Joseph, a parallel to Jesus. He was hated by his biological brothers, as Jesus was hated by his religious brothers. He was falsely accused and thrown into prison, as was Jesus. But in the end, both would bring salvation to the people, Joseph giving them what they needed to preserve their physical life, and Jesus giving them what they needed to preserve their spiritual life. Joseph dwelt with his Hebrew brothers in the land of Canaan, as Jesus dwelt among his Jewish brothers in the land of Judea, both entering Egypt to save their own lives.

“ And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? Genesis 41:38. The spirit and word culminated in Joseph, as they would in Jesus. The word increases through the spirit, illustrated in the reinstating of the butler, while the spirit, having now become one with the word, decreases, as seen in the fate of the baker and John the Baptist.  Both Joseph and Jesus had the double-portion of spirit and truth, having completed the spiritual works, through which the spirit and word of God reached their highest degree. At the age of thirty, the age required to become a high priest, Joseph sacrificed for the people, which is the duty of the high priest.

“ And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went throughout all the land of Egypt.” Genesis 41:46. Jesus, at the age of thirty, went throughout all the land, sacrificing his time to teach the spiritual word of God, feeding the people with the spiritual corn, later sacrificed because of the iniquity of the people. 

“ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of a hearing of the words of the Lord:”  Amos 8:11. Joseph made sacrifice for himself during his time in prison, putting him in a position to make sacrifice for the people, which he did by gathering in the corn that fed them during the famine.

“ Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy corn in Egypt.” Genesis 42:1-3. Jacob symbolizes not only the Spirit, but the era of Spirit, the outpouring of which is creating a hunger for spiritual truth, motivating the ten brothers, those in bondage to the carnal-minded doctrines of religion, to humble themselves to spiritual truth, as the brothers, born of Leah and the bondmaids, symbolizing flesh and bondage, are about to humble themselves to Joseph.  Jacob says to his sons, “get you down,” a humbleness that will get the religious brothers down to a symbolic Jordan. Once there, they will take part in a spiritual baptism, being immersed in the name of the Father, which is truth, spiritual truth.  Through a circumcision of the ears and eyes, they will begin to eat of the old corn, which is to accept this ancient spiritual truth in their hearts, which has been stored up for the end times. They eat of the corn by doing the spiritual works of the Word, obtaining spiritual life. But before this takes place, they will have to feel the effects of the famine, which will take place when their spiritual appetites are no longer satisfied by the doctrines of religion. Or when they enter their time of trouble, which for many will not occur until they see that the carnal interpretations that were sold to them, do not match the reality of what is taking place in the world. This will force them into a spiritual famine, giving them a great desire to hear (obey) the spiritual word of the Lord, which is to eat of “the old corn, the word ear meaning to hear (Joshua 5:12). 

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.  Revelation 3:9. A Jew is one born of Hebrew parents. The word Hebrew means a region across, on the opposite side, esp. of the Jordan; to cross over, used widely of any transition.  We begin the process of becoming a spiritual Jew by crossing over a spiritual Jordan, as Abram crossed the Euphrates; our transition from carnal to spiritual mind, the twelve stones in the Jordan symbolizing the process that removes the flesh formed by our false images or beliefs, which is spiritual circumcision; the mark of a spiritual Jew. A Jew is one who believes; one who puts action to the spiritual Word of God through spiritual works, becoming a spiritual son (John 10:36-38). The synagogue of Satan is the church, where the spiritual works, through which one becomes a spiritual Jew, are not being taught.  Jesus said, “salvation is of the Jews” (John 4:22), referring to the spiritual Jews. Abram and Sarai became Hebrews, in the positive sense, by crossing over from a land that worshipped images to the Promised Land, where they received the promise of Isaac, receiving the son, symbolizing the seed or word of God, receiving salvation.

Another parallel between Joseph and Jesus:
The time that Joseph was among his brothers in the land of Canaan, parallels the time that Jesus was among his Jewish brothers in the land of Judea. Joseph’s brothers turned against him, as Jesus’ religious brothers turned against him, Joseph and Jesus both hated for the words they spoke. Joseph was taken into Egypt after his brothers sought to murder him, as the child Jesus was taken into Egypt after Herod, king of Judah, sought to murder him. The king of Judah symbolizes the spirit that has gained power in Christianity through carnal-minded doctrines that served only to destroy the spiritual Word of God.  Joseph being thrown in the pit illustrated the Jew’s rejection of God’s Word, which the Gentiles also rejected (Acts 4:27). The spiritual Word of God will continue to be rejected by those blinded by the carnal-minded doctrines of religion, as it is written, “blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.”  A spiritual Gentile is one who has no preconceptions about the Word of God, or is willing to let go of the beliefs he does have. These spiritual Gentiles, open to this age-old spiritual truth, fall under the category of Egyptians, who are the first to eat of Joseph’s corn. But as the spiritual famine increases, there will be many that will seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. “And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.” Amos 8:12. They will not find it because they will be looking in the wrong place. The word of the Lord will not be found in religious Christianity. It’s in Egypt, the last place Christians would ever think to look for it. Egypt symbolizes the World, and the Egyptians, the worldly people, a label placed on those deemed unworthy by so-called believers; those that say they believe, but do lie. The Egyptians are closer to hearing the spiritual word of God because they have no image with respect to God’s Word. So while the Egyptians eat of Joseph’s corn, accepting the word of God through spiritual works that bring spiritual life, the Hebrews are far removed from it due to their carnal-minded doctrines.  

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