Introduction
In this essay I am looking at the passage of Genesis 45:4-8 as it portrays the culmination of events in the life of Joseph, Jacob his father, his brothers, and ultimately his whole family and everybody who was connected with them. I see it as an amazing story of Gods faithfulness towards His chosen people, bringing restoration and redemption where there seems to be no hope
Them
Prior to the meeting with Joseph in Egypt, Israel and all his family were in the midst of a great famine, the very famine that Joseph had spoken about when he had interpreted Pharaoh’s dream (see Gen 41:14-39) resulting in him being put in charge of all of Egypt.
Little did the brothers of Joseph know the consequences of their actions when they faked his death and sold him into slavery. They thought at the time they were getting rid of a pesky and presumptuous brother with which they held allot of jealousy and anger towards and they would have …show more content…
As He set in place a plan for Joseph and His family to provide for them in their time of need and ultimately save them, so He has a plan for us. As Joseph was to his family, Christ is to us the hidden plan of God’s salvation that is revealed to us in great revelation. This mighty plan of salvation laid out before the foundations of the world. I love what F. B. Meyer says in his book The Life of Joseph: “”and Joseph said unto his brethren, come near to me”(vs4). They had gone father and farther back from him, but now he bids them approach. This is a beautiful illustration of the way in which a sinner may be reinstated in the loving favour of God. We are not set to serve a time of probation. We need not stand afar off. We may step right into the deepest and closest intimacy with the son of
In this essay I am looking at the passage of Genesis 45:4-8 as it portrays the culmination of events in the life of Joseph, Jacob his father, his brothers, and ultimately his whole family and everybody who was connected with them. I see it as an amazing story of Gods faithfulness towards His chosen people, bringing restoration and redemption where there seems to be no hope
Them
Prior to the meeting with Joseph in Egypt, Israel and all his family were in the midst of a great famine, the very famine that Joseph had spoken about when he had interpreted Pharaoh’s dream (see Gen 41:14-39) resulting in him being put in charge of all of Egypt.
Little did the brothers of Joseph know the consequences of their actions when they faked his death and sold him into slavery. They thought at the time they were getting rid of a pesky and presumptuous brother with which they held allot of jealousy and anger towards and they would have …show more content…
As He set in place a plan for Joseph and His family to provide for them in their time of need and ultimately save them, so He has a plan for us. As Joseph was to his family, Christ is to us the hidden plan of God’s salvation that is revealed to us in great revelation. This mighty plan of salvation laid out before the foundations of the world. I love what F. B. Meyer says in his book The Life of Joseph: “”and Joseph said unto his brethren, come near to me”(vs4). They had gone father and farther back from him, but now he bids them approach. This is a beautiful illustration of the way in which a sinner may be reinstated in the loving favour of God. We are not set to serve a time of probation. We need not stand afar off. We may step right into the deepest and closest intimacy with the son of