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In response to the Devil's seduction, Jesus said, "Get lost! By not sleeping with Potiphar's wife, Joseph resisted abusing the power his master had given him; by not "getting into bed" with the Devil, Jesus refused to abuse the power God had given him. Potiphar accused Joseph of a crime he did not commit. He was unjustly sentenced and thrown into the deepest dungeon.

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Jesus, years later, was accused of crimes he did not commit and was unjustly sentenced. While Joseph was serving his sentence, two criminals came to join him. Years later, while Jesus was serving his sentence on the cross, two criminals joined him.

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You can read in Genesis 40 about how Joseph, through the interpretation of a dream, spoke words of life to one of those criminals. Joseph promised he would be saved, and the criminal was later released. You can also read in Luke 23 about how, as he was dying between two criminals, Jesus spoke words of life to one. Jesus promised he would be saved, and we can be sure that criminal is now with Jesus in paradise. Joseph was eventually released from prison.

From the lowest pits of jail, he became Pharaoh's prime minister, the highest position in Egypt. He named his second son Ephraim meaning "fruitful" and said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering" Gen. Egypt was an alien land that was not his home. When God became man, he was born into an alien land that was not his home, and yet it was in this land of suffering that God made Jesus fruitful. He was raised up from the lowest point—death—and is now seated at the right hand of God. Famine struck the whole area, and Joseph's brothers came to Egypt to buy food.

They were reunited with Joseph, the brother they'd sold into a life of slavery. Instead of having them killed, Joseph forgave them, assuring them, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives" Gen. He went on to save the lives of all his brothers, of those who had sinned against him.

He brought them from a place of famine and death to one of abundant life.

The Jewish religious leaders, Pilate, and the Roman soldiers—as our representatives—accomplished what they intended in harming Jesus to the point of death on the cross. Jesus, as he was dying, cried out, "Father, forgive them" Luke We, the human race, meant the death of Jesus for harm, but God meant it for good. He intended it to accomplish what is now being fulfilled, a passage from certain death to abundant life, the saving of many lives.

Isn't this incredible? Joseph was born to be a ruler, he was sold into slavery, he was severely tempted, he went through great suffering, he predicted the salvation of one he suffered with, he was raised up again by God, he forgave those who'd sinned against him, and he declared it had happened that many might be saved. Jesus' storyline is central to the story of the Bible, and it runs like a bullet through the story of Joseph.

This is more than just an amazing biblical parallel—it carries with it a message for us today. Ever felt insecure about God's love? Ever been a little unsure as to whether or not he'll bring about what he's promised? Ever messed it up and thought, "It's been one too many; God's probably going to quit on me this time"? We can draw deep confidence from the fact that God planned his death on the cross. The way that Joseph's life prophesies Jesus' shows in an incredible way that God always thought we were going to be worth it—his decision to come to earth wasn't a last-minute afterthought.

John's gospel tells us that Jesus is from "the beginning," and Joseph's story backs that up—he is from the beginning, and he was always going to bring about the ending. This picture is yet another guarantee to our hearts of the love God has—and has always had—for us.

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Hundreds of years later the descendants of Joseph and his brothers had undergone a population explosion. They were now the people of Israel and were being used and abused as slaves by the Egyptians. God heard the cry of those he loved, now slaves to Pharaoh, and through Moses he set out to do something about it. We read that, at the start of Exodus chapter 3 , the Lord revealed himself to Moses and commanded him to go and save the Israelites. Before he went anywhere, Moses wanted to know who this burning bush of a God was: "Who shall I say has sent me?

God replied, "I am who I am. God's name was "I AM. Also, Moses was understandably a bit nervous about taking on Egypt single-handedly, and he asked God, "Who am I, that I should go? He didn't say "You're Moses, kung fu champion!

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The only thing Moses needed to know on this account was that God had his back. So God's rescue operation for a people who were suffering as slaves involved one man. The reason this one man was going to save anyone was because God was with him. Who was this God that was with him? Hundreds of years later God again heard the cry of those he loved who were slaves to sin, and through Jesus he set out to do something about it. Moses had asked the God of the burning bush who he was.

The Pharisees asked Jesus, "Who do you think you are? Amazingly Jesus said in response, "'Before Abraham was born, I am! Some of the Jews responded with outrage; they wanted to kill Jesus.

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Because he was claiming to be God. When they asked him who he was, he told them he was I AM. One of Jesus' titles is Emmanuel. It means "God with us. Moses confronted the evil powers of Egypt, defeated them—and Pharaoh released Israel. Review this Product.

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