The One Year Bible - Day 18

Genesis 37 and the story of Joseph. It is often said that Joseph is an Old Testament type of Jesus and this analogy is interesting including the selling into slavery (in Jesus' case selling into the slavery of our sin) but also the righteousness in the midst of struggle.

I also wonder about the fact that a prophet is not recognised in his own town, something that Jesus said. Joseph comes across as obnoxious towards his brothers but in fact he had a Godly calling and something that at 17 he wouldn't have been able to easily understand or articulate. If the dream was very vivid and moving, why wouldn't he have shared it? I also wonder about Jesus growing up and how he was received by his friends, "I'm Jesus, my father in heaven has called me to follow Him", "yeah whatever Jesus, you're just the same as everyone else".

This conflict is difficult because we want to be accepted but the heavenly principles of truth and righteousness do not fit in the world's pattern and always conflict. If we find it easy to avoid conflict with unbelievers, then we might need to ask where the cross is involved in our lives. Jesus said if he suffered then so would we.