| List of 75 Joseph/Christ Shadows and Antitypes Gen 30-50; Acts 7,9-19; Heb 11,21-22 |
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| #“Shadow of what was to come, but the substance belongs to Christ” Col 2,17 | |
| Joseph | Jesus |
| OLD TESTAMENT | NEW TESTAMENT |
| 1.Miraculous birth Jacob was 90 years old, Rachel was barren, Mary was a virgin | |
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. GENESIS 30:22-24 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. GENESIS 37:3 |
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. MATTHEW 1:18 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. LUKE 1:31-33 |
| 2.Spoke truth in exposing sinful behavior of others knowing he would be hated and ostracized. | |
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. GENESIS 37:2 |
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? MATTHEW 15:12 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. LUKE 20:19 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. MATTHEW 14:4 |
| 3.Both were shepherds | |
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. GENESIS 37:2 |
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. JOHN 10:11 |
| 4.Beloved sons of wealthy fathers | |
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. GENESIS 37:3 |
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. MATTHEW 3:17 |
| 5.Hated by his brothers without a cause | |
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. GENESIS 37:4-8 |
For neither did his brethren believe in him. JOHN 7:5 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. JOHN 15:25 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. MARK 3:21 |
| 6.Hated for telling the truth and prophesying | |
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. GENESIS 37:5 |
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. JOHN 8:40 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. JOHN 7:7 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. JOHN 3:32 |
| 7.Foretold of future exalted position as king | |
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. GENESIS 37:5-8 |
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. MATTHEW 24:30-31 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. MATTHEW 26:64 |
| 8. Destined to become kings from birth | |
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. GENESIS 37:8 |
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. JOHN 18:37 |
| 9. Both parents “treasured in their hearts” the news that their children would be a future king. | |
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. GENESIS 37:11 |
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. LUKE 2:20 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. LUKE 2:19 |
| 10. Persecuted out of jealousy | |
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. GENESIS 37:11 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, ACTS 7:9 |
For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. MATTHEW 27:18 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. MARK 15:10 |
| 11. Willingly went at father’s request and authority | |
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. GENESIS 37:13 |
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. JOHN 8:42 |
| 12. Lived with father before sent on divine mission | |
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. GENESIS 37:14 |
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. JOHN 17:5 |
| 13. Ridiculed for being a king | |
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. GENESIS 37:19 |
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| 14. Plotted against by his own brethren | |
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. GENESIS 37:20 |
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. MATTHEW 26:4-15 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. JOHN 11:53 |
| 15. Said to Joseph, “Then let us see what will become of his dreams”. Said of Jesus, “HE TRUSTS IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE DELIGHTS IN HIM; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God” | |
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. GENESIS 37:20 |
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. MATTHEW 27:43 |
| 16. Suffered bitterly at hands of brethren | |
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. HEBREWS 12:2 |
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| 17. Stripped of his robe | |
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; GENESIS 37:23 |
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. JOHN 19:23-24 |
| 18. Judah offered to sell Joseph for 20 pieces of silver. Judah in Greek is Judas who sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. | |
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. GENESIS 37:26-28 |
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; MATTHEW 1:2-3 |
| 19. Sold for slave price in pieces of silver (20p in 1900 BC, 30p in 33 AD, inflation) Through archeology, we know the price of one slave increased through inflation. | |
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. GENESIS 37:28 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. ZECHARIAH 11:13 |
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. MATTHEW 26:14-16 |
| 20. Leaders attempted to rescue him from hands of brethren, Reuben was eldest; Pilate | |
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. GENESIS 37:21 |
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. MATTHEW 27:24 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. JOHN 19:12 |
| 21. Two lesser punishments suggested than death, pit/sold + prisoner swap/scourge | |
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. GENESIS 37:22-27 |
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? JOHN 18:39 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. JOHN 19:1 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. MATTHEW 12:40 |
| 22. Joseph pleaded for his life but Jesus was silent | |
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. GENESIS 42:21 |
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. ISAIAH 53:7 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: ACTS 8:32 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. MATTHEW 26:39-42 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. LUKE 22:41-44 |
