Parsha Miketz (At the End Of)
Genesis 41:1-44:17
Zech. 2:14-4:7
I Cor. 2:1-5
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The Torah portion for this week is found in Bereshit (Genesis) 41:1-44:17. It is known as Miketz (At The End Of). In our Torah portion for Hanukkah week, Joseph successfully interpreted Pharoah's dreams and quickly rose to political power in Egypt. Because of a severe famine in the land of Canaan, however, his brothers came to Egypt in search of food. A disguised Joseph then tested his brothers to see whether they were the same people who had callously sold him into slavery, or whether they had undergone teshuvah (repentance). Joseph is a type of Messiah. There are many parallelisms between Yeshua and Joseph, among them are:
Joseph's mother Rachel was barren, and her pregnancy was the result of the direct intervention of God (Gen.30:2).Yeshua's mother Mary (Miriam) was a virgin and her pregnancy was the result of the direct intervention of God (Matt. 1:18).
Joseph was "beloved of his father" (Gen. 37:3). "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:17; 17:5). Yeshua is also described as, "only begotten" of the Father (John 1:14).
Joseph prophetically foresaw himself as the deliverer of Israel and the savior of the world (Gen. 37:5-11).Yeshua understood Himself to be the Savior of Israel and the world (John 6:35; 8:12).
Joseph's brothers stripped him of his tunic and mocked him (Gen. 37:19,23). They stripped him (Yeshua) and put a scarlet robe on him (Matt. 27:28).
Judah promoted the idea that Joseph's life should be ransomed (Gen. 37:26-27). Yeshua was born of the tribe of Judah and became the Redeemer of the world.
Joseph's brothers sold him for shekels of silver (Gen. 37:28).
"They paid him (Judas) thirty pieces of silver" for Yeshua (Matt. 26:15).
Joseph's tunic was covered with blood (Gen. 37:31)Yeshua's robe was covered with blood. (Mark 15:17-20; Matt. 27:28-31). Yeshua redeemed us from judgment by shedding His blood for our sins (1 Cor. 6:19-20; Acts 5:31; 1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 5:6-8, 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13, etc.).
Joseph was raised from the pit (Gen. 37:28).Yeshua was raised from the dead (Matt. 28:6; Mark 16:16; Luke 24:6; John 20:1-17)
