Sermon #1424 Miscellaneous
Sermons
Title: “Joseph Was Brought Down To Egypt”
Text: Genesis
39:1-23
Subject: Joseph as A Type of Christ
Date: Sunday
Evening – September 24, 2000
Tape # W-2a
Readings: Bobbie Estes and Ron Wood
Introduction:
Our text tonight is Genesis 39:1-23. You will find the
title of my message in verse 1. – “Joseph
was Brought Down to Egypt”
As
Joseph was brought down to Egypt to save his people, so the Son of God, our
Lord Jesus Christ was brought down to this earth as a man to save his people.
This is the picture drawn by the Holy Spirit in Genesis 39.
Certainly, there are other things taught in this chapter.
There are other moral and spiritual lessons to be learned from these
twenty-three verses. But the primary purpose of the Holy Spirit in giving us
this piece of history is to show us a picture of Christ, our Redeemer.
Realizing that fact, I want us to simply read these verses
together. As we do, I will simply direct your attention to the obvious, showing
the blessed type picture here drawn of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I.
He who was
the beloved son of his father’s house was brought down to Egypt as a lowly
servant (v. 1).
(Genesis 39:1)
"And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the
Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither."
Behold, one greater than Joseph is
here! Behold Jehovah’s Servant, the Lord Jesus Christ (Isa. 42:1-4; Ex. 21:5-6;
Isa; 50:5-7; Ps. 40:6-10; Heb. 10:5-14; Phil. 2:5-11).
(Isaiah 42:1-4)
"Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall
bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. {2}
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
street. {3} A bruised reed shall he
not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth
judgment unto truth. {4} He shall not
fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles
shall wait for his law."
(Exodus 21:5-6)
"And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife,
and my children; I will not go out free:
{6} Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring
him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear
through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever."
(Isaiah 50:5-7)
"The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious,
neither turned away back. {6} I gave
my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid
not my face from shame and spitting. {7} For
the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have
I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed."
(Psalms 40:5-10)
"Many, O LORD my God, are thy
wonderful works which thou hast done,
and thy thoughts which are to
us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of
them, they are more than can be numbered. {6} Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast
thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. {7} Then said I, Lo, I come: in the
volume of the book it is written of
me, {8} I delight to do thy will, O
my God: yea, thy law is within my
heart. {9} I have preached
righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O
LORD, thou knowest. {10} I have not
hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy
salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great
congregation."
(Hebrews 10:5-14)
"Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and
offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: {6} In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no
pleasure. {7} Then said I, Lo, I come
(in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. {8} Above when he said, Sacrifice and
offering and burnt offerings and offering
for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; {9} Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away
the first, that he may establish the second.
{10} By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body
of Jesus Christ once for all. {11} And
every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
{12} But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever,
sat down on the right hand of God; {13} From
henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. {14} For by one offering he hath
perfected for ever them that are sanctified."
(Philippians 2:5-11)
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: {6} Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
{7} But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a
servant, and was made in the likeness of men: {8} And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and
became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. {9} Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a
name which is above every name: {10} That
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under the earth; {11} And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father."
II.
“The Lord was with joseph” (v. 2).
Behold, a greater than Joseph is here. Our Lord Jesus
Christ is that man who is himself God almighty, Immanuel, the incarnate God,
one with the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:1-3, 10-11, 14, 16-17).
(John 1:1-3)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. {2} The same was in the
beginning with God. {3} All things
were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
(John 1:10-11)
"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world
knew him not. {11} He came unto his
own, and his own received him not."
(John 1:14)
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and
truth."
(John 1:16-17)
"And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. {17} For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus
Christ."
III.
Look
at verse 3. – “The Lord made all that he did to prosper in
his hand.”
Again, I say, Behold, a greater than Joseph is here. Here
is that truly blessed Man, -- that Man who walked not in the counsel of the
ungodly, -- that Man who stood not in the way of sinners, -- that Man who sat
not in the seat of the scornful, -- that Man whose delight was in the law of
the Lord. What does the Lord God tell us about that blessed Man?
