that He's
the beloved Son of the Father
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and they hate His
sterling character which rebukes
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their sinfulness.
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Now it's interesting
to notice that Abraham
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the father... or rather
Jacob the father sends his son
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Joseph to Joseph's brothers.
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Notice what we find in
Genesis chapter 37 and verse 13.
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Genesis chapter 37 and verse 13.
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The father sends
the son to his brothers.
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To a far country incidentally.
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Notice Genesis
chapter 37 and verse 13.
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It says here:
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Notice that the father
is planning to send Joseph
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to his brothers, and
Joseph says to his father
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"Your will be done. "
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And so Joseph
leaves his father's house
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and he travels to a far land
to minister to his brothers.
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And by the way,
his brothers are lost.
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He actually goes
out to seek them.
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And he has to stop
along the way and ask: "Where
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are my brothers? I'm
seeking for my brothers. "
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And so he leaves
his father's house;
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he goes to a far land;
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he's sent to seek his
brothers who are lost.
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Dare I say that this
is the very same thing
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which happened with Jesus?
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Notice the gospel of
Luke chapter 19 and verse 10.
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Luke chapter 19 and verse 10.
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This is the conclusion
of the Zacchaeus episode,
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and notice the
terminology that is used.
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Luke chapter 19 and verse 10.
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"For the Son of Man has
come to seek and to save
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that which was lost. "
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And so Jesus Christ is
sent by His Father to a far land
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to seek His
brothers who are lost
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just like Joseph
was sent by his father
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to a far land to seek his
brothers who were also lost.
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And when God the
Father said to Jesus:
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"You should go down and
take My gift to Your brothers"
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Jesus said just like
Joseph... He said: "Father,
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I am here. Your will be done. "
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But we're told in scripture
that when Joseph takes the gift
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of his father to his brothers
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his brothers
actually plotted to kill him
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because they hated him.
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Notice Genesis chapter
37 and verses 18 and 19.
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Genesis 37 and verses 18 and 19.
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It says here:
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"Then they said to one another:
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'Look, the
dreamer is coming. ' "
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Notice that it is
said here that when Joseph
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sees his brothers afar off
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his brothers whom he came to
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bless with the gifts from the
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father actually are filled with
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hatred against him and they plot
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to kill him.
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Is this true also about Jesus?
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In John chapter 1 and verse 11
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we are told that Jesus:
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We also notice in John
chapter 15 and verse 25
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a very interesting remark.
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John chapter 15 and verse 25.
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Here Jesus actually
is being referred to.
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He says this in verse 25:
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Did Joseph's brothers
really have any true reason
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to hate their
brother? Absolutely not.
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They hated him without cause.
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And His own hate
Him without cause.
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Notice how the story
of Joseph is picked up
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also in Matthew 21
and verses 37 and 38.
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Matthew chapter 21
and verses 37 and 38.
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This is the famous
parable of the vineyard workers.
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Matthew chapter 21
and verses 37 and 38.
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So just like with
Joseph he came to his brothers
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sent by his father and
he was hated without cause
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by his
brothers. They envied him.
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So when Jesus was sent by
His Father to His brothers
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they received Him not.
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They hated Him without cause.
00:20:23.79\00:20:25.72
They delivered Him because
of envy according to scripture.
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And they plotted to kill Jesus
just like Joseph's brothers
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plotted to kill him.
00:20:33.13\00:20:34.50
There's another interesting
comparison in this story.
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One of the brothers of Joseph
actually wanted to deliver
00:20:38.31\00:20:43.59
Joseph from the hands of
his brothers. What was his name?
00:20:43.79\00:20:48.15
His name was Reuben.
00:20:48.45\00:20:50.01
Notice Genesis 37
and verses 21 and 22.
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Genesis 37 and verses 21 and 22.
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But Reuben
lacked moral backbone.
00:21:25.04\00:21:28.29
At the very moment he
should have said to the brothers
00:21:28.69\00:21:31.51
"This is wrong... we
should not do this. "
00:21:31.81\00:21:35.36
And he should have delivered
Joseph and sent him back
00:21:35.76\00:21:39.17
to his father.
But he contemporized.
00:21:39.27\00:21:42.41
He says: "Well, I'll let
them cast him into this pit here
00:21:42.61\00:21:46.33
and then a little
bit later on I will come
00:21:46.53\00:21:49.11
and I will deliver him. "
00:21:49.31\00:21:51.03
He had no moral
backbone to stand for the right.
00:21:51.33\00:21:54.24
Now let me ask you:
was there an individual
00:21:54.64\00:21:57.02
in the case of Christ
that tried to deliver Jesus
00:21:57.22\00:22:00.34
and COULD HAVE delivered
Jesus but had no moral backbone?
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Of course. What was his name?
00:22:05.43\00:22:07.53
His name was Pontius Pilate.
00:22:07.73\00:22:10.29
Notice John
chapter 19 and verse 12.
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John 19:12. He did
everything possible
00:22:14.93\00:22:17.43
to deliver Jesus but
he did not take a stand.
00:22:17.63\00:22:20.22
John chapter 19 and verse 12
00:22:20.53\00:22:23.74
is one of the verses that
speaks about Pontius Pilate's
00:22:23.84\00:22:26.75
intention of delivering Christ.
00:22:26.95\00:22:29.17
It says here in verse 12:
00:22:29.47\00:22:31.63
"From then on Pilate
sought to release Him
00:22:31.83\00:22:35.68
but the Jews cried out
saying: 'If you let this Man go,
00:22:35.88\00:22:39.71
you are not Caesar's
friend. Whoever makes himself
00:22:39.91\00:22:43.35
a king speaks
against Caesar. ' "
00:22:43.45\00:22:45.91
And so instead of delivering
Jesus and taking a stand
00:22:46.89\00:22:50.68
at that moment,
Pontius Pilate actually allowed
00:22:50.88\00:22:54.99
Jesus to be
delivered to be killed.
