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f all the Old Testament character declared, “This is my beloved Son, in
studies, none presents a clearer whom I am well pleased” (Mat 3:17; 17:5).
Oand more distinct picture of our Every child of God is loved by the Fa-
Lord Jesus than that of Joseph, the son of ther. The Lord Jesus said, “He that loveth
Jacob. The life of Joseph clearly illustrates me shall be loved of my Father, and I will
in picture and type the words of Peter, love him, and will manifest myself to him”
“the sufferings of Christ, and the glory (Joh 14:21). Just before going to the cross,
that should follow” (1Pe 1:11). But none, He prayed to His heavenly Father, “Thou
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no matter how distinguished or how no- hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou
table their story, could ever adequately hast loved me” (17:23).
set forth the fullness of the beauties and
Joseph’s father made him a coat of many
glories of our blessed Lord Jesus Christ. colours, or many pieces (Gen 37:3). The
One of the first things we learn about many pieces might picture for us the many
Joseph is that he was loved of his father virtues and glories of our blessed Lord Je-
(Gen 37:3). Think of how the Lord Jesus sus. John wrote, “We beheld his glory, the
was loved of the Father. Twice in the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
Gospel of John we read the words, “The
Father loveth the Son” (Joh 3:35; 5:20). The full of grace and truth” (Joh 1:14). Paul
Lord Jesus, as He prayed to the Father wrote of Christ, “In him dwelleth all the
just prior to His going to the cross, said, fulness of the Godhead bodily” (Col 2:9).
“Thou lovedst me before the foundation Although Joseph was loved by his fa-
of the world” (17:24). The Father Himself ther, he was hated by his brethren, and
they could not even speak peaceably to
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the him (Gen 37:4). The same was true of
KJV. our blessed Lord. The psalmist wrote

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