What is the Joseph analogy that runs through Acts 7?
The analogy is that Joseph made himself known to his brethren after years of separation, while at His first advent Israel did not know Jesus, though He knew them. That pattern runs through Acts 7, where Israel rejects Him, saying they will not have this man rule over them.
Les explains that this is the analogy tied to Joseph’s emotional reunion with his brothers. After Joseph said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt,” he kissed all his brethren and wept upon them, and afterward they talked with him. Les then points out that at His first advent, Israel didn’t know Jesus, but He knew them. The analogy draws all the way through Acts chapter 7, where the nation says, “Away with Him, we’ll not have this man to rule over us.”