DAY 13 Read Genesis 37 through 40.
Today's reading is the first installation of one of the greatest stories of all time--the story of Joseph and his brothers--written by one of the greatest writers of all time--Moses.
Memory gem: "How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9).
Thought for today:
There are special ways in which the story of Joseph foreshadows the life of Jesus.
First of all, we consider Joseph and his father. Joseph was the beloved son of his aged father.
Second, as with Joseph and his brothers, Jesus "came unto his own, and his own received him not" (John 1:11).
Third, Jesus was sold for money, just as Joseph was. He was betrayed and sold by his brethren for twenty pieces of silver.
The fourth great fact is Joseph's humiliation. He was tempted and yet sinned not. He was alone in the dungeon through no fault of his own. He was the means of blessing to the butler, and a messenger of judgment to the baker.
Jesus took upon Himself the form of a servant (see Phillipians 2:7). He was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin (see Hebrews 4:15). He was alone, forsaken by God and man. Christ was the means of blessing to the penitent thief of the cross, but He was the occasion of judgment upon the impenitent thief.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Genesis 37:25-36. "Ishmaelites" and "Midianites"--Two possible explanations are offered: (1) The caravan included men of both groups. (2) The two names were used interchangeably in common parlance. In either case only one caravan was involved.
Today's reading is the first installation of one of the greatest stories of all time--the story of Joseph and his brothers--written by one of the greatest writers of all time--Moses.
Memory gem: "How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9).
Thought for today:
There are special ways in which the story of Joseph foreshadows the life of Jesus.
First of all, we consider Joseph and his father. Joseph was the beloved son of his aged father.
Second, as with Joseph and his brothers, Jesus "came unto his own, and his own received him not" (John 1:11).
Third, Jesus was sold for money, just as Joseph was. He was betrayed and sold by his brethren for twenty pieces of silver.
The fourth great fact is Joseph's humiliation. He was tempted and yet sinned not. He was alone in the dungeon through no fault of his own. He was the means of blessing to the butler, and a messenger of judgment to the baker.
Jesus took upon Himself the form of a servant (see Phillipians 2:7). He was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin (see Hebrews 4:15). He was alone, forsaken by God and man. Christ was the means of blessing to the penitent thief of the cross, but He was the occasion of judgment upon the impenitent thief.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Genesis 37:25-36. "Ishmaelites" and "Midianites"--Two possible explanations are offered: (1) The caravan included men of both groups. (2) The two names were used interchangeably in common parlance. In either case only one caravan was involved.
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