| 23. Two leaders acted as judges, Reuben/Judah + Pilate/Herod Antipas | |
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? GENESIS 37:21-26 |
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. LUKE 23:1-8 |
| 24. Leaders finally gave in to peer pressure and went along with plot | |
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; GENESIS 37:31 |
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. MARK 15:15 |
| 25. Goat blood was sprinkled on Joseph’s coat. Jesus, our scapegoat/Passover goat/lamb, had his own blood sprinkled on his own coat. Passover animal could be goat, Ex 12,5. Scapegoat, Leviticus 16,8 | |
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; GENESIS 37:31 |
Scourging caused bleeding. Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 1 CORINTHIANS 5:7 |
| 26. False story of his death told and deceived many for a long time, animal/blood on coat. Disciples stole body)?> | |
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. GENESIS 37:31-33 |
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. MATTHEW 28:13-15 |
| 27. Taken to Egypt as youth after escaping death (Herod the great) | |
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. GENESIS 37:28 |
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: MATTHEW 2:14 |
| 28. Became a servant | |
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. GENESIS 39:1-2 |
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. MATTHEW 20:28 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: PHILIPPIANS 2:7 |
| 29. Tempted without sin | |
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. GENESIS 39:6-20 |
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. MATTHEW 4:1-11 |
| 30. Falsely Accused | |
That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: GENESIS 39:14 |
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? MATTHEW 26:59-62 |
| 31. Unlike many other Bible characters, no sin of Joseph is recorded. Jesus was truly sinless. | |
| silent | And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. ISAIAH 53:9 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 1 PETER 2:22 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 |
| 32. Suffered for another’s sin (false accusation) | |
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. GENESIS 39:20 |
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 1 PETER 1:21-24 |
| 33. Confined in jail/custody, thrown into a pit literally a well, pit; Gen 37,24 | |
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. GENESIS 40:15 |
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. MATTHEW 27:2 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, JOHN 18:12 |
| 34. Inspired by the Holy Spirit | |
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. GENESIS 40:8 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? GENESIS 41:38 |
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, LUKE 4:18 |
| 35. Sentenced with 2 criminals, one saved, one lost | |
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. GENESIS 40:1-3 |
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. LUKE 23:32-33 |
| 36. Cup bearer release from prison after 3 days, jail/grave | |
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. GENESIS 40:13 |
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4 |
| 37. The baker was lifted up on a tree, crucifixion
***3 days +Tree/ Tree + 3 days*** | |
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. GENESIS 40:19 |
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: GALATIANS 3:13 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. lit. woodACTS 5:30 |
| 38. “Green years” followed by “Dry years” | |
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; GENESIS 41:29-30 |
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? LUKE 23:31 |
| 39. Put “over the house” Joseph, Moses, Solomon, Christ | |
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. GENESIS 41:40 |
But Solomon built him an house. ACTS 7:47 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. HEBREWS 3:2-6 |
| 40. Both exalted after suffering | |
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. GENESIS 41:41 |
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? LUKE 24:26 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 |
| 41. All will pay homage and every knee will bow | |
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. GENESIS 41:40-43 |
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; PHILIPPIANS 2:10 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. HEBREWS 1:6 |
| 42. Both given all power and authority, save one, Pharaoh/God | |
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. GENESIS 41:42-44 |
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. MATTHEW 28:18 |
| 43. Both wore royal robes and dressed as a king, Jacob wore pharaoh’s royal robe with necklace. Jesus wore purple robe while being mocked with crown of thorns. | |
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; GENESIS 41:42 |
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! MARK 15:17-18 |
| 44. Joseph given seal ring for 7 abundance years before 7 years of famine and death. Jesus broke 7 seals that caused famine and death. | |
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; GENESIS 41:42 |
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. REVELATION 6:1 |
| 45. Both had priestly connections, Joseph married Asenath whose father was a priest of On. Christ = Melchizedek | |
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. GENESIS 41:45-50 |
Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. HEBREWS 5:10 |
| 46. Began “ministry” at 30 years old | |
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. GENESIS 41:46 |
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, LUKE 3:23 |
| 47. Brothers stared at each other and went to get food | |
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. GENESIS 42:1-3 |
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. JOHN 21:2-3 |
| 48. All must go to him for bread | |
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. GENESIS 41:55-57 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. GENESIS 42:6 |