00:22:55.09\00:22:58.58
Another interesting parallel
between Joseph and Jesus
00:22:59.42\00:23:02.73
is the fact that Joseph
was stripped of his garments
00:23:02.93\00:23:06.60
by his brothers. Notice
what we find in Genesis 37:23.
00:23:06.80\00:23:12.55
Genesis chapter 37 and verse 23.
00:23:12.85\00:23:16.72
We find here what his brothers
did to him. It says there:
00:23:17.97\00:23:23.14
Question: was Jesus also
stripped of His garments?
00:23:35.70\00:23:40.18
Notice what we find
in Matthew chapter 27
00:23:40.58\00:23:43.66
and verse 28. Matthew
chapter 27 and verse 28.
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We're told here as
Jesus is in Pilate's court:
00:23:50.01\00:23:53.99
"And they stripped Him and
put a scarlet robe on Him. "
00:24:01.41\00:24:05.55
We're going to come back to
the scarlet robe in a moment.
00:24:05.75\00:24:07.67
Notice that they stripped
Him of His garment and they put
00:24:07.97\00:24:11.46
a scarlet or a
red robe upon Him.
00:24:11.56\00:24:14.59
And so in both
cases Joseph and Jesus
00:24:14.79\00:24:17.77
are stripped of their garments.
00:24:17.98\00:24:20.24
Now it's interesting that
Joseph - according to Genesis -
00:24:20.74\00:24:24.67
was cast into an empty pit.
00:24:24.87\00:24:29.16
And the word pit, by the
way, can refer to a place
00:24:29.86\00:24:33.47
where dead people are laid.
00:24:33.68\00:24:35.78
In Isaiah 38 and verse 18
it's synonymously used with
00:24:36.08\00:24:40.33
the word Sheol. It's
used synonymous with death.
00:24:40.44\00:24:44.45
In other words, his
brothers put him in that pit -
00:24:44.69\00:24:47.31
in that empty pit -
with the intention probably
00:24:47.61\00:24:50.94
of have him dying in that pit.
00:24:51.14\00:24:53.68
It's interesting that Jesus
was buried in an empty tomb.
00:24:54.08\00:24:58.50
Notice Luke
chapter 23 and verse 53.
00:24:58.80\00:25:02.68
Luke chapter 23 and verse 53.
00:25:02.98\00:25:06.68
Here we find the following
words... speaking about Jesus:
00:25:07.67\00:25:12.84
"Then he took it down,
00:25:13.75\00:25:16.04
wrapped it in them,
00:25:16.45\00:25:19.07
and laid it in a tomb
00:25:19.17\00:25:23.38
that was hewn out of the rock
00:25:23.59\00:25:25.83
where no one had
ever lain before. "
00:25:26.03\00:25:29.59
And so Joseph is cast in the pit
00:25:29.99\00:25:32.54
and Jesus is
placed in an empty tomb.
00:25:32.84\00:25:35.96
Another interesting parallel
between Joseph and Jesus
00:25:36.99\00:25:40.11
is the fact that
both of them were sold
00:25:40.31\00:25:44.04
for pieces of silver.
00:25:44.24\00:25:46.01
In the case of Joseph,
Joseph was sold for 20 pieces
00:25:46.32\00:25:49.39
of silver. Let's read
that in Genesis 37:28.
00:25:49.49\00:25:54.36
Genesis chapter 37 and verse 28.
00:25:54.66\00:25:59.06
Here we find the
following words...
00:25:59.47\00:26:01.49
37 and verse 28... it says this:
00:26:01.80\00:26:06.31
"And they took
Joseph to Egypt. "
00:26:24.08\00:26:27.30
Now I want you to notice
00:26:27.60\00:26:29.11
what we're told about Jesus.
00:26:29.21\00:26:30.90
Matthew chapter 26 and verse 15.
00:26:31.20\00:26:34.40
Matthew chapter 26 and verse 15.
00:26:34.70\00:26:37.89
And I'm sure that we've read
00:26:37.99\00:26:39.02
this before, but let's
go ahead and read it again.
00:26:39.12\00:26:42.16
It says:
00:26:43.16\00:26:44.40
And so Joseph and Jesus
are sold for pieces of silver.
00:27:01.40\00:27:05.74
Another interesting parallel
between Joseph and Christ
00:27:06.41\00:27:09.54
is the fact that both of their
garments were stained in blood.
00:27:09.74\00:27:14.57
Now you say: "How is that? "
00:27:15.59\00:27:17.05
You know what his brothers
did with the tunic of Joseph.
00:27:17.35\00:27:20.83
Was the tunic of
Joseph dipped in blood?
00:27:31.04\00:27:34.30
Most certainly.
00:27:34.60\00:27:35.90
"Then they sent the
tunic of many colors
00:27:36.20\00:27:40.47
and they brought it
to their father and said:
00:27:40.67\00:27:43.42
'We have found this. Do you
know whether it is your son's
00:27:43.62\00:27:48.05
tunic or not? ' "
00:27:48.25\00:27:49.39
And so the garments of
Joseph were stained in blood.
00:27:49.69\00:27:53.66
If you read the gospels,
you discover that a scarlet robe
00:27:54.16\00:27:57.63
was placed upon Jesus
and then Jesus was beaten.
00:27:57.73\00:28:01.09
And this scarlet robe was
filled with the blood of Jesus.
00:28:01.29\00:28:04.56
Actually, that sacrifice of that
kid by the brothers of Joseph
00:28:04.86\00:28:09.44
symbolized the sacrifice
of Jesus and the fact that
00:28:09.65\00:28:13.51
the garments of Jesus were going
to be stained in His blood.
00:28:13.71\00:28:17.19
Now it's also interesting
to notice that the father
00:28:18.18\00:28:22.12
of Joseph - Jacob - suffered
intensely along with his son.
