"And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem./And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I./And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem."(vv.12-14)
The Spirit in order to inform us the role of the patriarchs and the nation of Israel specifically in relation to Jesus Christ recreates a snapshot from the life of Joseph. He is the heir of promise and as such wherever they are set down in the narrative they also in the narrative has a double function: one of which is as the double for the Son. His brethren proved to be incapable for receiving the word of His grace.
When John writes, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,"( John 3:16) it is about as much as the word of God and as of the world.
Good soil is distinct from the bad. So the word of God defines children of light and of darkness.
Israel sends Joseph to seek out where his brethren are, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks and bring me word again. There are four elements. God is concerned for the world which cover both his brethren and his flock. The relation between the Father and the Son has to do with the Son of man as well. This is what Isaiah annotated in this verse."So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."(Is.55:11) God sends his Son in due time.
On his father's errand"
"And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem./And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I./And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem."(vv.12-14)
The Spirit in order to inform us the role of the patriarchs and the nation of Israel specifically in relation to Jesus Christ recreates a snapshot from the life of Joseph. He is the heir of promise and as such wherever they are set down in the narrative they also in the narrative has a double function: one of which is as the double for the Son. His brethren proved to be incapable for receiving the word of His grace.
When John writes, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,"( John 3:16) it is about as much as the word of God and as of the world.
Good soil is distinct from the bad. So the word of God defines children of light and of darkness.
Israel sends Joseph to seek out where his brethren are, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks and bring me word again. There are four elements. God is concerned for the world which cover both his brethren and his flock. The relation between the Father and the Son has to do with the Son of man as well. This is what Isaiah annotated in this verse."So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."(Is.55:11) God sends his Son in due time.
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