Joseph

This topic is about Joseph the eleventh son of Jacob (Israel), the first son of Jacob’s second (and favored) wife Rachel. By extension, it also covers his descendants, the tribes of the Josephites, Manassites, and Ephraimites.

Birthright

Ge 37:5–11; 48:1–22; 49:22–26; Dt 33:13–17; 1Ch 5:1–2; Jos 17:14, 17; Dt 21:15–17; Eze 47:13

Land

Jos 16:1–10; 17:1–18; 24:32 (re: Shechem, see Ge 33:18–19; 48:22); Jn 4:5

First king of Israel was Ephraimite

1Ki 11:26

Northern Kingdom called “House of Joseph”

Zec 10:6

Ephraimite/Manassite sin

1Ki 12:25–33; 1Ch 5:23–26; 2Ch 30:1, 10–11; Ps 78:9–12; Isa 9:8–21

Rejection of Joseph/Ephraim/Northern Kingdom of Israel

1Ki 14:7–16; Ps 78:67; Isa 7:6–8; Hos 1:1–11; 9:15; Am 6:6; Mt 21:43

Reunification of Northern and Southern Kingdoms

Eze 37:15–28

Hope yet for Joseph

Zec 10:6–12

Joseph never received the promised blessings

Heb 11:21–22, 39–40

Abraham’s descendants were in number like the stars of heaven or the sands of the seashore

Dt 1:10; 10:22; 28:62; Neh 9:23; Heb 11:12

Ephraimites and Manassites specifically were numerous

Jos 17:14–15, 17

God directly confirmed his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Abraham: Ge 15:1–21; 17:1–14; Isaac: Ge 17:15–21; 26:1–5; Jacob: Ge 28:10–17; Mentions of all three together: Ex 2:24; Lev 26:42; 2Ki 13:23; 1Ch 16:15–18; Ps 105:8–11