TRUTH LESSONS—LEVEL THREE
THE TYPES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

LESSON TEN

JOSEPH

OUTLINE

1. Joseph in what he was and in his sufferings typifying Christ:
   1. As the Beloved of God the Father.
   2. Hated, rejected, and put to death by His brothers in the flesh.
   3. Numbered with two criminals.
   4. Released from the place of death.
2. Joseph being made the ruler of a nation and becoming one who distributed food to save people from dying of famine typifying Christ being exalted by God and made:
   1. The Leader with authority to rule over all things.
   2. The Savior who gives people the bread of life to save them from death.
3. Joseph taking an Egyptian woman as his wife typifying Christ acquiring the Gentile church.
4. Joseph making himself known to his brothers typifying Christ meeting with the children of Israel.

TEXT

After showing us how the ladder and Bethel signify another aspect of Christ and the church, Genesis goes on to show us how Christ was exalted by God and made the Ruler and the Savior. This is signified by the life of Joseph.

I. JOSEPH IN WHAT HE WAS
AND IN HIS SUFFERINGS
TYPIFYING CHRIST

A. As the Beloved of God the Father

According to the biography of Joseph recorded in the Bible, he was altogether perfect, without defect. Joseph is the perfect one in the Old Testament, and Christ is the perfect One in the New Testament. Hence, Joseph is the perfect type of Christ. Genesis 37:3 says that Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons. The Gospel of Matthew also records that after the baptism of the Lord Jesus and at the time of His transfiguration, God the Father declared, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved” (3:17; 17:5). This indicates that according to what Joseph was, he typifies Christ as the Beloved of God the Father.