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fter being falsely accused, Joseph 10:40). Following the glorious triumph
was wrongly convicted and put in of the cross and His victory over death
Aprison. We think of our blessed in resurrection power, He was exalted to
Lord Jesus, who was falsely accused, the right hand of God and seated on the
wrongly convicted and put to death. The throne (Php 2:9-11; Heb 1:3; 10:12).
death of the Lord Jesus on the cross was Joseph was given a place of honour, dis-
part of God’s great plan of redemption tinction and reverence. As he rode in his
and reconciliation. Peter said that He was chariot, they cried before him, “Bow the
delivered by “the determinate counsel knee.” Paul wrote of how God exalted the
and foreknowledge of God” (Act 2:23). Lord Jesus following His submission and
1
In the book of the Revelation, the apostle willing obedience unto death, even the
John referred to the “Lamb slain from the death of the cross. “Wherefore God also
foundation of the world” (Rev 13:8). hath highly exalted him, and given him a
Joseph reminded his brothers that all name which is above every name: That at
that took place, from their betrayal of the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
him and selling him to the Ishmeelites to of things in heaven, and things in earth,
his being put in prison, was all in God’s and things under the earth; And that every
plan of providing a saviour. “God sent tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
me before you to preserve you a posterity is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”
in the earth, and to save your lives by a (Php 2:9-11).
great deliverance. So now it was not you The famine that Joseph interpreted ac-
that sent me hither, but God” (Gen 45:7-8). cording to Pharaoh’s dreams (Gen 41:29-
Joseph was brought out of prison and 32) eventually came to pass. The famine
made ruler of Egypt (Gen 41:14-45). The was in all lands, and all countries came
Lord Jesus was buried and on the third to Joseph, for he was the only means by
day He rose from the dead (Mat 20:19; Act which they could be saved (v57). Paul
stated in the book of Romans that all the
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the world is guilty before God and that “all
KJV. have sinned, and come short of the glory

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