After his exaltation, Joseph tests his brothers. Genesis 42 causes us to consider the question: are the brothers still the kind of men who will abandon another brother for silver?

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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The way the New Testament authors do and don’t use Old Testament prophecy can be very instructive for our reading of the prophets. As we explore prophetic fulfillment in the Gospels, we let the New Testament teach us how to read the Prophets.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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The prophets are read through a variety of lenses. However, only by reading the prophets according to the author(s)’ intensions within their cultural setting are we able to properly read them.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Genesis 40-41 sees the end of Joseph’s exile and his exaltation to a kingly priestly status. Joseph is portrayed as a new Adam, giving a fitting resolution to the tensions introduced at the beginning of Genesis and providing a picture of the chosen one yet to come.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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in Genesis 37, Joseph rose to power within his family. But then he was stripped of his robes, his robes were used to lie to his father, and he was sent into exile. Joseph will face a test in Genesis 39 before these elements play on repeat.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Aaron Sherwood’s doctoral work traces the pattern of the mixed multitude throughout the Hebrew Bible and Paul’s theology. We discuss the significance of this these and its relationship to the exodus pattern that shapes our final hope in Jesus. Aaron dissertation is published as “Paul and The Restoration of Humanity in Light of Ancient Jewish Traditions”.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

In this episode, Aaron Sherwood walks us through the main argument of Romans 9 in its historical, literary, and Old Testament context. The perspective he brings gives particularly helpful insight into the topic of hardening. Aaron has written on Paul’s use of the Old Testament in Romans 9 and its implications for its argument (The Word of God Has Not Failed) and a commentary on Romans.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

In this episode, Aaron Sherwood walks us through the main argument of Romans 9 in its historical, literary, and Old Testament context. The perspective he brings gives particularly helpful insight into the topic of hardening. Aaron has written on Paul’s use of the Old Testament in Romans 9 and its implications for its argument (The Word of God Has Not Failed) and a commentary on Romans.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

The story of Judah and Tamar is often thought to be out of place in the middle of the Joseph story. However, this scene of the Genesis narrative sets up the plot for the rest of Joseph’s story while also foreshadowing it through Tamar.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Joseph is often portrayed as the innocent victim of his brothers’ plot. While is a victim, the text does not portray him as innocent. Much like his father, he must grow as he is placed in new occurrences of the Exodus motif and the Two-Goats motif.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats