Joseph As A Type
Of Christ
Genesis 41:1-57
1. As Joseph, in due time, was delivered from
prison, so Christ was raised from
the dead at God's appointed
time.
2. As Joseph was the revealer of secrets, so
Christ reveals the things of God
to his people.
3. As Joseph warned of coming danger, and urged
men to make provision for it, so
Christ warned sinners of the wrath
of God and urged them come to him for
salvation.
4. As Joseph was wonderful in counsel, so our
Savior's name is Wonderful
Counsellor.
5. As Joseph was exalted over all of
6. As Joseph was worthy of his exaltation, so
Christ is worthy of his.
7. As Joseph was, upon his exaltation, invested
with the glorious apparel of
Pharaoh, so Christ exalted is
clothed with the glory which he had with the Father before the world was made.
8. As Joseph's power and authority were publicly
owned and acknowledged by all men, so
all men shall one day publicly own
and acknowledge Christ as Lord.
9. As Joseph was given a wife by Pharaoh, so God
the Father gave his Son, Christ
Jesus, a bride.
10. As
Joseph's marriage was planned and arranged by Pharaoh, so the marriage of the Lamb
was planned and arranged by the
Lord God in eternity.
11. As
Joseph was 30 years old when he began his life's work, so the Lord Jesus Christ began his
public ministry when he was
thirty years old.
12. As
Joseph went forth on a mission from Pharaoh's presence, so Christ came into this
world to do his Father's will.
13. As
Joseph's exaltation was followed by a season of great plenty,so
Christ's exaltation was followed by a
time of great grace, poured out upon the earth.
14. As the
years of plenty were followed by years of
famine, though Joseph was still on the throne, so these last days, these perilous times,
are years of great famine, though
Christ is still on his throne.
15. As in
the days of famine, Joseph opened the storehouses of
Don Fortner