“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man” (Hebrews 2:9).
Jacob’s son Joseph faced hateful brothers. Although his father loved him above all his brothers, they despised him and sold him as a slave. Young Joseph proved himself as a faithful worker for his master Potiphar in Egypt. His diligence and hard work got him promoted to chief over all the man owned. Yet one day he lost it all because of his master’s jealous wife. She figured if she could not have Joseph, then no one could and she had sent him to the dungeon.
In prison, Joseph excelled again and became second in command to the jailer. After a few years there, the king summoned him to interpret a dream. That began a new career for Joseph as this Pharaoh promoted him to being CEO of the entire nation. Joseph led the country through a time of great prosperity. When famine struck, his genius management kept the people from starving.
Joseph had to deal with forgiving his brothers, and he even providing for their needs. In every way, he proved to have noble character. Joseph foreshadows the life of Christ. Jesus came into a world of people who did not understand Him. They rejected Him. His own family turned against Him.
God came to earth in the person of His Son (Colossians 2:9). The Father sought to reach a lost world through the Messiah (II Corinthians 5:19). He came in poverty and simplicity (II Cor. 8:9). He lived simply and excelled at all He did.
At the peak of His popularity, jealous clergymen turned Him over to death. He submitted Himself to the dungeon of the grave, yet He could not stay dead. He came back, bringing life, hope, and peace for a soul-starved world. Jesus Christ humbled Himself to walk among us, and Ephesians 1:21 says He is now “far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.”
The One we pray to understands our hardships.
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