Genesis - Lesson 84 - Gen. 37:1-14 - lesson 2 in the saga of Joseph

Lesson 2 - The Saga of Joseph Once again we join the rabbis of old who recognized something truly amazing is going on.  The Lord is using PARADIGMS or another way of saying the same thing is the Lord uses patterns, templates, or models.  The rabbis have a saying for this ... חיי האבות הם סימנים לבנים Kahyay HaAvot Hem Seemaneem L’Bahneem The lives of the fathers are signs for the sons In this lesson we really begin to see that Joseph is a MODEL of what it means to be the savior of the world.  It is like Joseph is wearing a mask to make himself look like someone else; Joseph "looks like" Jesus the true savior of the world.   For more resources to study this in more depth check the links below. Link 1 - an article on at least 60 ways Joseph's life and the things he went through testify of Jesus or are connections to Jesus -  https://www.onepagebiblesummary.com/pad/pad_17.php Link 2- a second article written by my lead teacher in my graduate program, Dr. Ron Mosely that discusses Joseph is a prototype of the the suffering Messiah just like David is a prototype of the conquering Messiah - https://www.academia.edu/3796976/Twice_Rejected_Mashiach_Ben_Joseph Link 3 - a link to Netivyah ministries in Jerusalem.  This is a Messianic Jewish ministry founded by Joseph Shulam, an amazing Jewish scholar who helps us reconnect to our Jewish roots of our faith.  This link is to a book written by one of their resident scholars, Elhanan ben Avraham, "Moshiach ben Yosef" (Messiah the Son Of Joseph).  I highly recommend you get this book and all the books you can buy from this ministry - https://netivyah.org/product/mashiach-ben-yoseph/ Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  (Ferret - taking a break in Petra) What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0