76 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 4 - Book 7 - Joseph Sold into Egypt: Picture of Christ

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 7 JOSEPH - SOLD INTO EGYPT: PICTURE OF CHRIST Genesis 25-46 Ishmael and Isaac, and then Esau and Jacob. Genesis 36:12 Amalek:" Do you remember when Israel came out of Egypt, under Moses. Genesis 37:1 Let's look at verse 2: Genesis 37:2,3 "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 (You remember that was one of the maid servants of the girls up in Syria), and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report." "Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children..." Number one, Christ was The Son of The Father - the Beloved Son, whom the Father loved intrinsically. And so was Joseph. Joseph was given the coat of many colors. Then, they were both hated and rejected by their brethren. When Joseph tells his brothers about his various dreams; and how that he sees eleven sheaves and they all bow down to his sheaf; what did his brothers pick up? Now, when Christ came to the nation of Israel, what did He claim? Then, of course, for all practical purposes, so far as type is concerned, when they cast Joseph into the pit, they considered him dead. Joseph ends up down in Egypt and takes an Egyptian bride. The same thing happened with Joseph. Let's continue reading at verse 7. Never! Genesis 37:20 Oh, the master of deception - Jacob! Alright, let's go on: Genesis 37:21,22 Genesis 37:-23-25 "And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;" Genesis 37:26-28 "And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?" "...and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver:..." They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver; (although that number is a little different, they sold Christ for how much? Genesis 37:29 "And Reuben returned unto the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes." Reuben was responsible because he is the eldest. Genesis 37:31 "And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;" What do the brethren use to deceive old Jacob? Let's go on: Genesis 37:32-34 Now in Chapter 49 you get to the blessings that Jacob puts on his twelve sons. God keeps records, He keeps track. Now let's go over to Chapter 45. In Chapter 45 the brethren have come down to Egypt to get grain. Genesis 45:1,2 I've always got to use another Scripture verse. There's going to be a time for weeping. Genesis 45:4,5a "And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. Because it was all in God's sovereign plan. Joseph knew that. Genesis 45:5b "...for God did send me before you to preserve life." And had it not been for Joseph in Egypt, the 12 sons would have probably faded off the scene in the famine - they would have died. But God in His providence had prepared everything. God is Sovereign in everything He does. Genesis 45:7 Now, the sons of course, have gone back home to Canaan and naturally, they've told old Jacob that Joseph is alive and is the head man in Egypt. As we've studied, God has been telling Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, not to leave the land of promise. Genesis 46:1-2a Jacob the spiritual man. Let's go on: Genesis 46:2b-3 "...in the visions of the night, and said Jacob, Jacob (God uses both names for Jacob right here - Israel and Jacob). Now, God returns and says: "And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; (Underline that last statement, if you don't mind underlining in your Bible.) for I will there (in Egypt)make of thee a great nation." It was when the 12 sons and all their wives and children end up in Egypt, because Joseph has the food. When Adam sinned, God lost the human race. When the brethren sold Joseph down into Egypt, and all 12 sons end up there, as a result of their sin, God loses control of His Covenant People. As I've mentioned earlier, as long as Joseph is alive everything goes well with the Israelites. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible