Messiah's Foreign Bride

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Joseph, son of Jacob, was a foreshadow of the Messiah. The Rabbis saw it and called Messiah, Mashiach Ben Yoseph (Messiah Son of Joseph). The story of Joseph is filled with revelations about the Messiah. He was the beloved son of his father, rejected by his brothers, taken captive, falsely accused, bore the sins of others, descended into the pit and then lifted up to the throne to become savior of the land. The King of Egypt gave to Joseph, Asenath, to be his wife. Asenath was an Egyptian, a stranger to the promises, but now grafted in. What does this foreshadow about Messiah mean? The bride of Messiah is largely made up of those who were outsiders to the kingdom, foreigners, those far away from Israel - the Gentiles. And even we who were born Jewish come to Messiah as outsiders, who have no right to marry Him. But rejoice, because Messiah marries you not because of who you are but because of who He is. It's the same grace with which Joseph married the Egyptian Asenath. So too, Messiah has married an Egyptian bride. rn

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