1. Ezra builds the people spiritually(Ez.7:10)
2.30 minutes personal devotion should be done every day..
3. Be always ready to give the word of God.
Inductive bible Study Methods or Expository Bible Study Methods
.(Ro.1-17)
CHAPTER 1
Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. 2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures. 3 The Good News is about his Son, Jesus. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, 4 and he was shown to be* the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit.* He is Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority* as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.
6 And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. 7 I am writing to all of you in
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
God’s Good News
8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world. 9 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart* by spreading the Good News about his Son.
10 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. 11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. 12 When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.
13 I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,* that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles. 14 For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world,* to the educated and uneducated alike. 15 So I am eager to come to you in
16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.* 17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”*
Introduction
1.To know true God.
2.T live wisely.
Tools.
1. Stong concordance of the bible.
2. Topical bible.
3. New Bible dictionary
4. Vine Bible dictionary.
5. Bible Commentary.
Danger in following wrong methods.
What are the dangers?
1. Misinterpretation.
2. Misunderstanding.
3. Study what you like.
4. Falls teaching.
1. Isegesis—Put into.
2. Exegesis----Take out.
3. Hermenuetical key.
Bible interpret itself.
Synthetic study Methods.
1. Sthetic is the opposite to analytical study.
2.Study a unite as a whole. One studies the bible as a whole and each book a whole and in its relation to the other books.
A. Select the Book( A simple N/T book for the start)
B. Read through.
*Pre dominant theme.
* The writer ,the addressees, the purpose, and the time.
C. Discover the key phrase or the key word.
*Reveal the purpose of the book.
*Aid in the understanding of it.
*Sets the tone of the book.
*hang the whole message around that word. Sometime there will be more than one word.
1.Assignment
Breakup the class into three groups.
Give three books. Jude, Philemon, 3 John.
Prepare outline, follow the steps.
Prentation.
Jude
Author: Jude ,brother of Jesus and James.
To: Jude write this letter to warn the church to on guard against heresy and falls teachings.
Purpose: To remind the church of the need for constant vigilance to keep strong in the faith and oppose heresy.
Date of written. Approximately A.D. 65.
Setting: from the first century on, the church has been threatened by heresy and falls teaching: we must always on our guard.
Key verse: Dearly loved friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I had find that I must write about something els, urging you to def
End the truth of the good news, God gave the unchanging truth once for all time to his holy people.(1:3)
TO PROTECT from harm, to guard from attack, to repulse enemies—for centuries rugged defenders have built walls, launched missiles, and waged wars, expending material and human resources in the battle to save nations and cities. And with total commitment and courageous abandon, individuals have fought for their families. It is a rule of life that we fight for survival, defending with all our strength what is most precious to us, from every real or imagined attack.
God’s Word and the gift of eternal life have infinite value and have been entrusted to Christ’s faithful followers. There are many people who live in opposition to God and his followers. They twist God’s truth, seeking to deceive and destroy the unwary. But God’s truth must go forth, carried and defended by those who have committed their lives to God’s Son. It is an important task, an awesome responsibility, and a profound privilege to have this commission.
This was Jude’s message to Christians everywhere. Opposition would come and godless teachers would arise, but Christians should “defend the truth of the Good News” (1:3) by rejecting all falsehood and immorality (1:4-19), remembering God’s mighty acts of rescue and punishment (1:5-11, 14-16) and the warnings of the apostles (
How much do you value God’s Word, the fellowship of the church, and obedience to Jesus Christ? There are many false teachers waiting to destroy your Christ-centered life, the credibility of God’s Word, and the unity of the body of Christ. Read Jude and determine to stand firm in your faith and defend God’s truth at all costs. Nothing is more valuable.
JUDE (PERSON)
Jude was the brother of James and author of the general epistle named Jude. Jude is the English form of the Greek name Judas. Most scholars think Jude was one of the brothers of Jesus called Judas.
