Reading for Today:
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Genesis 47:1
Chapter 47 1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
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Psalms 13:1-6
Chapter 13 1 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider `and' answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the `sleep of' death; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; `Lest' mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto Jehovah, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 14 For the Chief Musician. `A Psalm' of David.
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Proverbs 4:18-19
18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
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Matthew 15:21-39
21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. 27 But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. 29 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. 30 And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this feet; and he healed them: 31 insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel. 32 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way. 33 And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; 36 and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. 37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
Notes:
Genesis 47:25
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
, 26 The extra measures imposed by Joseph to control the impact of the famine, i.e., moving parts of the population into cities (v. 21) and demanding a one-fifth tax on crop yields (v. 24), did not affect his approval ratings (v. 25). Whatever the gain to Pharaoh, the people obviously understood that Joseph had not enriched himself at their expense.
Proverbs 4:18 path of the…shining sun. The path of the believer is one of increasing light, just as a sunrise begins with the faint glow of dawn and proceeds to the splendor of noonday.
Matthew 15:33 Where could we get enough bread…? No wonder our Lord called them men of little faith (8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20), when they asked a question like that in the light of the recent feeding of the 5,000 (14:13–21).
DAY 24: How was Joseph a type of Christ?
Joseph
Parallels
Jesus
37:2
A shepherd of his father’s family
John 10:11
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
,27–29
37:3
His father loved him dearly
Matthew 3:17
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
37:4
Hated by his brothers
John 7:4
4 For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.
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37:13, 14
Sent by father to brothers
Hebrews 2:11
11 For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
37:20
Others plotted to harm them
John 11:53
53 So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
37:23
Robes taken from them
John 19:23
23 The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
,24
37:26
Taken to Egypt
Matthew 2:14
14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;
,15
37:28
Sold for the price of a slave
Matthew 26:15
15 and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
39:7
Tempted
Matthew 4:1
Chapter 4 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
39:16–18
Falsely accused
Matthew 26:59
59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
,60
38:20
Bound in chains
Matthew 27:2
2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
40:2,3
Placed with two other prisoners, one who was saved and the other lost
Luke 23:32
32 And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
41:41
Exalted after suffering
Philippians 2:9
9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;
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41:46
Both 30 years old at the beginning of public recognition
Luke 3:23
23 And Jesus himself, when he began `to teach', was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the `son' of Heli,
42:24; 45:2, 14, 15; 46:29
Both wept
John 11:35
35 Jesus wept.
45:1–15
Forgave those who wronged them
Luke 23:34
34 And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.
45:7
Saved their nation
Matthew 1:21
21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
50:20
What men did to hurt them, God turned to good
1 Corinthians 2:7
7 but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, `even' the `wisdom' that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:
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From The MacArthur Daily Bible Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson Bibles, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc, Nashville, TN 37214, www.thomasnelson.com.
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