JOSEPH AND JESUS
SARAH ABRAHAM
REBECCA ISAAC
RACHEL JACOB
JOSEPH
Josephs brothers sold him to slavery not knowing God had a plan. Be good to those who are bad to you.
The table below displays the similarities between Joseph and Jesus. God has already revealed to us what he is going to do in future
JOSEPH |
JESUS |
Old Testament concealed |
New Testament Revealed |
Abraham prophecy of father of many Nations fulfilled through him |
Over 300 prophecies in the bible predict he is who he clamed to be E.g. out of Egypt I call my son, he shall be a Nazarene, born in Bethlehem, virgin birth, sold for 30 pieces of silver etc |
Angel appear to Abraham about Isaac, (Josephs grandparent) |
Angel appear to Mary about his birth |
Both are miraculous conceptions |
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Born by a barren woman |
Born by a virgin, no adamic sin |
First born of Rachael and Jacob |
First born of Mary and Joseph |
Josephs and Jesus names both came from the same Jewish root name |
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Both loved by their fathers on earth and in heaven. They were God fearing and obedient. |
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Rejected by family/brothers |
Rejected by Jews/the world |
Sold for 20 pieces of silver |
Sold for 30 pieces of silver. One is greater than the other or inflation. |
Sold to slave traders |
Handed over to Rome. Both are methods of not wanting responsibility for the blame. |
Both betrayed by people close and dear to them i.e. Josephs brothers and Jesus’ disciple Judas/Jews |
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Had a coat of many colours which was taken when he was sold to slave traders |
Soldiers gambled over Jesus` coat at crucifixion. |
Tempted by Potiphars wife without giving in |
Tempted by the devil without giving in. |
Fled temptation |
He responded with scripture to temptation. |
Falsely accused of rape |
Falsely accused of blasphemy |
Sent to prison |
Sent to the tomb/hell through crucifixion for our sins |
From prison he became second in command over the world next to pharaoh (Governor of Egypt) |
Rose from the dead to become King of glory next to God our heavenly father. |
Provides food to his brothers |
Jesus became the bread of life those who do not eat (reject him) die. |
On the third trip to Israel Joseph revealed himself to his brothers |
Jews have now gone into Israel three times: First with Joshua, Second with Nehemiah to rebuild a wall, Third in 1948 according to Isaiah 66:8 Israel became a nation. KJV Isaiah 66:8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. |
Joseph brothers wept when they found out who he was. |
Jews will weep when Jesus is revealed as messiah. KJV Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. |
Saves the world from starvation |
Saves souls from shackles of sin, death and hell |
Was given a gentile bride |
The church made up of saved born again believers from all over is the bride of Christ. |
Took his family/relatives to settle in the good land of Egypt. Genesis 47 |
Will take his people to heaven at the end of age.
KJV John 14:1-3 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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See also:
- Jesus Christ
- Believer
- Satan
- 666
- Theism/Atheism
- Death
- Salvation
- GOOD SAMARITAN
- FALSE TEACHERS
- RICH DECEIVED
- QURAN ERRORs
- Christ Passion
- Scripture
- MARTIN LUTHER INTRODUCTION
- DAVINCi CODE
- RFID
- Excluded Verses
- Religion
- St Basil Hymnal
- Christian Wallpaper
- Believes
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