00:28:22.32\00:28:27.47
Notice what we find
in Genesis chapter 37
00:28:27.87\00:28:31.23
and verses 34 and 35.
00:28:31.43\00:28:34.43
Genesis 37 and verses 34 and 35.
00:28:34.73\00:28:39.52
It says here:
00:28:39.82\00:28:41.20
If you read the Desire of Ages
you'll discover that not only
00:29:08.31\00:29:12.04
did Jesus suffer on the
cross but His Father suffered
00:29:12.24\00:29:15.82
right along with Him
00:29:16.02\00:29:17.60
as Jesus suffered in
the Garden of Gethsemane
00:29:17.70\00:29:20.46
and as Jesus hung on
the cross of Calvary.
00:29:20.66\00:29:24.42
It's also interesting to notice
that everything that Joseph did
00:29:25.62\00:29:30.45
prospered in his hand.
00:29:30.65\00:29:32.88
Notice what we find
in Genesis chapter 39
00:29:33.09\00:29:36.44
and verse 3. Genesis
chapter 39 and verse 3.
00:29:36.64\00:29:42.54
Everything that
Joseph did prospered.
00:29:42.84\00:29:45.18
It says there in verse 3:
00:29:45.38\00:29:47.23
"And his master saw
that the Lord was with him
00:29:47.43\00:29:51.49
and that the Lord made all
he did to prosper in his hand. "
00:29:51.79\00:29:57.35
So notice that everything
that the Lord places in Joseph's
00:29:57.65\00:30:00.57
hand Joseph makes to prosper.
00:30:00.67\00:30:04.43
By the way, this is the
same thing that is said of Jesus
00:30:04.83\00:30:08.30
as the suffering servant
in Isaiah 53 and verse 10.
00:30:08.50\00:30:12.03
Go with me to Isaiah
chapter 53 and verse 10
00:30:12.34\00:30:16.39
and notice this
wonderful prophecy about Christ
00:30:16.69\00:30:19.95
and how everything that the
Father had in plan for Jesus
00:30:20.15\00:30:24.19
would prosper in His hand.
00:30:24.39\00:30:26.40
It says here: "Yet
it pleased the Lord
00:30:26.70\00:30:29.91
to bruise Him. He
has put Him to grief,
00:30:30.11\00:30:34.20
when you make His
soul an offering for sin
00:30:34.51\00:30:38.16
He shall see His seed.
He shall prolong His days.
00:30:38.36\00:30:42.58
And the pleasure of
the Lord shall... " What?
00:30:43.97\00:30:47.34
"the pleasure of the Lord
shall prosper in His hand. "
00:30:47.55\00:30:51.70
And so as Joseph suffers
but everything that he does
00:30:52.11\00:30:55.76
prospers, in the same way
Jesus - the suffering servant -
00:30:55.96\00:30:59.98
everything that He
performs for the Lord prospers
00:31:00.18\00:31:03.69
in His hands. Now as you
look at the life of Joseph
00:31:03.89\00:31:08.04
where his brothers
sold him into slavery...
00:31:08.24\00:31:10.06
And by the way, it
was as if Joseph had died,
00:31:10.27\00:31:13.68
correct? At least in
the mind of the father
00:31:13.98\00:31:16.19
it was like Joseph had died...
And in the minds of his brothers
00:31:16.39\00:31:18.91
they had gotten rid of Joseph.
And the prophecy that Joseph
00:31:19.31\00:31:23.80
was going to be lord over
them according to them was not
00:31:23.83\00:31:26.46
going to be fulfilled.
00:31:26.56\00:31:28.04
The interesting thing is: by the
very plot to get rid of Joseph
00:31:28.24\00:31:32.75
Joseph went to a far land
00:31:33.05\00:31:35.75
and he actually became
their savior and he saved them
00:31:35.95\00:31:40.29
from death. So their
plot to destroy Joseph
00:31:40.39\00:31:43.46
actually became the
means for their salvation.
00:31:43.66\00:31:46.98
Let me ask you:
in the case of Jesus
00:31:47.48\00:31:50.39
was the plot that was
developed against Christ
00:31:50.80\00:31:54.48
and the slaying of Christ
and His death on the cross
00:31:54.68\00:31:58.47
the means that God used to
save those who crucified Him
00:31:58.67\00:32:04.26
from spiritual death
and from everlasting death?
00:32:04.36\00:32:06.96
Yes. They plotted and they
actually thought that they had
00:32:07.46\00:32:10.01
gotten rid of Jesus. But
actually by their very act
00:32:10.11\00:32:14.06
of trying to get rid
of Jesus and slay Jesus
00:32:14.26\00:32:17.19
Jesus became their Savior.
00:32:17.39\00:32:20.71
It's interesting to notice
that by what Joseph suffered
00:32:21.01\00:32:25.29
he learned to trust in God.
00:32:25.49\00:32:29.09
In fact, you look at the
story as we find it in Genesis
00:32:29.88\00:32:33.45
and Joseph never actually
laid plans for his life.
00:32:33.66\00:32:37.83
He relied upon God
00:32:38.33\00:32:40.67
and allowed God to
choreograph his life.
00:32:40.88\00:32:43.66
He didn't say:
"Well, I'm going to do this,
00:32:44.26\00:32:46.12
I'm going to do that. " He
simply cooperated with God,
00:32:46.32\00:32:50.37
walked with God in
fulfilling God's will
00:32:50.58\00:32:54.23
as God revealed His
plans to him step by step.
00:32:54.43\00:32:58.57
And interestingly enough,
by Joseph becoming a servant
00:32:58.80\00:33:03.50
in Egypt he became
qualified then to be lord.
00:33:03.70\00:33:07.25
As he was a servant
he learned obedience.
00:33:07.65\00:33:11.34
He learned dependence upon
God, and as a result of this
00:33:11.64\00:33:16.05
when he became lord he was
qualified to fulfill his duties
00:33:16.25\00:33:21.17
as lord and as master.
