Genesis 38 is a “parenthetical” chapter inserted by the Holy Spirit to tell you about Judah’s sons. In other words, this chapter falls right in the middle of the history of Joseph, but does not fit chronologically with his history. Judah took his Canaanite bride from Adullam, a place...
Thus far we have seen 17 comparisons between Joseph and Jesus. In this lesson, we will examine 11 more things (numbers 18-28) that are similar between Joseph being sold into slavery and Jesus being betrayed and crucified. # Similitude Joseph’sReference Jesus’Reference 18 They were stripped 37: 23 Matt....
In the last lesson, we discovered that Joseph was a type of Jesus Christ in 9 different particulars. In this lesson, we continue examining the ways that Joseph typifies Jesus. Here we will see 8 similarities to Jesus’ earthly ministry. # Similitude Joseph’s Reference Jesus’ Reference 10 He...
In the Bible we find several characters who are types of Jesus Christ. Of the many things that could be recorded about their earthly lives, God points out the principal features that exemplify Jesus so that we learn more about Him. The greatest of these characters is Joseph. He...
Genesis 35:23 – 36:43 Endless Genealogies CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This passage deals with several genealogies that contain historical facts and reveal some important information concerning contemporary characters of this time and geography. First, we find the genealogy of Jacob’s direct descendants. Since we are so familiar with...
One of the things that people don’t like about the Bible is that it deals with all of the sin that Hollywood likes to deal with but it puts it in a light that Hollywood doesn’t like to portray. The Bible shows you the wickedness of sin and its...
We will discuss three things in this passage: The word used to describe Rachel’s condition before childbirth; The custom of erecting a pillar to mark her grave; and The departure of her soul at death. Labour Before Benjamin was born, the Bible says that Rachel...
Although a church building is not really the house of God, we have heard preachers refer to the local church as the house of God, figuratively. And, in truth, there are many similarities that we can find between “Bethel,” which means “the house of God,” and the local church. ...
No!! Some people imagine that they are justified in conscientiously objecting to war by professing that God is all loving, peaceful and absolutely opposed to war. That presumption, taken alone, is absolutely false. Ex 15:3 states, “The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.” They might...
God told Jacob to go back to Bethel and build an altar to the Lord. Before the journey, Jacob made his household fix up some things to prepare them for Bethel, “the house of God.” He told them to: Put Away the Strange Gods (v.2) Comparing this passage...
