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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>JAN
15 - GENESIS 37-47 - JACOB AND JOSEPH</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
37:28 (37) JOSEPH: SOLD INTO EGYPT. “And there passed by
Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of
the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of
silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.”</b><span style="">
Jacob </span><u><span style="">petted</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Joseph; his 10 half-brothers out of jealousy </span></span><u><span style="">pitted</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
him; Potiphar because of his wife's lies, </span></span><u><span style="">potted</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
him; but Pharaoh by revelation </span></span><u><span style="">putted</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
him next to him on the throne. This was of Your Sovereign doing,
Father. (The above alliteration is by Kelley Varner, and though
perhaps not euphonious, it still is theologically sound!) </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hallowed
be Your Name.</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">2.
38:10 (38) JUDAH: HIS SHAME. “And the thing which he did was
evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
yet Father, it was through this line that Christ was born! You make
all things work together for good, even out of that which is from
man's weakness in the flesh! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come.</span></i></b></p>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">3. 41:41, 44b (39-41)
JOSEPH: TESTED AND EXALTED. “And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I
have set you over all the land of Egypt. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">44b</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his
foot in all the land of Egypt.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
for seven years You met all the needs of Egypt through Joseph. You
did it through visions and dreams for Egypt. You are no respecter of
persons, and will do it for us today! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
43:30-31 (42:1-44:17) JOSEPH: HOLDS SELF INCOGNITO FROM BROTHERS.
“And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and
he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept
there. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">31</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and
said, Set on bread.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
heart of Joseph to Benjamin - is the heart of Jesus towards us! O
forgive us for not exhibiting this heart to enemies and to one
another. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily bread give us this day.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
45:5 (44:18-45:28) JOSEPH: BRINGS BROTHERS TO FULL REPENTANCE.
“And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold
me here: for God did send me before you to preserve life.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
You did not tempt Joseph and his brothers above what they were able
to bear, but through it worked out great salvation! How we do bless
You for being such a great God as You are! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
46:2-4 (46:1-47:26) JOSEPH: SAVIOR FOR ISRAEL AND EGYPT. “And
God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob,
Jacob. And he said, Here am I. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: do not fear to go down
into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation: </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4
</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
will go down with you into Egypt; and I will also surely bring you up
again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon your eyes.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">In
all of Jacob's trials, You were present, Father! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
47:29 (47:27-31) JACOB AND JOSEPH. “And the time drew near that
Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If
now I have found favor in your sight, put, I pray you, your hand
under my thigh, and deal! kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I
pray you, in Egypt.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Jacob
trusted the oath of his son Joseph. Father, we trust Your word the
same way! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil one!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">There
is seldom a dry eye when one reads this portion of Scripture relating
to Joseph making himself known to his 11 brothers. But just think
when Jesus upon His return makes Himself known to His former
rejecting brothers the Jews! Zechariah 12:10-14. There is a distinct
parallel between these two occurrences. And Joseph as a strong type
of Jesus - has so many parallels with the One coming as his Antitype!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Imagine
the shock of his brethren, when they found the little brother who
they sold into Egypt - had </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">now
become</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
second only to Pharaoh himself in this great land! They had little
hope for the future. But just as Joseph forgave them, so our Lord
Jesus will forgive Israel upon His return, and they with Him will
become the leading nation over the whole face of the earth! What an
embarrassment that day will be to all remaining nations on earth!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
- just as Joseph led his 10 half brothers to full repentance, so our
Lord Jesus will bring the remnant of Israel to a similar full
repentance! For - this is the first of the necessary foundation
truths listed in Hebrews 6:-2. And without a </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">full</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and sincere repentance - a “change of mind,” all the blessings of
the Gospel cannot flow. Look again at the 6 conditional steps of the
above two verses - and then note that the seventh step is “going
on” to perfection. The preliminary foundations are but the
prerequisite for the rearing up of the edifice.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
- as Joseph was Savior not only of the new-forming nation of Israel -
but </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">also</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of Egypt and neighboring nations who came down to Egypt for help in
the 7 years of famine - so - our Lord Jesus is not only coming as a
blessing to restore Israel at His Second Coming - but also as a
blessing to all nations of the earth who like Israel repent and
receive Him as God's appointed King of kings and Lord of lords for
the whole earth.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">And lastly, though Joseph was as
Pharaoh himself, yet as son of Jacob, he humbled himself to promise
and fulfill his father's dying wishes - so Jesus at His Cross honored
His mother by turning her over to the care of John - and will
continue at His return to honor His Heavenly Father in all His wishes
- just as He did as a perfect servant to His Father during His 33
years upon earth as the Son of :man.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">So
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">much</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in these eleven chapters! So rich in lessons and insights! See how
much more the Holy Spirit will quicken to you as you meditate upon
this Scripture portion. J.A.W.</span></span></font></p>
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