00:33:21.38\00:33:23.74
So it is with Jesus. You
see, Jesus became a servant.
00:33:24.04\00:33:29.21
And by becoming a servant
He became qualified to be Lord
00:33:29.61\00:33:34.38
over His people. Jesus
did not lay plans for Himself.
00:33:34.58\00:33:38.69
He simply cooperated with
His Father's plan day by day.
00:33:39.10\00:33:43.69
Even though perhaps Jesus
didn't understand everything
00:33:43.92\00:33:46.55
that was happening in His life
00:33:46.75\00:33:48.23
He walked step in step
with what His Father had
00:33:48.43\00:33:52.05
choreographed for Him.
00:33:52.15\00:33:53.75
In fact, allow me to read
you a statement that's found in
00:33:53.95\00:33:56.12
Desire of Ages page 208.
00:33:56.32\00:33:59.76
This is a very well-known
statement but very profound.
00:34:00.73\00:34:04.23
It says here:
00:34:04.96\00:34:06.51
Isn't that amazing?
00:34:16.70\00:34:18.01
He was so emptied of self that
He made no plans for Himself.
00:34:18.31\00:34:22.49
I'm sure that Joseph didn't
understand a lot of things
00:34:34.15\00:34:36.64
that happened with him. In
fact, we have another lecture
00:34:36.74\00:34:39.30
coming up in a couple of
sessions where we're going to
00:34:39.40\00:34:42.48
discuss God's providence
in the story of Joseph.
00:34:42.58\00:34:45.20
You know, I'm sure that Joseph
00:34:45.50\00:34:46.97
didn't particularly understand
00:34:47.17\00:34:48.73
how, because of his sterling
00:34:48.94\00:34:52.68
character and because he was
00:34:52.88\00:34:54.42
beloved by his father,
00:34:54.52\00:34:55.74
he would be sold into slavery.
00:34:55.94\00:34:57.40
That appeared
to be an injustice.
00:34:57.61\00:34:59.55
And then because he was faithful
in obeying the commandment
00:34:59.85\00:35:02.55
"Thou shalt not commit adultery"
00:35:02.75\00:35:04.11
he ends up in
jail... he ends up in prison.
00:35:04.31\00:35:06.63
I don't think that Joseph
fully understood everything
00:35:07.13\00:35:10.04
that was happening, but
he said: "God has a plan.
00:35:10.14\00:35:12.45
I don't understand the
plan but I will some day.
00:35:12.65\00:35:15.32
I'm going to walk step by step
00:35:15.62\00:35:17.16
in the plan that God
has laid out for me. "
00:35:17.26\00:35:19.21
And so it was with Jesus.
00:35:19.41\00:35:21.08
Many things happened in His life
00:35:21.39\00:35:22.86
and perhaps when He was
going through these things,
00:35:23.06\00:35:25.10
you know, He didn't fully
understand everything that was
00:35:25.30\00:35:28.07
happening. But He walked
step in step with the plans
00:35:28.17\00:35:31.30
of His Father. And
then, of course, Ellen White
00:35:31.50\00:35:34.22
tells us this...
speaking about us:
00:35:34.42\00:35:37.91
Now I want to read
Hebrews chapter 5 verses 8 and 9
00:35:48.62\00:35:53.29
about Christ. Hebrews
chapter 5 verses 8 and 9.
00:35:53.49\00:35:57.69
Do you know that
Jesus by becoming a servant
00:35:57.99\00:36:00.49
and by going through
His trials and tribulations
00:36:00.69\00:36:03.18
and temptations actually
became qualified to be Lord?
00:36:03.38\00:36:07.81
Notice what we find
in Hebrews chapter 5...
00:36:08.25\00:36:11.00
Hebrews chapter 5
and let's read verses...
00:36:11.20\00:36:14.68
What did I say? 7 and 8.
Hebrews 5... actually verses
00:36:15.46\00:36:20.35
8 and 9. Let's not begin at
verse 7. It says in verse 8:
00:36:20.45\00:36:23.74
By the way, the word
obedience there would mean
00:36:36.05\00:36:37.92
He learned to
depend upon His Father.
00:36:38.13\00:36:41.60
And now notice verse 9:
00:36:42.00\00:36:43.56
Doesn't mean that
He wasn't perfect.
00:36:45.62\00:36:46.86
The word perfected
there means qualified
00:36:47.06\00:36:50.21
to fulfill His mission
because of what He suffered.
00:36:50.42\00:36:53.39
In other words, the
sufferings of Jesus,
00:37:02.88\00:37:05.19
the trials and
temptations of Jesus,
00:37:05.22\00:37:07.72
became the school where
He learned. And He became
00:37:07.93\00:37:11.72
qualified to fulfill His mission
as Savior of the human race.
00:37:11.92\00:37:16.73
The same is true of Joseph.
00:37:17.03\00:37:18.81
The things that he suffered,
00:37:19.11\00:37:20.44
the temptations
which he resisted,
00:37:20.64\00:37:22.65
qualified Him then
to fulfill His mission
00:37:22.85\00:37:26.42
to save his brothers and
his father, and to preserve
00:37:26.63\00:37:30.66
incidentally the holy line.
00:37:30.86\00:37:33.31
Now was Joseph tempted severely
00:37:34.10\00:37:38.11
in his life? Well, we
have one particular temptation
00:37:38.96\00:37:42.52
when Potiphar's wife tried
to entice him into adultery.
00:37:43.42\00:37:46.95
And how did Joseph respond?
00:37:48.56\00:37:50.40
He didn't play with temptation.
00:37:50.70\00:37:52.61
He immediately said: "How
can I commit this terrible
00:37:53.01\00:37:57.61
sin against God? "
00:37:57.71\00:38:00.07
How did Jesus meet temptation
when Satan came after Christ?
00:38:00.38\00:38:04.56
Jesus did not
play with temptation.
