Let the big picture position our petitions and Perspectives.
| Joseph | Messiah Son of Joseph (Jesus’ First Coming) | Messiah Son of David (Jesus’ Second Coming) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Shadow of Christ | First coming, Suffering servant |
| Betrayal | Sold for 20 shekels of silver (Genesis 37:28) | Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:15) |
| Rejected | Own brothers left him to die (Genesis 37:24) | Jews demanded his death (John 19:15) |
| Glorified | Rose to position of power in Egypt (Genesis 41:41-43) | Resurrected, seated at the right hand of God (Acts 2:33) |
| Hidden | Adorned with Egyptian makeup and garments, own brothers did not recognize him (Genesis 42:8) | Gentiles paint Jesus as a westernized messiah. Jews do not recognize him as King (John 1:10-11) |
| Revelation | Revealed his identity to his brothers at his appointed time (Genesis 45:1-3) | Will reveal his identity to the Jews in the second coming (Zechariah 12:10, Revelation 1:7) |
| Significance | Lorded over Israelites during the famine, and over Egyptian Gentiles positionally. Married a gentile wife. His sons Ephraim and Manneseh adopted by Jacob and inherited Abrahamic blessing as Gentiles (Genesis 41:45, 41:50-52, 48:5) | Church taken as bride. Enabled inclusion of Gentiles grafted into Jewish faith and heritage (Ephesians 5:25-27, Romans 11:11-24) |
| Suffering | Falsely accused, imprisoned, suffered injustice (Genesis 39:19-20) | Falsely accused, condemned, crucified, endured suffering (Matthew 27) |
| Provision | Provided physical bread (food) to save people from starvation during the famine (Genesis 41:55-57) | Referred to as “Bread of Life,” offers spiritual sustenance (John 6:35) |
| Forgiveness | Forgave his brothers and reconciled with them (Genesis 45, 50) | Offered forgiveness to those who crucified him and provides reconciliation with God (Luke 23:34, Romans 5:10) |
| Intercession | Acted as an intercessor for his family and the nations (Genesis 47) | Intercedes for believers before God (Hebrews 7:25) |
| Righteousness | Maintained his righteousness despite trials (Genesis 39) | Perfectly righteous and sinless (Hebrews 4:15) |
| Salvation | Brought physical salvation to his people (Genesis 47) | Brings spiritual and eternal salvation (John 3:16) |