3.John
Written by Elder John.
To Gaius (all Christians) from
Purpose of writing to commend Gaius for his hospitality and to encourage him in his Christian life style.
Subject of the letter.
Church leaders traveled from town to town to established new churches. While they travel, depend on the hospitality of fellow believers, Gaius was one who welcomed these leaders into his house.
Key Verse
5 Dear friend, you are doing a good work for God when you take care of the traveling teachers* who are passing through, even though they are strangers to you.
Key people.
1. Gaius. the example of one who follows Christ and loves others (1:1-8);
2.Diotrephes, the self-proclaimed church leader who does not reflect God’s values (1:9-11);
3.Demetrius, who also follows the truth (
This letter gives us an important glimpse into the life of the early church. Third John, addressed to Gaius, is about the need for showing hospitality to traveling preachers and other believers. It also warns against a would-be church dictator.
The “Elder,” John, was one of Jesus’ 12 disciples and the writer of
The Gospel of John,
Three letters, (1,2,3.John)
The Book of Revelation.
We have no further information about Gaius, but he is someone whom John loved dearly. Perhaps Gaius had shared his home and hospitality with John at some time during John’s travels. If so, John would have appreciated his actions, because traveling preachers depended on expressions of hospitality to survive (see Mat10:1116).
John was concerned for Gaius’s physical and spiritual well-being. This was the opposite of the popular heresy that taught the separation of spirit and matter and despised the physical side of life. Today, many people still fall into this way of thinking. This non-Christian attitude logically leads to one of two responses: neglect of the body and physical health, or indulgence of the body’s sinful desires. God is concerned for both your body and your soul. As a responsible Christian, you should neither neglect nor indulge yourself but care for your physical needs and discipline your body so that you are at your best for God’s service.
John wrote about “my children” because, as a result of his preaching, he was the spiritual father of many, including Gaius.
In the church’s early days, traveling prophets, evangelists, and teachers were helped on their way by people like Gaius, who housed and fed them. Hospitality is a lost art in many churches today. We would do well to invite more people for meals—fellow church members, young people, traveling missionaries, those in need, visitors. This is an active and much-appreciated way to show your love. In fact, it is probably more important today. Because of our individualistic, self-centered society, there are many lonely people who wonder if anyone cares whether they live or die. If you find such a lonely person, show him or her that you care!
The traveling missionaries neither asked for nor accepted anything from nonbelievers because they didn’t want anyone questioning their motives for preaching. God’s true preachers do not preach to make money but to express their love for God. It is the church’s responsibility to care for Christian workers; this should never be left to nonbelievers.
When you help someone who is spreading the Good News, you are in a very real way a partner in the ministry. This is the other side of the principle in 2 John
This letter to which John refers was neither 1 nor 2 John but another letter that no longer exists.
All we know about Diotrephes is that he wanted to control the church. John denounced (1) his refusal to have anything to do with other spiritual leaders, (2) his slander of the leaders, (3) his bad example in refusing to welcome any teachers, and (4) his attempt to excommunicate those who opposed his leadership. Sins such as pride, jealousy, and slander are still present in the church, and when a leader makes a habit of encouraging sin and discouraging right actions, he must be stopped. If no one speaks up, great harm can come to the church. We must confront sin in the church; if we try to avoid it, it will continue to grow. A true Christian leader is a servant, not an autocrat!
We know nothing about Demetrius except that he may have carried this letter from John to Gaius. The book of Acts mentions an Ephesian silversmith named Demetrius, who opposed Paul (Acts 19:24ff), but this is probably another man. In contrast to the corrupt Diotrephes, Demetrius had a high regard for truth. John personified truth as a witness to Demetrius’s character and teaching. In other words, if truth could speak, it would speak on Demetrius’s behalf. When Demetrius arrived, Gaius certainly opened his home to him.
