Day 38 - Genesis 37

From: Chapter-A-Day: Volume 1 By: Norman W. Berry

• 1 min. read • grade level: 7

The story of Joseph is one of the greatest and sweetest stories ever told. We have counted 75 ways in which this story illustrates some part of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a broad outline, we might say that the story can be a beautiful picture of Christ as a Man on earth. He is rejected by His own people (the Jews) and disappears at the cross and goes to heaven. Through His death and resurrection, He brings life to many. Instead of giving details of what the story can mean, we will merely give a scripture which tells a similar thing about the Lord. If you are interested, you can look them up. See if you can add anymore, there are plenty.

V.1-4 The happy boy is loved of his father (John 3:35³⁵The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. (John 3:35); Matt. 3:17¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:17)). He has a coat of many colors (Heb. 2:7⁷Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: (Hebrews 2:7)).

V.5-11 His dreams, early in his life, tell of a day of coming glory (Isa. 53:10-12¹⁰Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. ¹¹He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. ¹²Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:10‑12); Rev. 4:9⁹And when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, (Revelation 4:9)).

V.12-17 Joseph walked about 70 miles to find his brothers. He didn’t stop until he had fulfilled his father’s orders (John 6:38³⁸For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. (John 6:38)).

V.18-22 Immediately they plan to kill him (Matt. 12:14¹⁴Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. (Matthew 12:14); John 5:18¹⁸Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. (John 5:18)).