The Mystery Of Asenath

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Joseph was a foreshadow of Messiah: the beloved son of the father, rejected by his brothers, taken captive, falsely accused, punished for the sins of others, descended to the pit, and then lifted up to the throne to become the savior of the land. In Genesis 41:45, it's written, "Pharaoh gave Asenath, the daughter of Patiphera the priest of On, to Joseph as his wife." So Joseph married an Egyptian. What does this have to do with Messiah? Revelation 21:9 says, "I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." Messiah also has a bride and the bride of Messiah is also, in a very real sense, Egyptian. She comes to Him as a stranger to the promises, a sinner, and not as one who is by her old nature holy. Beyond that, most of those who make up the bride of Messiah come from the nations outside Israel, but are now grafted in. It's all by grace. So Messiah marries you not because of who you are, but because of who He is. So rejoice in His love and grace, just as Asenath rejoiced in the love of Joseph. For Messiah has married an Egyptian bride.

From Message #1038 - The Mystery King: The Shadow Man V