Both Joseph and Jesus are unlikely candidates for their positions and are mocked when they tell people God's plan for their lives. Joseph is his father's second-youngest son, yet God chooses him as the savior of his older brothers and his father. When Joseph tells his family his visions that he will rule over them, they ridicule him. His brothers "hated him even more for his dreams, and for his words." While the Jews were expecting their Messiah to come as a rich and mighty king, Jesus comes as the son of a carpenter. His authority is questioned by people who are astonished at his miracles and asked, "Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these might

Joseph saves Egypt and Israel from starvation during the seven-year famine, when "...all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands." Just as Joseph provides food for many nations, Jesus Christ becomes the "bread of life" for the entire world. He says, "I am the bread of life: he that cometh unto me shall never hunger..." God has Joseph sold into slavery so that he can save his family. Joseph understands God's scheme and explains it to his brothers, saying, "Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life." This foreshadows the sacrifice that God has Jesus make to save mankind. This sacrifice is that "...while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more than, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

y works? Is not this the carpenter's son?" The fact that Joseph and Jesus achieve the things they do from the places they start suggests a master plan constructed and carried out by a powerful God.

Both Joseph and Jesus are loved by their fathers. Joseph is given a special coat by his father because "Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age..." Jacob's favoritism toward Joseph causes the jealousy in his brothers that starts Joseph on his destined road. God, Jesus' father, declares his love for his son upon Christ's baptism, saying, "This is my belo

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