Whereas 2 John emphasizes the need to refuse hospitality to false teachers, 3 John urges continued hospitality to those who teach the truth. Hospitality is a strong sign of support for people and their work. It means giving of your resources to them so their stay will be comfortable and their work and travel easier. Actively look for creative ways to show hospitality to God’s workers. It may be in the form of a letter of encouragement, a gift, financial support, an open home, or prayer.
BY special invitation or with a surprise knock, company arrives and with them comes the promise of soiled floors, extra laundry, dirty dishes, altered schedules, personal expense, and inconvenience.
Hospitality
From sharing a meal to providing a bed, hospitality costs . . . in time, energy, and money. But how we treat others reflects our true values—what is really important to us. Do we see people as objects or inconveniences, or as unique creations of a loving God? And which is more important to God, a person or a carpet? Perhaps the most effective way to demonstrate God’s values and Christ’s love to others is to invite and welcome guests into our home.
For Gaius, hospitality was a habit, and his reputation for friendship and generosity, especially to traveling teachers and missionaries (1:5), had spread. To affirm and thank Gaius for his Christian life–style, and to encourage him in his faith, John wrote this personal note.
John’s format for this letter centers around three men:
Gaius, the example of one who follows Christ and loves others (1:1-8);
Diotrephes, the self-proclaimed church leader who does not reflect God’s values (1:9-11); and
Demetrius, who also follows the truth (
John encourages Gaius to practice hospitality, continue to walk in the truth, and do what is right.
Although this is a personal letter, we can “look over the shoulder” of Gaius and apply its lessons to our life.
As you read 3 John, with which man do you identify?
Are you a Gaius, generously giving to others?
A Demetrius, loving the truth?
ADiotrephes, looking out for yourself and your “things”?
Determine to reflect Christ’s values in your relationships, opening your home and touching others with his love.
Philemon.
Written by Paul to his friend pilemon.
Purpose: To convince Philemon to forgive his runaway slave , Onesimus and to accept him as a brother in the faith.
Philemon who was probably a wealthy member of the Colossian church.
Date of written. Approximately A.D.60, during Paul’s first imprisonment in
Setting: Slavery was common in the Rome Empire, and evidently some Christian have slaves, Paul does not condemn the institution on slavery in his writings, but he makes a radical statement by calling the slave Philemon brother in Christ.
Special feature:This is a private letter, personal letter to a friend.
AT THE foreman’s signal, the giant ball is released, and with dynamite force and a reverberating crash, it meets the wall, snapping bricks like twigs and scattering pieces of mortar. Repeatedly, the powerful pendulum works, and soon the barrier has been reduced to rubble. Then it is carted away so that construction can begin.
Life has many walls and fences that divide, separate, and compartmentalize. Not made of wood or stone, they are personal obstructions, blocking people from each other and from God. But Christ came as the great wall remover, tearing down the sin partition that separates us from God and blasting the barriers that keep us from each other. His death and resurrection opened the way to eternal life to bring all who believe into the family of God (see Ephesians
Roman, Greek, and Jewish cultures were littered with barriers, as society assigned people to classes and expected them to stay in their place—men and women, slave and free, rich and poor, Jews and Gentiles, Greeks and barbarians, pious and pagan. But with the message of Christ, the walls came down, and Paul could declare, “In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us” (Colossians
This life-changing truth forms the backdrop for the letter to Philemon. One of three personal letters in the Bible, the letter to Philemon is Paul’s personal plea for a slave. Onesimus “belonged” to Philemon, a member of the Colossian church and Paul’s friend. But Onesimus, the slave, had stolen from his master and run away. He ran to
This small book is a masterpiece of grace and tact and a profound demonstration of the power of Christ and of true Christian fellowship in action. What barriers are in your home, neighborhood, and church? What separates you from fellow believers? Is it race? status? wealth? education? personality? As with Philemon, God calls you to seek unity, breaking down those walls and embracing your brothers and sisters in Christ.
