Yes — Les Feldick teaches that Joseph is an Old Testament type of Christ, walking through the same events Christ would later experience.
Les says Joseph is 'in so many ways experiencing the same things that were experienced in the life of Christ' and can be viewed as 'a type of Christ in that Old Testament setting.' Joseph was the favored son hated by his brothers, treated as dead but spared by God, exiled to Egypt, and connected with a Gentile bride — the same pattern Les sees in Christ's rejection and His calling out a bride while in exile in heaven.
Genesis 37:1 — Les begins the Joseph narrative here, introducing Joseph in the land of Canaan in the family setting where hostility would arise.
Genesis 45:4 — Joseph tells his brothers, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt' — the moment of revelation that mirrors the analogy Les draws with Christ.
Genesis 45:5 — Joseph explains that God sent him before the brothers to preserve life, the verse behind Les's point about God's sovereign plan.
Genesis 45:15 — Joseph kisses all his brethren and weeps, showing the emotional reunion that Les uses as an analogy.
The Bible opens the Joseph narrative in Genesis 37:1, where Jacob dwells in the land of Canaan. Later, in the famine, Joseph's brothers come down to Egypt, and Joseph reveals himself. In Genesis 45:1, Joseph can no longer refrain himself and sends the Egyptians out so that he can make himself known to his brothers. He says, 'I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?' and then, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt' (Genesis 45:3-4). Joseph then kisses all his brethren and weeps, and after that his brothers talked with him (Genesis 45:15). Joseph also comforts them, explaining that God sent him before them to preserve life (Genesis 45:5).
Les Feldick teaches that Joseph is 'in so many ways experiencing the same things that were experienced in the life of Christ' and can be viewed as 'a type of Christ in that Old Testament setting' (Clip 1). Les explains that a type is 'a perfect illustration of a New Testament truth' (Clip 3). Les focuses on the rejection of the favored son: Joseph's brothers hated him because he was the favored son, and, as far as they were concerned, they killed him — though God spared his life (Clip 7). Les carries this analogy forward to Christ, saying that at His first advent Israel did not know Him, and their cry was 'away with Him, we'll not have this man to rule over us' (Clip 6). Joseph's eventual revelation to his brothers, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt,' gives Les the biblical anchor for the reunion analogy (Clip 4). Les also highlights the Gentile bride pattern: Joseph, driven from his original setting, ended up in Egypt and was connected with a Gentile bride. Jesus, after being rejected and exiled back to heaven, is calling out a bride from the Gentiles (Clip 2). Joseph's own words to his brothers — 'Don't blame yourselves, God did it' — show Les that God sovereignly set up Joseph's path to Egypt, even in the brothers' ungodly actions, and prepared him for the seven years of famine (Clip 5).
Les defines an Old Testament type as 'a perfect illustration of a New Testament truth.' He uses that standard when he compares Joseph's life to Christ's, and he even says he is reluctant to call some other Old Testament accounts 'perfect' types because one detail breaks down (Clip 3).
Joseph was the favored son, and his brothers hated him. For all practical purposes they killed him, but God spared his life and Joseph ended up in Egypt (Clip 7). Les extends the analogy to Christ: at His first advent, Israel didn't know Jesus, and the response was 'away with Him, we'll not have this man to rule over us' (Clip 6). The Genesis account records Joseph saying to his brothers, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt' (Genesis 45:4).
Les says that Joseph, Moses, and other men of God who were driven away from their original setting married Gentile women. He then applies the pattern to Christ: after being rejected, Christ was exiled back to heaven, and while He is in exile He is calling out a Gentile bride (Clip 2).
Les says Joseph's brothers sold him into Egypt, but Joseph later told them not to blame themselves because God did it. God sovereignly set it up so that Joseph would be in Egypt, and He sent the seven good years to prepare for the seven years of famine (Clip 5).
Joseph revealed himself and asked, 'Doth my father yet live?' Then he said, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.' He kissed all his brethren and wept, and afterward his brothers talked with him (Clip 4). Les calls this an emotional reunion and connects it to the truth that at Christ's first advent Israel did not know Him, although He knew them (Clip 6).
Joseph as a Type of Christ: The Hidden Prophecy in Genesis 37-46
murders take place? Well, within the family, see? Within the family, because that's where all the affiliations are the closest, and that's where feelings are generated the quickest, and so consequently, it's among those environs then that our passions and our emotions seem to get the best of us. Now, same way here.
Joseph as a Type of Christ
Les directly states that Joseph is in many ways experiencing the same things as Christ, so Joseph can be viewed as an Old Testament type of Christ.
The Gentile Bride Pattern
Les shows that Joseph, like other Old Testament men of God, married a Gentile when driven from his setting; this parallels Christ being exiled to heaven while calling out a Gentile bride.
Definition of a Type
Les defines a type as a perfect illustration of a New Testament truth, explaining the standard he uses for comparing Joseph to Christ.
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
Les reads Genesis 45 and emphasizes Joseph's words, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt,' and the emotional reunion with his brothers.
God's Sovereignty in Joseph's Story
Les explains that Joseph told his brothers not to blame themselves because God did it — God sovereignly positioned Joseph for the seven years of famine.
Israel's Rejection of Their Messiah
Les uses the Joseph analogy to say that Israel did not know Jesus at His first advent and cried, 'away with Him, we'll not have this man to rule over us.'
The Favored Son Rejected as Dead
Les notes that Joseph was the favored son whom his brothers hated and 'killed' as far as they were concerned, though God spared his life — a picture of rejection and restoration.
Genesis 37:1: And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
Les begins with this verse to set Joseph in the family environment in Canaan where the brotherly conflict will unfold.
Genesis 45:1: Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Joseph's public control breaks and he reveals himself to his brothers.
Genesis 45:4: And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Joseph identifies himself as the brother they sold, the same brother now in a position to save them.
Genesis 45:5: Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Joseph's own words that God sovereignly sent him ahead, which Les highlights in Clip 5.
Genesis 45:15: Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him.
The emotional reunion that Les uses as part of the analogy.
Yes. In Clip 1, Les says Joseph is 'in so many ways experiencing the same things that were experienced in the life of Christ' and calls Joseph 'a type of Christ in that Old Testament setting.'
Les says Joseph was the favored son and his brothers hated him. For all practical purposes, they killed him, although God spared his life and Joseph ended up in Egypt.
Les points out that Joseph married a Gentile woman after being driven from his original setting. He connects this to Christ, who, after rejection, was exiled to heaven and is now calling out a Gentile bride.
Les says Joseph told his brothers not to blame themselves because God did it. God sovereignly set up Joseph's path to Egypt so he would be ready for the seven years of famine.
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