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Both loved by their fathers
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Shepherds of their father’s sheep
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Both had two names, Hebrew root names the same- Joseph was named Zaphenath-Paneah, by Pharaoh
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Both born through miracles
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Sent by fathers to their brothers
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Hated by their brothers
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Not received by their brothers
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Brothers conspired to kill them
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Brothers reject their claim to preeminence
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Both were bowed down to in the end by their brothers, in fear
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Both left their fathers’ home of comfort to go to the brothers
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Brothers were not where they were supposed to be: Jesus – spiritual, Joseph- Shechem
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Both had personal robes taken from them (stripped) – Jesus also gave up His glorious robe, made man, Joseph the 'coat of many colors'
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Both of their F(f)athers clothed them
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Both sent to Egypt in their youth (Hosea 11- talking about the Exodus!) both- a matter of survival, both had an Exodus out of Egypt- Jesus, a spiritual exodus
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Both were sold for the price of a slave (Joseph- 20 shekles of silver, Jesus- 30 pieces) (Exodus 21:32) if you kill a slave adds 50% to the price!!!! (Zachariah 11:12)
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Both subjected to temptation, both refused (Hebrews 4:15)
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Both falsely accused
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Both were delivered to the Gentiles (Gen 37:28)
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Both placed with 2 other prisoners, one was saved and the other was lost, the one killed was hung on a tree as did the robber who died with Christ
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Both began their life’s work at the age of 30 ( Gen 41:46, Matthew 3:23)
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Both were exalted by God after suffering (Gen 41:41-43, Phil 2:9-11)
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Both forgave those who wronged them
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Both were sent by God to save their people
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Both returned good for evil
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Both men’s destiny’s were set up in a way to demonstrate the awesome sovereignty of Almighty God
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Both sat at the right hand of the most powerful ruler when exalted, both came from humble beginnings
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Both had their brothers come to them 3 times - Joseph, Israelites came 3 times to the promised land
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Both born under miraculous circumstances, Rachel’s ‘womb was opened’, Christ hasd the virgin birth
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Both cared for the fellow prisoners
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Both pointed the fellow prisoners to God (Joseph- interpretations come only from God, Christ- salvation)
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Both were abandoned – (Joseph- after correctly interpreting dream was still imprisoned for 2 years. Jesus- abandoned by the Father on the cross and by the disciples for a time)
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Both trusted in God and not man
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Both ‘brothers’ covered their sin of selling Joseph or having Christ killed by the blood of a goat. Joseph’s brothers smeared his coat with a goat’s blood to blame wild animals. A male goat is the sin offering at Passover as an atonement for their sins, occurred at the time of Christ’s death (Numbers 28:22, Romans 8:3)
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Both treated their brothers harshly for a time and then save them
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Both rescued by foreigners on camels with spices and myrrh (Midianites – magi?)
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Cistern was dry in the desert. The Israelite leaders were not watering the sheep, dry barren message of legalism
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Reuben tore his clothes and repented when he thought Joseph was killed. (Mark 15:39)- Centurion ‘surely this was the son of God!’, is this like Judas? Repented and hung himself?
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Judah was the brother who didn’t want to out and out kill Joseph
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Jacob and God refused to be comforted
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Both were hated because of envy by the Pharisees and brothers
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Sin of the Jews and the brothers hurt themselves more than anyone else. The sinner pays the greatest penalty
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All of the power given to both of them was used only for good
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Both were in the pit for 3 days
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Jacob accepted Joseph’s Gentile sons as his own
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Both did the right thing when situational ethics would have said to do otherwise
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The Bible records no sin in the life of Joseph when other famous characters did great evil
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When being punished, both were serving
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Joseph married an Egyptian woman, the bride of Christ is the church, including many Gentiles
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Joseph broke down the brothers by his graciousness, giving them the money back for the grain, etc. Christ showed love
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Joseph kissed his brothers. Jesus's cross was His kiss for us. Judas kissed Him
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Joseph needed to know 3 things
-they had repented
-they could live in peace
-learned to love their father who they lied to for 22 yrs
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Both were conscious of God throughout their lives
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Both wept over their brothers and talked to all their brothers
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Through Joseph and Jesus' faith, the whole family was redeemed
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Joseph bones went to Caanan- faith that the promised land would occur (similar to Abraham), Jesus left for the real promised land
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Both reported to their F(f)athers when their brothers were up to their tricks
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They were both sold for money and both gave them money
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Both ask for all of our posessions, Joseph gave life at the cost of slavery. Christ gives everlasting life at the cost of everything (no gods before Him)
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Joseph was sold into slavery (meant it for evil) but God meant it for good. Christ died on the cross but God meant it for good.
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Brothers tried to drive them off, he said come close to me.
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Both gave the brothers provisions, cash and counsel
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Both warned them against quarreling as they head back to Egypt
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many others, see pages
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