JOSEPH
Thompson Chain Reference (1908)
(a) Son of Jacob
(b) Husband of Mary
(c) Of Arimathea
(d) Or
- Barsabas
1. Son of Jacob
Personal appearance of
His father’s favorite child
His father’s partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
His prophetic dreams of his fortunes in Egypt
Sold as a slave into Egypt
Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
Is bought by Potiphar, an officer (LXX has “eunuch”) of Pharaoh
Is prospered of God
Is falsely accused, and thrown into prison; is delivered by the friendship of another prisoner
Of the two prisoners
Of Pharaoh
His name is changed to Zaphnath-paaneah
Is promoted to authority next to Pharaoh at thirty years of age
Marries the daughter of the priest of On
Provides against the seven years of famine
Exports the produce of Egypt to other countries
Sells the stores of food to the people of Egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives
Exempts the priests from the exactions
His father sends down into Egypt to buy corn (grain)
Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of Goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
His two sons
Mourns the death of his father
Exacts a pledge from his brothers to convey his remains to Canaan
Death of
Kindness of heart
Joseph’s integrity
His humility
His wisdom
His piety
His faith
Was a prophet
God’s providence with
His sons jointly called JOSEPH
Descendants of
2. Father of Igal, the spy
3. Of the sons of Asaph
4. A returned exile
5. A priest
6. Husband of Mary
His genealogy
An angel appears and testifies to the innocence of his betrothed
Lives at Nazareth
Belongs to the town of Bethlehem
Goes to Bethlehem to be enrolled
Jesus born to
Presents Jesus in the temple
Returns to Nazareth
Warned in a dream to escape to Egypt in order to save the infant’s life
Warned in a dream to return to Nazareth
Attends the annual feast at Jerusalem with his family
Begs for the body of Jesus for burial in his own tomb
8. Three ancestors of Joseph
One of the two persons nominated in place of Judas
10. A designation of the ten tribes of Israel