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. JOHN 6:35 |
| 49. Unrecognized by his own | |
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. GENESIS 42:8 |
He came unto his own, and his own received him not. JOHN 1:11 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. LUKE 24:16 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. LUKE 20:14 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. LUKE 21:4 |
| 50. Tested his brethren for worthiness | |
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. GENESIS 42:15 |
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 1 PETER 1:7 |
| 51. 10 brothers condemned to prison and released after 3 days. Jesus condemned and rose from dead after three days. | |
And he put them all together into ward three days. And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: GENESIS 42:17-18 |
Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. ACTS 10:40-41 |
| 52. Betrayers felt remorse. Joseph’s 10 brothers/Judas | |
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. GENESIS 42:21 |
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, MATTHEW 27:3 |
| 53. Accusers, betrayers held responsible for shed blood | |
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. GENESIS 42:22 |
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. MATTHEW 27:25 |
| 54. Both wept for the wicked | |
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. GENESIS 45:2 |
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, LUKE 19:41 |
| 55. Identified the primary betrayer, Simeon/Judas Gen 49,5-7 Ancient Jewish Targum identified Simeon as primary ringleader to kill Joseph. “And Simeon and Levi, who were brothers in counsel, said each man to his brother, Behold, this master of dreams cometh. And now come let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits and say that an evil beast bath devoured him; arid we shall see what will be the interpretation of his dreams.” (Jewish Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel On the Pentateuch, J. W. Etheridge, Gen 37,19, 1892 AD). Jesus gave bread to Judas to identify him as the betrayer. | |
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. GENESIS 42:24 |
He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. JOHN 13:25-26 |
| 56. Righteous judgement, Joseph spared innocent (Reuben-oldest) for the guilty Simeon (next oldest) who spent several years in jail until the brothers returned. Jesus is our perfect judge who can separate the sheep from the goats. Simeon got the worst land in the Negev and was absorbed into Judah and Levi got no land at all. | |
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. GENESIS 42:24 |
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: MATTHEW 25:31-32 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. JOHN 5:22-23 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. JOHN 5:27 |
| 57. Amazing grace given to wicked, Joseph returned his brother’s food money, Jesus’ Grace to us. | |
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? GENESIS 42:27-28 |
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. ROMANS 5:6-11 |
| 58. Breaking bread and foot washing together | |
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. GENESIS 43:24-25 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. GENESIS 43:34 |
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. JOHN 13:5 |
| 59. Astonishment at Joseph/Jesus | |
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. GENESIS 43:33 |
And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. MARK 11:18 |
| 60. Innocent suffers outside city, Benjamin was arrested outside the city/Jesus crucified outside Jerusalem. | |
And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? GENESIS 44:4 |
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. HEBREWS 13:12 |
| 61. Substitutionary atonement, innocent Benjamin for wicked brothers. Jesus for sinners. | |
And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. GENESIS 44:16-17 |
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. ISAIAH 53:5-6 |
| 62. Innocent torn in pieces, Joseph-animal/Christ-scourging | |
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: GENESIS 44:28 |
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. MARK 15:15 |
| 63. Both forgave those who wronged them | |
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. GENESIS 45:4 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. GENESIS 45:14-15 |
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. LUKE 23:34 |
| 64. Became saviour of the people | |
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. GENESIS 45:5 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. GENESIS 47:25 |
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. MATTHEW 1:21 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 JOHN 4:14 |
| 65. Joseph/Christ suffered according to predetermined plan of God | |
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. GENESIS 45:5-7 |
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: ACTS 2:23 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. ACTS 3:18 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: EPHESIANS 3:11 |
| 66. Self-anger and sorrow at hurting Joseph/Jesus | |
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. GENESIS 45:5 |
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. ACTS 2:36-38 |
| 67. First news that Joseph/Jesus were alive was not believed. Jacob would not believe Joseph was alive. The male disciples would not believe Mary when she reported Jesus alive. | |
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. GENESIS 45:26 |
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. LUKE 24:10-11 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. MARK 16:9-12 |
| 68. Fearful hearts brought to peace, Joseph/Jesus | |
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. GENESIS 50:2 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. GENESIS 50:23 |
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. JOHN 20:19 |
| 69. Substitutionary atonement, Innocent Joseph/Christ suffered for guilty brethren. | |
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. GENESIS 50:17-18 |
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