Compare And Contrast Joseph And Jesus

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A favorite character of most Bible readers is Joseph and, perhaps, his story teaches us more about the Providence of God than any other. But, it also teaches perseverance, forgiveness and faithfulness to God.

Joseph was an unfortunate loser who repeatedly overcame his problems by always doing right. He refused to let negative and bad things hold him down; no matter the circumstance, he never let go of his convictions. His faith in God never wavered and his heart was so tender that he refused to hold a grudge against those who mistreated him.

Many have called Joseph a type of Jesus Christ because they were alike in many ways. Both Joseph and Jesus were especially loved by their fathers. Just as Jesus was second only to one, His Father, in power; Joseph was second only to the Pharaoh in …show more content…

They did not know that Joseph had arranged for his silver cup to be planted in Benjamin’s sack. After they had been on the road a little while, Joseph sent his workers to check their sacks for his cup. All of the brothers insisted that none of them would do such a thing and if the cup was found with one of them, “let them die and let the rest of us be your slaves.”

When Joseph’s cup was found in Benjamin’s sack, they faced the worst experience of their lives. They had never dreamed of anything so bad.
They returned to Joseph and fell down before him. Judah was the one who spoke. He said, “What can we say? How shall we clear ourselves? God knows our iniquity. But we are all here, even the one with whom the cup was found, to be your servants.” But Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

All those years, they had kept their secret from Jacob. They had gotten away with selling Joseph as a slave, but they couldn’t escape their guilt and it was staring at them from every

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