Genesis 37:1-3 Joseph And HIs Coat Of Many Colors

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There are many similarities between Joseph and Yashua Messiah (Jesus) in the Bible. I am not going to list every detail I can find, however I will list just a few at the end of this post that I got from the book "The Great Sphinx Talks To God's People" Pg. 95 by James A. Jeffers. The longest list I have heard of while researching is by Arthur W. Pink which lists over a hundred similarities.

Joseph was not the eldest son of Jacob (Israel). Joseph was the eldest son Jacob (Israel) had with his wife Rachel, the other son by Rachel was Benjamin. By all rights Jacob's eldest son Reuben whom he had with his wife Leah, should have received the birthright being the eldest. However, Reuben laid with one of his father's concubines and lost his birthright 1 Chron 5:1. The next two eldest Simeon and Levi, were passed over because of their crimes committed in the city of Shechem Gen 34:25-30. It may be expected that the blessing next would next fall on Judah the fourth eldest, however Judah ended up getting into trouble by marrying a Canaanite woman out of his race. Judah also got into trouble because of him having a relation with his daughter in law Tamar in Chapter 38.
Speaking of which, the story of Judah's trouble is put in the middle of  the story of Joseph (Chapters 37 and 39). This leads me to believe that the purpose of chapter 38 both explains why Judah did not get the blessing and also demonstrates Judah's downfall as happening at the same time as the story of Joseph.
Israel's children with the concubines did not qualify for the birthright and naturally the correct choice had to been Joseph.

Israel (the man Jacob) showed favoritism to Joseph being the eldest of the wife that he actually loved, and he made Joseph a coat of many colors. Jacob's other sons had a tendency to get into trouble and Joseph kept an eye on his brothers for his father so there was a degree of practicality in his decision. 

It's important to have a general idea on how Joseph's coat was made. It  was one continuous woven piece without seams. The coat was woven together with both horizontal and vertical thread and it contained the colors of the individual tribes of Israel. This weaving pattern of different colors has a name that we would know today as “Plaid” this pattern has other names in different countries where the Hebrew/Israelites of the Bible have settled. Just to name a couple of examples, in Scotland they call this pattern “Tartan.” In India where the Scythian/Israelites settled in North West India this woven pattern is called “Madras.” The earliest examples of this pattern can be seen with the clothing of Tarim Basin mummies which of course is the location of both the Garden of Eden and the area of Noah's flood.

Throughout the Bible there are examples of Father Yahweh putting his shepherds where he both wants them to both lead his people and to promote his Kingdom here on earth.
This is exactly what happened in Joseph's case. In Genesis 37 this fact comes to light when Joseph is called a “Master Shepherd.” This term comes from Howard Rand's book “Study In Daniel” pgs.344-359. In brief, Dr. Rand describes the coat of a Master Shepherd as a girdle, a hip, or a loin apron that was worn by one man distinguishing him as being the master shepherd of the Fathers flock. This line of master shepherds started with Adam, came through Joseph, and eventually came to the Messiah who called himself the “good shepherd.” Clues of how a “Master Shepherds” or the Messiah's coat was made is described in John 19:23 “... the coat was without seam, woven from the top though-out.”

This woven coat made such an impression of the Roman Guards that they cast lots, or bids, as an auction, to own the seamless coat v. 24. This particular coat to the left is in Trier Germany. It is said to be the same seamless coat worn by the Messiah. There is another coat like it in France that was brought to France by Charlamagne.







I praise the Lord for all the details as well as the obvious!



Christ                                                                                Joseph
Married one wife (Israel)                                               Married one wife
Sold by his brethren                                                       Sold by his brethren
Hated by his own                                                           Hated by his own
In pit for three days (grave)                                             In pit for three days
Thought to be dead by those nearest him                      Thought to be dead by his father
Fed a starving world with spiritual food and power        Fed a starving world with physical food
Christ was a carpenter  (probably a stone mason)           Joseph was a builder

Genesis 36 Esau is Edom

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There are many modern day Baal priests who try to preach their Gospel and will just simply pass over this chapter in Genesis that talks about the descendants of Esau. They seem to think that it is irrelevant to the entire context of the Bible. However, the Bible is very clear. 

