A careful inspection of the detail of God’s word reveals interesting facets of his providence. For example, the period of time from the entry of Abraham into the promised land to the Exodus when his descendants returned from Egypt was 430 years (Galatians 3:17),Waiting for response for Galatians 3:17 a period divided exactly into two equal periods by Jacob’s emigration, so that Abraham’s family was 215 years in the promised land and 215 years in Egypt. Similarly, we discover that Jacob and Joseph lived together in the promised land for seventeen years before Joseph was sold into Egypt, and they lived together in Egypt also for seventeen years before Jacob’s death. Only God could arrange such symmetry.
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Verses 4-9
Waiting for response for Genesis 45:4-9Joseph comforted his brothers by explaining that all these events happened in the course of God’s purpose. As Joseph is typical of Christ, these words are also expressive of the salvation effected through him. Jesus is the one sent by God “to save lives by a great deliverance”. God made Joseph ”lord of all Egypt” and “a ruler of all the land of Egypt”, and he will also make Jesus a great lord and the ruler of the whole world.