Joseph, the kind of man you'd love to see your daughter marry. Handsome, honest, sensitive, smart! No doubt that if he lived today he would be on the cover of People and/or Time. I've really enjoyed reading about him over the last week. How about you?
I have a Bible on my computer; well, actually software that includes the Bible and all kinds of references from maps to study guides and devotionals. In digging more deeply at this point in our reading I found the following exercise that seemed like a cool thing to share. Maybe if you have time, we can made a chart together by answering how we would fill in the blanks. Just write your answers in the comment section below this post, then I'll take the information, put it all together and post it for all!
Here are the instructions from the The Teacher's Commentary
"Many Bible students have seen in Joseph’s life and mission many parallels to Christ. Rejected by his brothers, sold for silver, suffering in a foreign land for the good of those who betrayed him, Joseph does bear a striking resemblance to the Saviour. And Joseph’s forgiving spirit also foreshadows the attitude of Jesus, who one day would cry from a cross, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34).
Use a chart to record similarities between the two. Several similarities have been noted. Begin with these, and then add others as you discover them in Genesis 37–50."
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