Genesis 86 part 1 - Gen. 37:26-36, 38:1-9 - Judah and Tamar - God’s Plan for Messiah

Genesis 86 part 1 - Gen. 37:26-36, 38:1-9 - Judah and Tamar - God’s Plan for Messiah

From LIGHT OF MENORAH by Rev John Ferret

July 17, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 300

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This episode explores the story of Joseph and its connections to the Messiah, highlighting biblical paradigms and God's plan for salvation.

THE STORY OF JOSEPH - lesson 4 GOD'S PARADIGM OF SALVATION OF THE WORLD As we see in lessons 1-3 Joseph is 1) hated by his brothers and 2) they are jealous or envious of Joseph and 3) the plot to kill him. But remember the rabbis of old recognized something truly amazing. The Lord is using PARADIGMS or patterns, templates, or models. It is the Lord taking a person or event that becomes a prototype (synonym for paradigm) for another person in the future or an event in the future. The rabbis have a saying for this ... חיי האבות הם סימנים לבנים HaYay HaAvot Seemaneem Lay Baneem The Lives of the Fathers are Signs for the Sons In light of this the rabbis early on connected Joseph to the Messiah. They said Joseph was a prototype of the Messiah. For us that means Jesus. And just as we will see in this podcast that Joseph is sold for 20 pieces of silver as suggested by Judah (his name in Hebrew is Yehooda), his older brother. We also see that Jesus was betrayed by Judas for 30 pieces of silver. Judas’ name in Hebrew is Yehooda or Judah. Amazing. Over and over again as we see Joseph we see the Messiah, our Jesus. Joseph is God's model of what a savor of the world should be like. Joseph…

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