PHILEMON (PERSON)
Philemon was a Christian known only from the letter addressed to him by the apostle Paul. He is mentioned nowhere else in the New Testament. From Colossians 4:17 it is clear that Archippus, mentioned along with Philemon in Philemon 1:2 (and perhaps his son), was a man of Colosse. Although Paul had never visited that city (Colossians 2:1), he obviously knew Philemon well. He addressed him as “our beloved co-worker” (Philemon 1:1). Perhaps Philemon had been a colleague during Paul’s three-year mission in
ONESIMUS
Onesimus was a slave on whose behalf Paul wrote the Letter to Philemon. A slave of Philemon, Onesimus had robbed his master and run away from him. He is also mentioned with Tychicus as a bearer of the Letter to the Colossians (Colossians 4:9), indicating that he came from that region. Paul became acquainted with him, converted him, and developed a close friendship with him (Philemon
Study Methods-2.
Topical study.
This is one of the easiest methods of bible study
The simple plane as follws.
1. pick out a topic
2. List what the scriptures says.
3. Ask some simple question
eg.
What
Why
Where
When
Who.
Assignment-2
Topic—one you like (Look into the concordance)
FAITHFULNESS
Faithfulness means keeping faith, staying loyal to something, or showing a strong sense of duty. In biblical Hebrew, “faith” and “faithfulness” are grammatically related. Although both ideas are important in the Old Testament, there is no English word that exactly matches the Hebrew ones. A Hebrew root word for these words carries such meanings as “strengthen,” “support,” or “hold up” (and is also the source of the English word “Amen”). It is used to describe pillars that provide support for doors (2 Kings
Thus the word “faith” is related to the idea of “firm support.” Words such as “firmness,” “constancy,” or “trustworthiness” best convey the related concept of faithfulness. Someone believed to be “trustworthy” is trusted; she is believed to have a steadfast character. To be unfaithful is to be unworthy of someone’s confidence or belief. In the Old Testament, “truth” is used as a synonym for “faithfulness.” Since God is always true, he can logically be trusted (Psalm 71:22; Isaiah 61:8). The word “faithfulness” is frequently used in the Old Testament to describe the way God always keeps his promises.
GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
In spite of
The pinnacle of faithfulness in the Bible is seen in the work of Jesus Christ, who showed himself faithful to his Father (Hebrews 3:2) and in his witness (Revelation 1:5). God calls men and women to be faithful by following Christ, relying on him for all things (Hebrews 2:4; compare Romans
HUMAN FAITHFULNESS
In the Old Testament and New Testament, “faith” includes “faithfulness.” That is, faith is more than just a momentary agreement with the truth of God. It is commitment to that truth, and is shown through obedience. Abraham’s life is an example: He relied upon God’s word and acted upon it. He left home and country, settled in a strange land, and even offered up his son Isaac as God commanded. It is no surprise, therefore, that Abraham is described in the New Testament as one whose behavior should be imitated by Christians (Galatians 3:6-9; Hebrews 11:8-10). Faithfulness, then, is not a one-time act. Rather, it is an attitude that should characterize the entire life of those who say they have faith in God.
Faith
1.Beliving God takes faith.ge.15:6)
6 And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.
2.Only a small amount of faith.(Lk.7:6)
6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all
3. Faith is needed for Salvation.(Ro.3:28)
27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
4. Faith puts us in a right relationship with God.(Ro.5:1.)
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
5. Faith comes from hearing the word of God.(Ro.10:17)
17 So faith comes from hearing that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.
6. Accept the person who has week faith (Ro:15:1)
1 Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.
7. Christianity is the only true faith.(Ephesians .4:5)
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
8. Faith is hoping in which is not seen(Hebrew. 11:1)
1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.
9.Faith accompanies obedience to God.hebrew. 11:7-12)
7 It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. 9 And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. 10 Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.
11 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed* that God would keep his promise. 12 And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.
