Joseph, A Picture of Christ – Part 1

Joseph is a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ in the following:

1)      His Name – He had Two Names: ܫܸܡܘܼܗܝ

o        Joseph = Adding  ܕܝܵܘܣܸܦ = ܡܲܙܝܸܕ 

-          Genesis 30:24ܒܪܝܬܐ ܠ:24

o        Zephnathpaaneah = Revealer (Gen 41:45) ܨܲܦܢܲܬـܦܲܥܢܵܚ= ܓܵܠܝܵܢܵܐ –ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܐ:45

-          Daniel 2:47ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܒ:47

-          Luke 10:22ܠܘܩܐ ܝ:22

o        Zephnathpaaneah = Provider (Gen 41:45)  ܨܲܦܢܲܬـܦܲܥܢܵܚ= ܡܗܲܕܪܵܢܵܐ–ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܐ:45

-          Genesis 22:7-8ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܒ:7 –8

2)      His relationship to his Father (Genesis 37:3)ܝܸܣܘܼܪܵܐ ܐܲܡܩܘܼ ܡܼܢ ܒܵܒܘܼܗܝ

o        Israel Loved Joseph more than all his children 

 ܝܼܣܪܵܝܹܠ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܠܹܐ ܠܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܒܘܼܫ ܡܼܢ ܟܠܵܝ ܒܢܘܼܢ̈ܘܼܗܝ:

-          John 3:35ܝܘܚܢܢ ܓ:35

-          Matthew 3:17ܡܬܝ ܓ:17

-          John 15:9ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܗ:9

3)      His Occupation (Genesis 37:2)ܫܘܼܠܘܼܗܝ  - ܒܪܝܬܵܐ ܠܙ:2

o        He was a Shepherdܪܵܥܝܵܐ

-          Isaiah 40:11ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡ:11

-          Ezekiel 34:12ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܠܕ:12

-          I Peter 2:25ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܒ:25

4)      His Coat (Genesis 37:3)ܨܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܕܖ̈ܲܢܓܹܐ –ܒܪܝܬܐ ܠܙ:3

-          Psalm 93:1ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܨܓ:1

-          Psalm 104:1ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܕ:1

5)      His Exaltation (Genesis 41:55)ܦܸܫܠܹܐ ܡܘܼܪܡܵܐ –ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܐ:55

-          Philippians 2:8-11ܦܝܠܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:8 –11

God’s Plan Revealed

I)           Great Famine (Genesis 41:25-31)ܟܸܦܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ –ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܐ:25 –31

-          Psalm 107:4-6ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܙ:4 –6

-          Psalm 107:17-21ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܙ:17 –21

II)         Good News (Genesis 41:1-2)ܫܡܸܥܠܝܼ ܕܐܝܼܬ ܕܲܚܠܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ: ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܐ:1 –2

-          John 6:35ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘ:35

-          John 7:37ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙ:37

Conclusion –                      Psalm 95:7-8                ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܨܗ:7 –8