00:38:04.76\00:38:07.86
When Satan's temptations came
Jesus immediately said what?
00:38:08.10\00:38:12.34
"It is written... "
00:38:12.64\00:38:14.55
Both Joseph and Jesus -
through the power of God -
00:38:14.65\00:38:17.98
overcame temptation.
00:38:18.18\00:38:20.88
Now there's another
interesting parallel between
00:38:21.18\00:38:24.06
Joseph and Jesus. You know,
Joseph, according to the story,
00:38:24.36\00:38:30.08
becomes a servant
and then he becomes lord.
00:38:30.28\00:38:34.66
His position as a servant
qualified him to become lord.
00:38:36.77\00:38:41.05
That we find in
the story of Joseph.
00:38:42.33\00:38:45.05
But do you know that
this is exactly the situation
00:38:45.45\00:38:48.33
that we find with Jesus as well?
00:38:48.53\00:38:50.82
Jesus also became a servant
that He might become Lord.
00:38:51.68\00:38:57.03
I want you to
notice Genesis chapter 45
00:38:58.04\00:39:01.23
and verse 15 about Joseph.
00:39:01.43\00:39:04.38
Genesis chapter 45 and verse 15.
00:39:04.68\00:39:08.13
Here we're told:
00:39:09.07\00:39:10.47
"Moreover he
kissed all his brothers
00:39:10.68\00:39:15.63
and wept over them.
00:39:18.01\00:39:20.59
And after that his
brothers talked with him. "
00:39:20.99\00:39:25.68
Did Joseph forgive his
brothers in spite of the fact
00:39:26.08\00:39:31.82
that they had hated him and
they had plotted to kill him?
00:39:32.02\00:39:35.41
Absolutely.
00:39:35.61\00:39:36.96
What words did Jesus
speak on the cross of Calvary?
00:39:37.26\00:39:40.15
He said: "Father, forgive them
00:39:40.45\00:39:42.68
for they know
not what they do. "
00:39:42.99\00:39:45.69
By the way, did the
brothers of Joseph eventually
00:39:46.09\00:39:49.01
come and bow before Joseph?
00:39:49.21\00:39:51.16
They most certainly did.
00:39:51.47\00:39:52.92
The dream that had been revealed
to Joseph at the beginning
00:39:53.42\00:39:57.05
of his life now was
fulfilled at the end.
00:39:57.15\00:40:00.86
Did Jesus also speak about
00:40:02.08\00:40:06.46
every knee bowing and
every tongue confessing
00:40:06.76\00:40:11.55
that Jesus is Lord
after Jesus became a servant?
00:40:11.76\00:40:16.04
Notice Philippians chapter
2 and verses 5 through 11.
00:40:16.34\00:40:21.20
Philippians chapter 2
and verses 5 through 11.
00:40:21.50\00:40:25.36
This is a very well-known
passage. The apostle Paul
00:40:25.56\00:40:27.87
says this:
00:40:27.97\00:40:29.00
That means He did not
consider equality with God
00:40:39.18\00:40:41.60
as something to be hung
onto, something to be grasped.
00:40:41.70\00:40:45.02
He continues saying:
00:40:45.87\00:40:47.33
There you have a passage that
00:41:07.98\00:41:09.69
speaks about Jesus
00:41:09.79\00:41:10.88
becoming a servant.
00:41:11.13\00:41:12.99
But what comes in consequence
00:41:13.39\00:41:15.83
of Jesus becoming a servant?
00:41:16.03\00:41:18.14
Verse 9:
00:41:18.34\00:41:19.67
"Therefore God also
has highly exalted Him... "
00:41:19.87\00:41:24.24
So as Joseph became a servant
00:41:46.12\00:41:48.99
and then he
became his brother's lord
00:41:49.19\00:41:51.67
so Jesus became a servant
00:41:51.97\00:41:54.90
so that He could become
the Lord of the human race.
00:41:55.10\00:41:58.69
And as I mentioned, as
Jesus forgave His brothers
00:41:58.99\00:42:03.07
Joseph also was
magnanimous and merciful
00:42:03.27\00:42:07.27
and he forgave what his
brothers had done to him.
00:42:07.47\00:42:12.41
By the way, we have a
tremendous lesson here
00:42:12.65\00:42:15.24
in the story of Joseph.
00:42:15.44\00:42:16.82
You know, many people
want to occupy high positions
00:42:17.88\00:42:21.06
before they learn to serve.
00:42:21.26\00:42:24.06
You know, the essence
of the teachings of Christ
00:42:24.46\00:42:27.07
is found succinctly summarized
00:42:27.57\00:42:31.08
in Matthew chapter 23:12
00:42:31.28\00:42:33.72
where Jesus says: "He who
00:42:34.02\00:42:37.09
humbles himself
00:42:37.19\00:42:39.63
will be exalted
00:42:40.10\00:42:41.68
and he who exalts
himself will be humbled. "
00:42:42.86\00:42:47.34
We find this illustration
in the life of Jesus.
00:42:47.65\00:42:50.93
Jesus humbled
Himself; He became a servant;
00:42:51.23\00:42:55.75
and therefore God
highly exalted Him.
00:42:55.95\00:42:58.94
The problem with Lucifer
is that Lucifer wanted to be
00:42:59.44\00:43:03.20
exalted without
becoming a servant.
00:43:03.40\00:43:06.28
By the way, as you
look at the Bible story
00:43:06.58\00:43:09.21
you have - for example -
the case of Nebuchadnezzar.
00:43:09.41\00:43:11.74
You know, he goes out
onto the balcony of his palace
00:43:12.04\00:43:15.74
and he says:
"Isn't this great Babylon
00:43:15.94\00:43:18.12
that I built with my power
and for my honor and my glory? "
00:43:18.32\00:43:22.91
And God looked at
Nebuchadnezzar and said:
00:43:24.14\00:43:27.19
"Oh is that right?