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof and correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Tim 3:16

This verse tells us that this Chapter, as well as all others are not to be ignored, marginalized, nor negated. This Chapter was put in the Bible for a specific reason. All scripture is taught for a reason and if the reason isn't readily known it should be investigated so it can be properly understood. The Father often conceals information from us and it's up to us as Israelite Kings and Priests of his Kingdom to search the Bible and to learn the deeper reasons of why he does the things that we may not understand Proverbs25:2.

This Chapter talks about the literal descendants of Esau and in no way can be ignored unless one were to try to spiritualize Edom (Esau) in the same way that modern churches have spiritualized Israel. To do so with either Esau or Jacob (Israel) is a major perversion of the scriptures. This Chapter starts out talking about Esau's wives in which he married Non-Hebrew Canaanite women and he also married an Ishmaelite.

In Verse 6 Esau takes all his family and Cattle to Seir because the land could not support both him, Jacob, and all their cattle. It's also important to notice that because Esau left the region the birthright and blessing would have automatically became Jacob's by default. Which means that if Jacob would have waited instead of tricking Isaac for the blessing, then it would have fell in in his lap, and would have saved himself a lot of years of grief and hardship.

Next, this Chapter lists the Dukes that are descendants of Esau. Each Duke represents a tribe in Edom somewhat like the patriarchal tribes of Israel for example. In Genesis 36:19 we are told that Esau is Edom. This is a statement that is reiterated many times though out the Bible, and we are told that the Father hates the Edomites in Romans9:12-13. We are also told by the Prophet Obadiah in Verse 18 of the ultimate fate of the Edomites.

The Book "Who is Esau-Edom?" by Charles Weisman explains who modern day Edomites are quite clearly.

Who are the Edomites and what could they have ever done to make the Father hate them so?

It's clear from the Bible that the Edomites (Esau) originally had the birthright and despised it, traded it for a bowl of pottage, and abandoned the land and the family in which it came from. Living to the South of the area where the tribe of Judah were to settle years later. The Edomites fought many battles with Israel.

Just a few major events that I think are important to know. I am trying to keep this brief and in no way represents all the history of Edom throughout the Bible...

King David conquered the Edomites at one point prior to Israel and Judah being weakened by years of civil war between themselves. 

 Next, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzer conquered Judah in 586 B.C. With the help of the Edomites and took the remaining Judahites away into "The Babylonian captivity." When you create empty space of land people come into the land and live there, mostly they were individual Edomites at that time.

In 125 B.C. John Hyrcanus (of the Maccabees) through Guerrilla warfare officially conquered the Edomite nation and forced the Edomite nation to merge with Judea and adapt the religious practice of the “Traditions of the Elders” which the Messiah spoke out against. 

The Edomite nation was to the South of Judah. This map represents a time frame of about 830 B.C.

In the New Testament the Edomites are called Idumeans which were the majority of the population of Judea (not to be confused with the tribe of Judah). The Edomite/Idumeans followed the traditions of the elders when the Messiah was born. The history of Edom brings to light why the Edomites in John 8:31-44 told the Messiah that they were from Abraham (which is true because Esau is from Abraham) and were never in the Assyrian nor the Babylonian captivity. Obviously, the only people who can fit this description are the Edomites/Idumeans. 

From Edom came other colorful characters. Just to mention a couple, were the Disciple Judas and Herod the Great both which of which tried to kill the Messiah.

Yes, Genesis Chapter 36 is an important Chapter just as all Chapters are important in the Bible and quite worthy of study. The idea when approaching this chapter is that when we correctly identify who Israel and the Edomites are, major portions of the Bible suddenly become very important. 