Typological Study
A type is a biblical pre-figure intended to face some spiritual truth in the divine economy. Type may be persons, places, or things they may serve as a shadow of coming substance.
Three things that makes one type.
1. Points of resemblance.
2. Designed evidence (by God)
3. Pre-figure some thing (Future)
Old Testament Types
- Typical Person (e.g. Abraham justification by his faith)
- Typical institutions.(Communion service in the churches)
- Typical officers.(prophets, Pastors, church’s workers.)
- Typical events. ( Noah’s floods, rapture)
- Typical action (Pot preparation .Jer.)
Principal of Interpretation
1. Real correspondences must be noted.
2. The points of differences and the contrast should be enumerated.
3. Old Testament types are understood only in terms of the New Testament.
Assignment -3.
Types
Old Testament --------- New Testament.
Parallels between Joseph and Jesus (Ge. 37-50)
1.Their fathers loved them dearly.
Joseph:
Ge.37:3. 3 Jacob* loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.
Jesus:
Mt.3: 17 and a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
2. Shephereds of their father’s sheep.
Joseph:
Ge.37:2. 2 This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father’s flocks.
Jesus:
Jn:
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me
3. Sent by fathers to brothers.
Joseph:
Ge.37: 13-14.
. 13 When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”
“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied.
14 “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the
Jesus:
Hebrew.2:11.
11 So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.*
4. Hated by brothers
Ge.37:4.
4 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.
Jesus:
Jn.7:5.
5 For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
5. Others plotted to harm them
Ge.37:20
19 “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. 20 “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
Jesus:
Jn.11:53.
53 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.
- Tempted
Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man, 7 and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
Jesus:
The Temptation of Jesus
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
3 During that time the devil* came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
‘People do not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’*”
- Taken to
Ge.37:25,28.
25 Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from
26
Jesus:
Mt.2:14-15.
14 That night Joseph left for
- Robes taken from them.
Ge.37:23.
23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing.
Jesus:
Jn.19:23.
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
- Sold for the price of a slave.
Ge.37:28.
28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces* of silver. And the traders took him to
Jesus:
Mt.26:15.
14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests 15 and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
- Bound in chains
Ge.39:20.
20 So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.
Jesus:
Mt.27:2.
1 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. 2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
- Falsely accused.
Ge.39:16-18.
16 She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home. 17 Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you’ve brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said. 18 “But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!”
Jesus:
Mt.26:59-60.
59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council* were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. 60 But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward 61 who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the
- Placed with two other prisoners, one who was saved, and the other lost.
Ge, 40:2-3.
1 Some time later, Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master. 2 Pharaoh became angry with these two officials, 3 and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard. 4 They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them.
Jesus:
Lk.23:32.
32 Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. 33 When they came to a place called The Skull,* they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.
13. Both 30 years at the beginning.
Ge.41:46.
46 He was thirty years old when he began serving in the court of Pharaoh, the king of
Jesus:
Lk.3:23
23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.
14.Exalted after suffering
Ge.41:41.
41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire
Jesus:
Philipier.2:9-11.
9 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor
and gave him the name above all other names,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
15. Forgave those who wronged them.
Ge.45: 1-15
Joseph Reveals His Identity
1 Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was. 2 Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh’s palace.
3 “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. 4 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in
9 “Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the
12 Then Joseph added, “Look! You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that I really am Joseph! 13 Go tell my father of my honored position here in
Pharaoh Invites Jacob to
Jesus:
Lk.23:34.
34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”* And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.*
16. Saved their Nations
Ge.45:7.
7 God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.* 8 So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser* to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all
Jesus:
Mt.1:21.
20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,* for he will save his people from their sins.”
17. What people did to hurt them , God turned to good
Ge.50:20.
19 But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. 21 No, don’t be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children.” So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them.
Jesus:
1Corrinth.2:7-8.
7 No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God*—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. 8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,
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