00:43:27.29\00:43:28.51
So you're lord?
You're the big guy? "
00:43:28.61\00:43:31.88
And so God in an instant
removes from Nebuchadnezzar
00:43:32.89\00:43:36.58
the pearl of reason.
00:43:36.79\00:43:39.79
In other words, he loses that
very aspect that distinguishes
00:43:41.76\00:43:46.24
human beings from animals.
00:43:46.44\00:43:47.83
And, of course, Nebuchadnezzar
begins to act like a beast
00:43:49.03\00:43:53.33
because the one aspect
that distinguishes animals from
00:43:53.83\00:43:58.43
humans has been removed.
00:43:58.63\00:44:00.31
In other words, Nebuchadnezzar
- who wanted to exalt himself -
00:44:01.50\00:44:04.92
was what? Was humbled.
00:44:05.12\00:44:07.54
And then, of course,
at the end of this episode
00:44:08.60\00:44:10.80
if you look at Daniel chapter 4
00:44:11.00\00:44:13.13
you find that
Nebuchadnezzar says:
00:44:13.33\00:44:15.64
"Now I exalt and
glorify the God of heaven
00:44:15.84\00:44:21.32
because He is able to humble
those who are proud at heart. "
00:44:21.63\00:44:27.53
By the way, the Bible
speaks about two mysteries:
00:44:28.19\00:44:30.84
the mystery of godliness
and the mystery of iniquity.
00:44:31.04\00:44:33.71
The mystery of
godliness is very simple.
00:44:34.01\00:44:36.56
God was manifest in human flesh.
00:44:36.86\00:44:39.66
God came down;
God humbled Himself.
00:44:39.86\00:44:42.46
But when Jesus came
down and humbled Himself
00:44:43.54\00:44:46.45
later on in this
passage - I Timothy chapter 3-
00:44:46.65\00:44:49.70
it says that
Jesus ascended on high
00:44:50.00\00:44:53.26
to His Father's
throne. He was exalted.
00:44:53.46\00:44:55.64
On the other hand,
in II Thessalonians 2
00:44:56.04\00:44:59.12
we have the mystery of iniquity.
00:44:59.32\00:45:01.07
In the mystery of iniquity
an individual who is down here
00:45:01.57\00:45:06.20
wants to sit in the
temple of God, showing himself
00:45:06.40\00:45:10.75
to be God... and therefore
he will go to perdition.
00:45:10.95\00:45:13.98
Do you notice the contrast
between the mystery of godliness
00:45:14.38\00:45:18.01
and the mystery of iniquity?
00:45:18.21\00:45:19.46
The mystery of godliness: God
is manifested in human flesh,
00:45:19.77\00:45:23.91
becomes a servant,
therefore God exalts Him.
00:45:24.21\00:45:27.53
In the case of the
mystery of iniquity
00:45:27.83\00:45:30.70
a being who is a
creature wants to exalt himself
00:45:30.94\00:45:33.78
to the position of God
and therefore he is humbled.
00:45:33.98\00:45:37.39
This is illustrated
in the story of Joseph.
00:45:37.79\00:45:40.90
Joseph became a humble
servant and he was exalted
00:45:41.20\00:45:47.18
at the end of his life
as lord over his brothers.
00:45:47.28\00:45:50.61
In the same way,
folks, it happened with Jesus.
00:45:51.01\00:45:54.69
Jesus lowered Himself to
the position of a servant
00:45:54.99\00:45:57.88
and was exalted by His Father
00:45:58.08\00:46:00.38
as Lord of Israel,
as Lord over His people.
00:46:00.58\00:46:05.42
Now I'd like to read a statement
00:46:06.47\00:46:08.69
that we find in the
book Patriarchs and Prophets.
00:46:08.89\00:46:12.16
It is a passage that
has many of the elements
00:46:13.31\00:46:19.25
that we have studied
here in our lecture today.
00:46:19.45\00:46:22.95
It's found in Patriarchs
and Prophets, page 239-240.
00:46:23.78\00:46:27.32
By the way, Patriarchs and
Prophets is a wonderful book
00:46:27.42\00:46:30.87
that describes the
history of the Old Testament.
00:46:31.17\00:46:33.80
Actually it goes even
before the Old Testament...
00:46:33.90\00:46:35.56
goes to the origin
of evil in heaven...
00:46:35.76\00:46:37.29
but mainly from the time of
creation all the way through
00:46:37.69\00:46:41.33
the time of David and
partially of Solomon...
00:46:41.44\00:46:44.89
the story of Solomon.
It's a tremendous history
00:46:45.09\00:46:49.27
of scripture
amplified in a beautiful way.
00:46:49.57\00:46:52.78
And by the way, as
I read that passage
00:46:53.50\00:46:55.60
that's where I got most of the
ideas that I've shared with you
00:46:55.80\00:46:58.81
in our lecture today about
Joseph as a symbol of Christ.
00:46:59.01\00:47:02.92
This is what the statement says:
00:47:04.01\00:47:05.88
"The life of Joseph
illustrates the life of Christ.
00:47:07.08\00:47:11.26
It was envy that
moved the brothers of Joseph
00:47:12.40\00:47:17.13
to sell him as a slave.
00:47:17.33\00:47:19.05
They hoped to prevent
him from becoming greater
00:47:19.45\00:47:23.46
than themselves. And
when he was carried to Egypt
00:47:23.66\00:47:27.50
they flattered themselves
that they were to be no more
00:47:27.80\00:47:31.40
troubled with his
dreams... that they had removed
00:47:31.50\00:47:34.96
all possibility
of their fulfillment.
00:47:35.09\00:47:37.35
But, their own
course was overruled by God
00:47:37.65\00:47:42.31
to bring about the very event
that they designed to hinder.