Praise the Lord for ALL of his word!

Genesis 35:17-29 Death of Rachel

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When Jacob left Bethel (house of God) to travel to Hebron Rachel "travailed" and had hard labor. The Bible says that she died in sorrow while giving birth to Benjamin. The name "Benjamin" was given by Jacob which means "Son of my right hand." Rachel was buried near Bethlehem where Jacob placed a stone pillar to mark the site. 

Bethlehem happens to be the site where the Messiah was to be born many years later. This is prophesied by the Prophet Micha in about 700 B.C. in Chapter 5 verse 2. This passage was instrumental in assisting the Parthian Aristocrats (the 3 wise men) to find the Messiah when he was first born. In about 600 B.C. The Prophet Jeremiah used Rachel's lament as he foretold the slaying of the children in Bethlehem by Herod the Great when Herod tried to kill the Messiah after he was born Jer 31:15.

Although Rachel's Tomb was originally marked with a simple stone pillar, it's now a major tourist attraction in Bethlehem.

Also in this Chapter is the account of Reuben losing his birthright. According to Jasher 36:13-14 when Rachel died Jacob took Rachel's hand maid Bilhah and "pitched his tent." This made Reuben jealous for his mother Leah, when Jacob took the hand maid of Rachel. Out of anger Reuben laid with Bilhah and "removed his Father's bed." If you remember Leah was Jacob's other wife that he did not love and was tricked into marrying by Laban. The birthright of Reuben of material blessing was given to Joseph, the son of Rachel.

Reuben once had the birthright of Israel, but now all Reuben has is a sandwich named after him.

This is also the place in the Bible where Issac dies at the age of 180 years. Issac was buried in the Cave Of Machpelah by Jacob and Esau. It's important to note that when Isaac died, he died 43 years after the time in Genesis 27:2 when he thought he was going to die and gave Jacob the birthright. 

Is Joseph Imhotep? Part 2

In Part 1 I stated my opinion that both Joseph and Imhotep were the same person. In part 2 I am going to talk briefly about why I believe they cannot find the tomb of Imhotep, or Joseph's tomb.

The coincidences between Imhotep and Joseph are many and I think even the names sound similar by having syllables that sound similar in both names. But where is the tomb of Imhotep that has been eluding archaeologists? If Imhotep is not Joseph and is still in Egypt, being a man of his caliber, he surely would not only have a large tomb but it would be plush beyond belief.

Now I am going to tell you where I am going with this. There is a tomb in Egypt that is very large and is empty. Scientists have proven there once was a mummified body in this tomb and they have no idea to whom it once belonged. This tomb is inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is so large that it covers 13 acres of land. The plan to build a pyramid of this size and with this amount of detail would have had to have come directly from the Father and would have to be a great man to let him understand the blueprint. He had to been a resident of Egypt. He would have to understand the weather of Egypt. He would have had to been in high repute with the Pharohs. He would have had to been able to control the 100-300 thousand men needed to build it.

Most agree that the building of the pyramid would have been around 2,500-1,722 B.C. Which would have been approximately the same time when Joseph was in Egypt. When Joseph interpreted the famous dream of Genesis 41 he was made Prime Minister and Chief Exchequer, or Treasurer over all of Egypt. From then and for another 80 years Joseph lived in Egypt. It can readily be proven by the Bible and archaeology that Hebrew Israelites both lived in Goshen and built this pyramid Gen 46.

Many believe that this pyramid was used as a grain storehouse because of its large subterranean chambers and in the bottom of the pyramid is an area they call "the pit.” My opinion is that the pyramid was used to store treasures and no person can convince me that the Israelites built such a pyramid just to safeguard grain. Eventually the Hebrew Israelites that built this pyramid were put into bondage by a Pharaoh after Joseph died that “knew not Joseph” Ex 1:8 and took the wealth of the Israelites. I make mention of the wealth because everyone should know at this point that Abraham, Issac, and Jacob were exceptionally wealthy and their descendants when entered Egypt were also wealthy.

