Two Ways to Die | Genesis 50

He grew up in a complicated family. He endured betrayal, hardship, injustice, and isolation. Yet in one of the Bible’s most dramatic reversals, Joseph rose to a place of power and authority, delivering God’s people and preserving the covenant family. In this series, we explore Genesis 37-50, following the story of God's providence in the life of a “beloved son" who prefigures a Greater Son to come.

In the final chapter of Genesis, we read of the deaths of Jacob and Joseph. And yet the book of Hebrews reminds us that both of these patriarchs died "in faith," looking ahead to God's promised redemption. The good news of the gospel shows us how we can die with a similar kind of faith and hope.