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Bible Studies
By Adam Bartlett
Joseph and Jesus
There are many comparisons and likeness to the lives of Joseph and Jesus. The following are only a few of those comparisons.
1 - Both were especially loved by their fathers: Genesis 37:3, Matthew 3:17, John 3:35, 5:20.
2 - Both were hated by their brethren: Genesis 37:4, John 15:25
3 - Both made claims that were rejected by their brethren: Genesis 37:8, Matthew 21:37-39, John 15:24-25
4 - The brethren of both conspired to kill them: Genesis 37:18, Matthew 26:3-4
5 - Joseph was in "intent" and "figure" slain by his brethren as was Jesus: Genesis 37:24, Matthew 27:35-37
6 - Both became a blessing to the Gentiles and gained a bride: Genesis 41:1-45, Acts 15:14, Ephesians 5:25-32
7 - As Joseph reconciled his brethren back to himself and later exalted them, so will Christ and the Jewish brethren: Genesis 45:1-15, Deuteronomy 30:1-10, Hosea 2:14-18, Romans 11;1-26
8 - Both went from being with their father into Egypt and exalted over a kingdom: Genesis 37:2, 28, 41:40-44, John 1:1, Matthew 2:13, 25:31-46
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