00:47:42.51\00:47:47.27
So the Jewish priests and
elders were jealous of Christ
00:47:47.67\00:47:51.05
fearing that He would attract
the attention of the people
00:47:51.55\00:47:54.45
from them. They put Him to death
00:47:54.55\00:47:57.49
to prevent Him
from becoming King
00:47:57.69\00:48:00.26
but they were thus
bringing about this very result.
00:48:00.56\00:48:04.10
Joseph, through his bondage
in Egypt, became a savior
00:48:04.50\00:48:09.14
to his father's family.
Yet this fact did not lessen
00:48:09.24\00:48:13.24
the guilt of his brothers.
00:48:13.34\00:48:14.81
So the crucifixion
of Christ by His enemies
00:48:15.01\00:48:18.01
made Him the Redeemer of
mankind, the Savior of the
00:48:18.21\00:48:21.64
fallen race and
Ruler over the whole world.
00:48:21.74\00:48:24.45
But the crime of His murderers
was just as heinous as though
00:48:25.26\00:48:29.78
God's providential hand
had not controlled events
00:48:29.98\00:48:33.38
for His own glory
and for the good of man.
00:48:33.58\00:48:37.15
As Joseph was sold to the
heathen by his own brothers
00:48:37.65\00:48:42.04
so Christ was sold to His
bitterest enemies by one of His
00:48:42.24\00:48:46.51
disciples. Joseph was falsely
accused and thrust into prison
00:48:46.61\00:48:51.09
because of his virtue. So
Christ was despised and rejected
00:48:51.19\00:48:54.87
because His righteous,
self-denying life was a rebuke
00:48:55.07\00:48:58.57
to sin. And though guilty
of no wrong, He was condemned
00:48:58.77\00:49:03.17
upon the testimony
of false witnesses.
00:49:03.37\00:49:06.12
And Joseph's patience
and meekness under injustice
00:49:06.52\00:49:09.84
and oppression, his ready for-
giveness and noble benevolence
00:49:10.04\00:49:13.60
towards his unnatural brothers
00:49:13.80\00:49:16.28
represents the Savior's
uncomplaining endurance of the
00:49:16.48\00:49:20.00
malice and abuse of wicked men
00:49:20.20\00:49:22.21
and His forgiveness -
not only of His murderers
00:49:22.51\00:49:26.05
but of all who have come
to Him confessing their sins
00:49:26.25\00:49:29.78
and seeking pardon. "
00:49:29.98\00:49:32.20
And so the life of Joseph
is a beautiful illustration
00:49:32.70\00:49:36.96
of the life of Jesus Christ.
00:49:37.16\00:49:38.82
As we began our study today
we noticed in Luke chapter 24
00:49:39.12\00:49:43.56
that Moses, the prophets,
the writings, the Psalms
00:49:43.76\00:49:48.62
all give
witness to Jesus Christ.
00:49:48.82\00:49:51.15
The story of Joseph is
a beautiful prefiguring
00:49:51.45\00:49:54.61
of the life of Jesus.
00:49:54.81\00:49:56.83
But there's one more point
which I would like to underline
00:49:57.23\00:50:00.37
which is
particularly significant,
00:50:00.57\00:50:02.55
and that is that
Joseph - through what he did -
00:50:02.85\00:50:08.02
actually made it possible
for the One greater than Joseph
00:50:08.22\00:50:13.90
to come to this
world to save His people.
00:50:14.10\00:50:17.02
Let me just go
through this very quickly.
00:50:17.52\00:50:19.74
You wonder why Joseph -
00:50:22.32\00:50:26.66
being such a good young man -
00:50:26.86\00:50:28.86
was taken as a slave to Egypt
00:50:29.06\00:50:32.37
and then he ended up in prison
because he was faithful to God
00:50:32.57\00:50:36.90
and obeyed God's law.
00:50:37.10\00:50:38.86
You wonder that is until
you see the full development
00:50:39.16\00:50:41.96
of the story. The fact is that
00:50:42.07\00:50:44.76
there was a prophecy in Genesis
00:50:44.96\00:50:46.30
chapter 15 and verses 13-15
00:50:46.40\00:50:48.76
that said that Israel
00:50:49.16\00:50:52.88
would be in a strange
land, a land not theirs,
00:50:53.08\00:50:57.26
for 400 years.
00:50:57.46\00:50:58.90
And then after 400 years
00:50:59.40\00:51:01.75
they would come out of
that strange land which would be
00:51:01.86\00:51:05.07
Egypt to go back
to the land of Canaan.
00:51:05.17\00:51:08.48
Do you know that the story
of Joseph actually made that
00:51:09.82\00:51:12.92
prophecy be fulfilled?
00:51:13.02\00:51:15.16
Because it was necessary
for Jacob and his family
00:51:16.12\00:51:19.12
to move to Egypt.
00:51:19.32\00:51:21.00
Because if God was going
to deliver them from Egypt
00:51:21.50\00:51:24.01
400 years after
God gave this prophecy
00:51:24.21\00:51:26.65
they would have
had to be in Egypt.
00:51:26.85\00:51:28.89
Now you say: "Why would
they have to come to Egypt?
00:51:29.29\00:51:31.58
Why not leave them in Canaan? "
00:51:31.88\00:51:33.71
There was a very special
purpose, and that is that
00:51:34.21\00:51:36.97
God needed to establish a
nation in the land of Canaan.
00:51:37.17\00:51:41.09
And He knew that if
Abraham and his descendants
00:51:41.49\00:51:45.47
stayed in Canaan, they would
be corrupted by the influences
00:51:45.57\00:51:49.15
of Canaan... totally corrupted
by the influences of Canaan.
00:51:49.25\00:51:53.28
And so God said: "I will
lead the people down to Egypt
00:51:54.13\00:51:57.57
to shield them from growing
as a nation in an environment
00:51:57.77\00:52:02.27
where wickedness is prevalent. "
00:52:02.47\00:52:04.51
But there's even more.
