Living under the Rulership of the Spirit within and Recognizing God’s Sovereignty

In Joseph we see a person who accepted everything from God's hand, one who did not blame or accuse others but lived a life under the rulership of the Spirit. He had feelings and emotions, but he kept them in check, and he didn't express his … [Continue reading]

Christ Received Gifts in His Ascension and He Will Marry a Wife from the Gentiles

In his receiving glory and gifts in his enthronement, Joseph typifies Christ, who received glory (Heb. 2:9) and gifts (Psa. 68:18; Acts 2:33) in His ascension (Gen. 41:42). Gen. 41:42, footnote 1 (Recovery Version)

No one else in the Old Testament is such a perfect type of Christ in the things he went through and in his perfectness and reigning. Just like Joseph, Christ came to His brothers to shepherd them, but He was rejected, hated, and sold (betrayed) to … [Continue reading]

Speaking the Heavenly Vision even while in the “Dungeon” on the Way to the Throne

Before Joseph entered into the fulfillment of his dreams, he had to go through a long period of time (12 years or more) of suffering, trials, and imprisonment. It seemed as if everything around him was not working together for his dreams to be … [Continue reading]

Having Boldness and Faith to Interpret Others’ Dreams and Speaking the Heavenly Vision

Andrew Murray once said a word like this: the good minister of the Word should always minister more than he has experienced; this means that we should speak more according to the vision than according to the fulfillment of the vision. Witness Lee, Life-Study of Genesis.

God gave Joseph two dreams when he was young, but these were not fulfilled until much later; however, even though his own dreams were not yet fulfilled, Joseph had the faith and the boldness to interpret the dreams of this two companions in prison … [Continue reading]

Living Always in the Presence of the Lord and Having Christ Constituted into us

We need to be those always living in the presence of the Lord and have Christ constituted into us day-by-day.

Our God is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the Triune God. But what about Joseph - where does he fit in this? If we have the glasses of God's economy on while reading the last chapters of Genesis we will realize that … [Continue reading]

As Kingdom People, We are Living as a Sheaf of Life and Shining as Stars of Light

We are being trained to be kings, those reigning in life by living the kingdom life in the church life.

In Genesis 37-39 we see that, while Joseph's brothers were drowning in the water of human anger and lust, Joseph lived as a sheaf of life and shined as a star of light. The Bible doesn't say anywhere that Joseph remembered the dreams and he "did his … [Continue reading]

Being Governed by the Way God Sees His People and No Longer Judging or Condemning

Being governed by the way God sees His people (sheaves of life and stars shining) and no longer judging or condemning others but praying to minister life to them.

It makes a tremendous difference to the way we live our Christian life and church life if we see the way God sees His people, that is, as sheaves full of life and as heavenly bodies full of light. When he was young, Joseph saw these two dreams and … [Continue reading]