The name Joseph means “builder” and builder he was because he was the chief architect of this pyramid. Isaiah makes reference “to be a sign and witness” to Israel; Isaiah 19:20

So why can't they find the tomb of Imhotep or Joseph in Egypt? The answer is that sometimes you can't see the forest when the trees are in the way. If you read the Bible you will see that the bones of Joseph were taken out of the country by Moses in Exodus 13:19, and at about the same time the treasures of Egypt kept inside the pyramid, not only belonged to the Hebrew Israelites but were removed by the Hebrews in Exodus 11:2.

Once the Pharaoh realized the treasures were removed he sent the entire Egyptian Army after Moses to reclaim the wealth that he saw as being his.

Joseph's body was moved to the land of Shechem in Canaan land by Moses. This is why the tomb of Imhotep/Joseph cannot be found in Egypt.

One additional note is that Joseph knew that Israel would eventually leave Egypt Heb 11:22, and gave commandment to move his bones. Joseph knew that the scriptures talked of the bondage of Israel that would last for 400 years Gen 15:13

Praise the Lord, which archaeology prove his word is true every day!

Is Joseph Imhotep? Part 1

In the study of Genesis I am quickly coming to the story of Joseph in Egypt and want to address the similarities of Joseph to Imhotep the Egyptian.

In Egypt there was a person called Imhotep that is familiar to those who study Egyptology. This person Imhotep is considered to be the worlds first known genius, in fact he is often referred to as a multi-genus as he had expertise in many different fields. He was the first known architect and physician. He is also known as a philosopher, poet, sage, and Chancellor of Egypt. He is credited with inventing papyrus scroll paper and invented columns used in architecture. He is also credited with constructing grain storage systems for Egypt.

As a physician he diagnosed and treated over 200 diseases, performed surgery, and dentistry. He knew all the internal organs and their functions and knew the circulatory system. He founded a medical school and built the first pyramid and Edfu temple. He was well respected by all in that part of the globe and had many visitors of high profile who would seek out his wisdom and bring him very expensive gifts from far away lands.

Imhotep is the most famous Egyptian and many movies have used his name as the mummy that comes back life and chases people around, but there is only one little detail, Egyptologists have tried for many years to try to find Imhotep's tomb with no luck whatsoever.

This is a video documentary of the elusive hunt for the tomb of Imhotep.

In late 1889 a carved stone was discovered by C.E. Wilbour that helped to shed some light to the identity of this mysterious person. This stone is commonly known as the Famine Stele. This stone goes in explicit detail about a famine that occured during the reign of Pharaoh Djoser that lasted for 7 years and the Egyptians were literally saved by Imhotep who commanded Egyptians to store grain for seven years prior to the preceding seven year famine. Many who know the Bible well will immediately recognize that this is the exact same event that happened in the book of Genesis chapter 41.

The Famine Stele talks about the seven year famine and how the Egyptians were saved from starvation by Imhotep that stored so much grain that people from everywhere came to Egypt to buy grain and made Egypt exceptionally wealthy.

Is Imhotep and Joseph the same person? I don't want to mislead anyone but I would like others to develop a curiosity and investigate this for themselves. Although the list below looks overwhelmingly convincing, the approximate years from the Bible are not exactly the same years that are recorded by the Egyptians. The Egyptians put Imhotep around 2600 B. C. and Joseph lived around 2000 B.C. Although the years are off, I still believe it is the same person. The similarities are uncanny. I have said many times before on this blog that I believe that the Bible, Science and History are all connected and compliment each other perfectly. Father Yahweh is great and reveals great information to those who wish to follow his word!

This is a comparison list of the two.