00:52:05.58\00:52:07.59
When they get down to
Egypt Pharaoh says to Joseph
00:52:07.80\00:52:12.42
"You know, your father
and your family can live
00:52:12.62\00:52:16.50
in the best part of
the land in Goshen. "
00:52:16.70\00:52:19.75
By the way, do you
know why Pharaoh did that?
00:52:20.15\00:52:22.31
He did that because -
we're told in Genesis -
00:52:22.61\00:52:25.60
that the Egyptians did not
live in the same environment
00:52:25.80\00:52:29.24
with farmers...
with agricultural people.
00:52:29.44\00:52:33.16
We'll deal with this a
little bit more when we have
00:52:33.26\00:52:34.91
our second study of Joseph.
00:52:35.01\00:52:36.52
And so what happened is
because the Egyptians did not
00:52:36.92\00:52:40.16
intermingle with
people who worked the land
00:52:40.36\00:52:43.75
Israel in the land of Goshen
- this very prosperous land -
00:52:43.95\00:52:48.13
was able to thrive and to grow
00:52:48.33\00:52:51.47
and to proliferate without
all of the evil influences
00:52:51.67\00:52:56.21
of the Egyptians
totally corrupting them
00:52:56.41\00:52:59.02
and making them
lose their identity.
00:52:59.22\00:53:01.63
In other words, they
could grow into a huge nation
00:53:01.93\00:53:04.78
without the evil
influences of Canaan,
00:53:04.88\00:53:07.39
without the evil influences
- although they were influenced
00:53:07.59\00:53:10.45
to a certain
point but not totally -
00:53:10.65\00:53:12.78
but without the evil
influences of the Egyptians.
00:53:12.98\00:53:17.04
And of course they grew
into a huge nation there.
00:53:17.24\00:53:22.08
And exactly on time God
delivered them from the land
00:53:22.38\00:53:26.94
of Egypt and took them
to Canaan... where the Seed
00:53:27.04\00:53:31.33
was going to be
born later on in history.
00:53:31.53\00:53:35.19
By the way, God's providence
is marvelous in this story.
00:53:35.49\00:53:40.01
You see, for example,
Joseph going down into Egypt,
00:53:41.08\00:53:46.27
being a slave,
being thrown into prison.
00:53:47.41\00:53:51.01
And you have the dreams
that the baker and the cupbearer
00:53:52.07\00:53:57.51
of Pharaoh have. To
make a long story short
00:53:57.71\00:54:01.47
the cupbearer goes out
and for two years he forgets
00:54:01.67\00:54:04.33
to mention Joseph's name
00:54:04.63\00:54:06.24
because it wasn't time.
00:54:06.45\00:54:07.51
And then of course two years
later Pharaoh has these dreams.
00:54:07.81\00:54:10.90
These dreams about 7 years
of plenty and 7 years of famine.
00:54:11.21\00:54:14.92
Actually God is revealing
to Pharaoh and to Joseph
00:54:15.12\00:54:19.86
that it's the devil's intention
to cause this famine to starve
00:54:20.06\00:54:23.94
Jacob and his family to death
00:54:24.14\00:54:25.65
because from Jacob and
his family will come the Seed.
00:54:25.96\00:54:28.82
You can find that in
Genesis 45 in verses 5-7.
00:54:29.12\00:54:32.44
See, God knows the
end from the beginning.
00:54:32.54\00:54:34.04
He knew what the devil was up
to and He allowed the devil to
00:54:34.35\00:54:36.89
cause the famine. But
God sent Joseph down to Egypt
00:54:36.99\00:54:42.53
so that Joseph could make
provision during the 7 years
00:54:42.83\00:54:46.98
of plenty so that
when the famine came
00:54:47.08\00:54:50.98
there would be enough provision
for Jacob and his family
00:54:51.29\00:54:55.12
to come down to Egypt
and to not lose their lives
00:54:55.32\00:54:59.50
so that the holy line
would continue and eventually
00:54:59.80\00:55:03.81
the Messiah could be born.
00:55:04.01\00:55:06.12
Isn't it marvelous the way
the providence of God works?
00:55:06.42\00:55:09.77
You know, Joseph could
have whined and he could have
00:55:10.07\00:55:12.57
complained. He could have said:
"All I do is get raw deals.
00:55:12.67\00:55:16.42
I'm faithful to God and my
brothers hate me without cause
00:55:16.72\00:55:19.90
and they're envious
of me with no reason.
00:55:20.10\00:55:22.45
And here they sell me
into slavery in Egypt.
00:55:22.75\00:55:27.03
And not only do they sell
me into slavery, but because
00:55:27.33\00:55:30.05
I'm obedient to God's
law I end up in prison.
00:55:30.25\00:55:33.05
What use is it to
be faithful to God? "
00:55:33.25\00:55:35.74
But Joseph knew
that God had a plan.
00:55:36.14\00:55:39.91
And Joseph did not
make plans for himself.
00:55:40.82\00:55:43.15
He allowed God to
unfold His plans for him.
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It was the same with Jesus.
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The Father had choreographed
the life of Christ, and each day
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the Father revealed to
Jesus His plans to Jesus.
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And Jesus walked in the steps
that His Father had traced.
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And so it can be with us.
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You know, if we trust the Lord
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no matter what tribulations
and trials and problems that
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we have in our lives, if we
learn from the life of Joseph
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and from the life of
Jesus... We might not understand
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everything that's
happening in our lives
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but we can say:
"Father, I trust You.
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I will walk in the path that
You have established for me.
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Some day I know
that I will understand
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and as I look back I
will say: 'Thank you, Lord,
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for doing things in Your way.
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I wouldn't have had it
happen any differently. ' "
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You know, we would
choose no path for ourselves
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different than the
path God chose for us
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if we, like God, could see
the end from the beginning.
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And so let's learn from Joseph
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and let's learn to be
humble and meek of heart.
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How about it?
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