[00:00:00] Welcome to Faith in Focus from the Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn, The Mask of the Egyptian. He led me into the chamber of books into a large volume bound in blue and much less ancient-looking than most of the other books in that room. It was a book of cathedral art, depictions of Messiah in paintings, sculptures and stained glass windows. Do you think he looks Jewish? asked the teacher.
[00:00:30] Not in there, I said. Tell me what you learned of Joseph as the shadow of Messiah. He was despised and rejected by his brothers, separated from his family, exiled to a foreign land, falsely accused and imprisoned. He suffered for the sins of others, but was then raised up from his dungeon, exalted and given a royal position from which he saved a nation.
[00:00:56] And all the while, said the teacher, estranged from his family and they to him. He then becomes the hope of a world beyond that of his family. His brothers go down to Egypt and stand in his presence face to face. But they have no idea that the Saviour of Egypt is their long-lost brother. Why? He would have been dressed up as an Egyptian official.
[00:01:23] That's correct. They couldn't see past his Egyptian clothes and adornments. They could only see a Lord of Egypt, a Gentile Saviour of a Gentile land. So if Joseph is a shadow, what does this reveal? For the last 2,000 years, Messiah has become the Saviour to people of every nation and tongue. And yet, he's been estranged from his own family, Israel, the Jewish people.
[00:01:52] To them, he's the Saviour of the Gentiles. They can't see past the foreign clothing, the adornments, the stained glass, the statues, the icons, the cathedrals of a culture cut off from its Jewish roots. But that's not the end of the story. What happens at the end? Joseph's brothers finally realize that the Egyptian is their long-lost brother, and their hope as well.
[00:02:19] So too, the story of Messiah and his people will end when they stand before him face to face, and finally see through the clothing, the adornments, and the mask of 2,000 years. And then they will realize that the one known as Jesus, the Saviour of the Gentiles, is actually their long-lost brother, Yeshua, their Joseph, their long-lost Messiah. Pray for that day.
[00:02:48] For when it comes, it will be Messiah's joy, Israel's redemption, and, as it is written, riches for the world. The mission, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and for his ancient people, to see through the mask, and behold Messiah, their long-lost brother, Yeshua. Genesis 44, 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said,
[00:03:15] O my Lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my Lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant, for thou art even as Pharaoh. Genesis 45, 1-2 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him. And he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. And he wept aloud.
[00:03:44] And the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. Hosea 3, 4-5 For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods. Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord, and to his blessings in the last days.
[00:04:14] Zechariah 1210 KJV And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of supplications. And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
[00:04:41] Matthew 23, 37-39 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, How often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate! For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth,
[00:05:09] till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the Shadow Man. Thank you for joining me on Faith in Focus. Remember, these insights are inspired by Jonathan Kahn's The Book of Mysteries. Until next time, may you find strength in the revelation of his love.