1 Chronicles 13:1-14:17; Ezekiel 14:1-15:8; John 5:1-23
Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? Genesis 41:38
Joseph’s trials were allowed of God to make a place of provision for Jacob and his family. God’s timing in them was equally perfect. Pharoah’s dreams, the butler’s memory, and Joseph’s release came together at just the right moment. Joseph’s rise to power prefigures God’s planned rest for us through His Son. Rejected by family, sold for profit, unjustly condemned by Gentiles, with two prisoners (one blessed, one lost), raised from prison, identified with the Spirit of God, and ascending to the right hand of power, Joseph secured prosperity for Egypt and his family. In “such a man” as Joseph we behold a greater—our Saviour. —David W. Oliver
Joseph was a man; caring, gracious, and wise!
Yet he fades, as the perfect Man, captures our eyes. —D. W. O.