Genesis 89 - SAVED BY GRACE ... Gen. 39:13-23

THE STORY OF JOSEPH - lesson 8

GOD'S PARADIGM OF SALVATION OF THE WORLD

The connection between Joseph and Jesus is too awesome.  I recommend the following video on You Tube.  It is a great intro to this concept of Joseph being a paradigm of the Messiah; he is a prototype of Messiah Jesus.  Check out this short video at this link - https://youtu.be/QQKadh0fVCo?si=5ltTxeA6TSB2COZu

The resource you have to have is the book by Elhanan ben Avraham of the Christian (Messianic) teaching ministry, Netivyah - the way of the Lord. 

His book is entitled, "Mashiach ben Yosef," or "Messiah the Son of Joseph.  It is available at the ministry website in the STORE.  Here's the link to Netivyah - https://netivyah.org/

Elhanan goes through chapters 37-50 of Genesis, the complete saga of Joseph, and connects it events and situations in the New Testament that clearly show the Lord did this on purpose.  Joseph is a "picture" of what the true coming savior of the world would be like.  And in this lesson we will continue to see how Joseph and Jesus are so amazingly connected by the Lord's inspiration He gave to Moses to write this in Torah.

A second major focus in lesson 89 is the phrase, SAVED BY GRACE.  So many today say we are saved by grace and do not need to do the law like Jews.  We're saved by grace and they imply all we need to do is now live as believers with no other responsibility.  That isn't true.  We'll see this brought out in Joseph's life.  He was saved by grace for a purpose.  The same for so many Bible characters like Moses or Ruth or David and even all Israel.  This is a common aspect of God's covenant with His people and US.  Paul teaches this in Eph. 2:8-10.  All Paul is doing is teaching a concept so common throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament.  Here's those verses ...

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:8-10)

We'll see that the Lord has chosen each of us.  We're saved by grace.  But, He did this since He also has works, tasks, a purpose for each of us.  Saved by Grace??  You bet.  But that is only the beginning.  Now you have work He wants you to do.

Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0