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DISCOVER GENESIS
An exploratory Bible course for disciples of Christ
PART 6 -- The Torah of JOSPEH (Genesis 37:1 to 50:26)
CONCLUSION
One final thought takes us into the distant future of the New Testament (more than 1600 years later):
Joseph reconciled himself with his brothers by forgiving them the crime of selling him off as a young boy to become a slave in Egypt.
Joseph’s kind act of reconciliation foreshadows what would take place much later in Jesus Christ, who died for our sins on the cross and was resurrected from the dead for our justification.
The Apostle Paul summarized the effect of this great salvation of Christ by saying: “18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)
Did you experience this reconciliation with God by believing in the death of Jesus, the Son of God, for your sins? If not, then believe in Him today! Then you are also invited with us to be an ambassador for Christ and share his message of divine reconciliation with people in your surroundings.
We have a wonderful message to give to the world, a message which was spiritually preempted in the events of the Torah of Joseph in this booklet: Joseph’s act of reconciling himself with his brothers is of the same spiritual power as God reconciling us with himself in Christ, our Lord and Savior.
For this spiritual consistency of the Bible we give glory and honor to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who is our heavenly Father by faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
QUIZ - 4
Dear reader, send us correct answers to 11 of these 14 questions. We shall then send you the sequel of this series of studies.
37. Why is God not mentioned once in this chapter, and how was He nevertheless secretly and in a sovereign way shaping the life of Joseph?
38. What did Tamar do to become the mother of Perez, one of Christ's ancestors?
39. What was the secret of Joseph’s success as a slave and later as a prisoner in Egypt?
40. How was Joseph able to correctly interpret the meaning of the two dreams of his high ranking fellow prisoners?
41. How was Joseph elevated from a prison pit to become the highest official in Egypt?
42. How did Joseph deal with his brothers upon seeing them for the first time after they had cruelly sold him as a slave years before?
43. How did Jacob finally agree to let his beloved youngest son Benjamin leave on a dangerous trip to Egypt?
44. What trick did Joseph use to lead his brothers to confess their guilt towards God?
45. How did God change the evil, which the brothers did to Joseph, into a blessing for them and for many?
46. What did God promise Jacob before he continued his traveling to Egypt?
47. What did Jacob and Pharaoh speak about and how did the Egyptians become slaves to Pharaoh?
48. How did Joseph’s son, Ephraim, become the firstborn son of Joseph’s father, Jacob?
49. What did Jacob foresee about his sons Judah and Joseph?
50. Why were Joseph’s brothers afraid of him after their father Jacob had died, and how did Joseph comfort them?
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Chronology of Genesis 37 to 50
(in Years BC = Years Before Christ’s Birth)
1700 .... Genesis 30 ....... 1700 JOSEPH born to Rachel
1697
1694 .... Genesis 31-33 .. 1694 Joseph flees with his father to Canaan
1691
1688
1685 .... Genesis 34 ....... 1685 Joseph’s sister Dina is raped + avenged
1682 .... Genesis 37-38 .. 1683 Joseph is sold as a slave to Egypt
1679 .... Genesis 39 ....... 1681 Joseph head of Potiphar’s household
1676
1673 .... Genesis 39-40 .. 1674 Joseph is maliciously thrown into prison
1670 .... Genesis 40-41 .. 1670 Joseph rules in Egypt (interprets dreams)
1667
1664 .... Genesis 41-42 .. 1663 His brothers come to Joseph for grain
1661 .... Genesis 41-45 .. 1661 Joseph reunited with his father/brothers
1658
1655
1652
1649
1646
1643 .... Genesis 48-49 .. 1644 Jacob died (aged 147, buried in Hebron)
1640
1637
1634
1631
1628
1625
1622
1619
1616
1613
1610
1607
1604
1601
1598
1595
1592
1589 .... Genesis 50 ....... 1590 Joseph died (aged 110 years)
1586
1583
1580