(Psalms 1:3)
"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
(Isaiah 52:13)
"Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and
extolled, and be very high."
(Isaiah 53:10)
"Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his
soul an offering for sin, he shall see his
seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand."
IV.
Potiphar
trusted Joseph with everything he had, and put everything into his hands (v. 4).
(Genesis 39:4)
"And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he
made him overseer over his house, and all that
he had he put into his hand."
Behold, a greater than Joseph is here! The Lord Jesus
Christ is that Servant whom the Father has trusted with everything, into who
hands he has put everything he has.
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His Glory
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His Elect
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All the World
V.
Look at the fifth verse of
this chapter. – “The Lord blessed the Egyptin’s house for
Joseph’s sake.”
Behold, a greater than Joseph is here! Egypt was altogether
insignificant, except for the fact that Joseph was there, his people must
sojourn there, and redemption must be accomplished there. Therefore, for
Joseph’s sake, God blessed the Egyptians in providence.
Now, hear the Scriptures, and understand this. – This
world, all its nations and all its people, are altogether insignificant except
for the fact that Christ has his people here. Here redemption and grace must be
performed. Therefore, God blesses the world and preserves it for Christ’s sake
(Isa. 65:8-9; 2 Pet. 3:9).
(Isaiah 65:8-9)
"Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a
blessing is in it: so will I do for
my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. {9} And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah
an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants
shall dwell there."
(2 Peter 3:9)
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;
but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that
all should come to repentance."
VI.
When tempted to sin Joseph proved
himself a faithful man, true to his master in all things (vv.
6-12).
(Genesis 39:6-12)
"And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not
ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favored. {7} And it came to pass after these
things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie
with me. {8} But he refused, and said
unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to
my hand; {9} There is none greater in
this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee,
because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness,
and sin against God? {10} And
it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto
her, to lie by her, or to be with
her. {11} And it came to pass about
this time, that Joseph went into the
house to do his business; and there was none
of the men of the house there within.
{12} And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left
his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out."
Behold, a greater than Joseph is here. The Lord Jesus
Christ, our Savior, the Son of God was tempted in all points like as we are,
yet without sin. He who was made to be sin for us, that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him, knew no sin. He was holy, harmless, undelfiled,
and separate from sinners.
VII.
Joseph
was falsely accused of crimes he did not commit (vv. 16-18).
(Genesis 39:16-18)
"And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. {17} And she spake unto him according
to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us,
came in unto me to mock me: {18} And
it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment
with me, and fled out."
Behold, a greater than Joseph is here!
(Matthew 26:59-61)
"Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; {60} But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came
two false witnesses, {61} And said,
This fellow said, I am able to
destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days."
VII.
Joseph
was numbered with trangressors (vv. 19-23).
(Genesis 39:20)
"And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place
where the king's prisoners were bound:
and he was there in the prison."
Behold, a greater than Joseph is here! Not only was our
Lord Jesus Christ numbered with transgressors, he died in the transgressors’
place, as our Substitute.
(Isaiah 53:7-12)
"He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his
mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. {8} He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall
declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for
the transgression of my people was he stricken. {9} And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in
his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
{10} Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his
soul an offering for sin, he shall see his
seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. {11} He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant
justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. {12} Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the
strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he
bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
(Psalms 105:17-21)
"He sent a man before them, even
Joseph, who was sold for a
servant: {18} Whose feet they hurt
with fetters: he was laid in iron: {19} Until
the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. {20} The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let
him go free. {21} He made him lord of
his house, and ruler of all his substance:"
(John 17:4-5)
"I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which
thou gavest me to do. {5} And now, O
Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with
thee before the world was."
(Romans 14:9)
"For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he
might be Lord both of the dead and living."
(Hebrews 1:1-3)
"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
unto the fathers by the prophets, {2} Hath
in these last days spoken unto us by his Son,
whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; {3} Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his
person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by
himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
high."