Characters in Scripture · Reference Library

The Life of Joseph

A complete reference covering every recorded detail of Joseph's life — his dreams, his betrayal, his slavery, his prison, his rise to second in Egypt, and the reconciliation that preserved the covenant family. Organized into fifteen chronological chapters drawn from Genesis 30–50, seven thematic studies, and four reference appendices, with the New Testament references in Acts 7 and Hebrews 11 that interpret him.

"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive." — Genesis 50:20

Status

🔨 In Progress. Library launched May 24, 2026. Landing page live; chapter pages will be built incrementally over the coming weeks. The chapter grid below shows the full planned scope — chapters that are not yet linked are placeholders for content in development.

Chronological Backbone

The fifteen chapters that follow walk the Joseph narrative as Moses wrote it — including the deliberate insertion of Genesis 38 (Judah and Tamar) between Joseph's sale and his arrival in Egypt, which sets up the Judah-as-substitutionary-leader arc that resolves in Chapter 09b.

Thematic Studies

Seven cross-cutting studies that follow Joseph beyond the narrative — the typological strands pointing to Christ, the providence theology that runs from Gen 45 to Gen 50, and the New Testament's interpretive verdict on him.

Reference Appendices

Supplementary reference material — Joseph's 110-year timeline and Egyptian context, the family tree of Jacob's twelve sons and Joseph's two Egyptian sons, the dynastic dating questions, and the four-hundred-year promise kept by Joseph's bones.