Joseph	Imhotep
Second in command under Pharoah	Second in command under PharoahDjoser
Lived to be 110 years of age	Lived to be 110 years of age
Great architect and builder	Great architect and builder
Stored up corn during 7 yrs of plenty	Stored up corn during 7 yrs of plenty
Saw seven years of famine - fed people	Saw seven years of famine - fed people
Interpreter of dreams	Interpreter of dreams
Built pyramids & palaces	Built the Step Pyramid & palaces
Zaphnath-paaneah- Over physicians	Was a physician
Instituted a income tax of one fifth	Instituted a income tax of one fifth
Married into the Priesthood of On	Married into the Priesthood of On
Knowledge of astrology	Knowledge of astrology
Coat of many breadths/colors (pas) =wide tunic)	--------------
Became an educated man	A poet and educated medical writer
Overseer of public works	Overseer of public works
Legendary history	Legendary history
Name means to add, increase, to join or gather together	Name means the one who comes in peace
Was one of twelve siblings	Was one of twelve siblings)
Source: Betty Matteson Rhodes

Genesis 35 and men wearing woman's jewelry

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After the slaying of the city of Shechem, Father Yahweh told Jacob to return to Bethel. This is the same place that Jacob stayed when he was running from Esau his brother. There Jacob is instructed to make an altar. The Canaanites were not going to chase after Jacob because they were fearful.  They knew only two of his sons slew everyone in the city of Shechem and quite probably the family of Jacob as a whole could do a lot more damage on many Canaanite cities than just these two sons.The Canaanites also knew of the history of Abraham when 318 of Abraham's men attacked the kings that took Lot hostage when the kings came against Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 14. The book of Jasher put the figure at 645 of Shechems men that Simeon and Levi slew.

Because of this event the Father scattered the tribes of Simeon and Levi among the Israelite nations Genesis 49:5-6.

Immediately after this event, Jacob told his household to put away strange gods, to change their clothes, and remove their earrings from their ears. There in the land of Shechem, he buried the earrings and other things that would be offensive to the Father.
In v. 9-12 the Father reaffirms the everlasting unconditional vow he made with Jacob at Bethel earlier, and in v11 Jacob is told to be fruitful and multiply. If Israelites were to heed just this one thing that was commanded by the Father then the Israelites would still continue to be a multitude of nations and the world would continue to be blessed today. Most Israelites have bought the lie that the world is overpopulated and for some reason they believe if they adopt hybrid children somehow it's a Christian act. It's only in Babylon that the pagan practice of birth control should be practiced by heathens.

If wearing one earring means your half gay then what does it mean when you wear two earrings? Please do not use the old worn out excuse that earrings are not gay because the bold and adventurist pirates of old wore earrings. We all know that all the pirates of old were men with no women on board and they were out to sea for long periods of time with no women. Is this really the example you want to use to promote the idea to adorn yourself as a woman?

What the Bible says about men wearing earrings...

The removal of earrings of Jacob's family was to purify themselves and was so that nothing was standing between them and the Father. One may look at this removal of the earrings as something that didn't have to do because so many men wear jewelry made for women today, but if you look at the Bible you will see that there are no examples where men are to wear earrings. There are examples of women wearing earrings such as in the parable of Ezekiel 16 where the bride of Christ (Israel) is thrown into a field and has earrings put on her v12. Another example is when in Genesis 24 Abraham's servant put an earring on Rachael.

And I should add...
The NIV version, or Non-Inspired-Version as I call it, claims that Abraham's servant put an earring in Rachael's nose in Chapter 24, which is not an accurate translation. 

NIV Version Gen 24:47 I asked her, "Whose daughter are you?" She said, "The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him." Then I put the ring in her nose and bracelets on her arms.

I think they call those with a nose ring these days either Goth or Emo. I can promise you that Rachael was neither of these and the NIV is a lousy translation.

It's also worth mentioning that the bible does tell us not to tattoo ourselves nor cut our skin in Leviticus 19:28.

Although I believe there are errors in all Bibles, I believe the King James Bible is the most accurate translation that is readily available for the public.

I pray all will keep Yashua messiah (Jesus) first in they do!