Comments on: Jesus and Joseph

By: Sarah Bare

Sarah Bare — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:19:11 +0000

Have you thought about tamar’s behavior completely? She was doing the only thing possible in the situation to procure a child for her dead husband’s sake. Judah didn’t know God had slain the first two for their evil deeds. And If she had not behaved that The linage if Judah would have possibly ended. Where would the line of David and Christ have come from then?

By: Steve Scott

Steve Scott — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:06:42 +0000

Lionel,

Don’t stop there! There are so many parallels and similarities in so many stories that relate directly to Christ.

By: chas pike

chas pike — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:29:08 +0000

when we consider the geography, and the products that the ishmaelites and midianites were transporting on their trade route back and forth with egypt, one could make the call that joe’s brother’s were high as kites when they committed their acts involving joseph.

By: Lionel Woods

Lionel Woods — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:47:49 +0000

I think the Shepherd motif is also a very good comparison. For example Jacob sends Joseph to go see how his sons were undershepherding his flock. They were not in the right place which most likely means they were not doing what they were supposed to be doing, which is taking care of Jacob’s flock. When they see the son approaching in the distance they plot to kill him, there is a parable in the Gospels that almost sound very similar to this. Jacob sends his beloved son to find out if the sheep are being taken care of, that son ends up becoming the savior of his father’s family but he must suffer immensely, be falsely accused and the first plot was to kill but he ends up being thrown in a ditch and raised from it to be a substitute for his family. I may be over allegorizing but it sure has some very unique similarities.

By: Javetta Mercadel

Javetta Mercadel — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:27:37 +0000

Steve-
Thank you for clearing that up. I went in and changed it to read like you edited it because it truly does increase readability and understanding.

By: Steve Scott

Steve Scott — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:47:20 +0000

Javetta,

It’s interesting you bring up all the deceit to obtain justice. To obtain children, too. There is much sin going on here both with God’s covenant people and with outsiders. I see this as leading up to God giving his law to his people. Even the patriarchs are messed up. Can we say that Jesus comes from a dysfunctional family? Gee whiz.

By: Steve Scott

Steve Scott — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:24:17 +0000

‘1. “yet he waives his rights to honor the Lord God and to serve others.”
2. “Jesus Christ was innocent, yet he waived his rights to serve others
and to ultimately redeem us, his family/co-heirs.”
i don’t quite understand what you mean here.’

Chas: I think if you inserted “in order to” in each of these it would be more clear on the first reading.

1. “yet he waives his rights in order to honor the Lord God and to serve others.”
2. “Jesus Christ was innocent, yet he waived his rights in order to serve others
and to ultimately redeem us, his family/co-heirs.”

By: Javetta Mercadel

Javetta Mercadel — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:40:23 +0000

Chas-
I’m sorry if you took what I said seriously . I knew you were joking, and I was joking in return. As you can see, I’m totally not known for my humor :/

By: chas pike

chas pike — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:30:21 +0000

javetta, thank you for fleshing out those two quotes for me. it helped me understand where you are coming from.

ps-the self-agrandizing thing was an attempt at self effacing humor.

By: Javetta

Javetta — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:09:32 +0000

Hi Chas, Im fine…thanks for asking-

All I meant was that Joseph had a right to be angry and vindicate himself for he was innocent in the accusations of Potiphar’s wife and did not deserve to be imprisoned. But he did not try to vindicate himself. It is my assumption that he knew the Lord was protecting him as he had done thus far. Even though he was wronged, he continued to serve in those situations, therefore honoring the Lord.

Jesus was totally innocent of the pharisees’ accusations and did not deserve to die a criminal’s death. He could have called down a slew of angels to get Him off the cross–yet He waived those rights to carry out God’s plan to redeem His people.

P.S. As a believer, you should probably avoid self-aggrandizement…