“So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.”
Genesis 37:28
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Connection with Abraham's son Midian
These Midianite traders belong to Midian, Abraham's son by Keturah (Genesis 25:2). Midian later sheltered Moses when he fled Pharaoh (Exodus 2:15). The people who carried Joseph to Egypt and sheltered Moses were Abraham's sons, sent east with gifts.
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Joseph sold by brothers — Jesus sold for silver
“Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,”
Joseph sold by his brothers for silver — he later saved them from famine. Jesus betrayed for silver — He later saved the world. Rejection became rescue.
“and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.”
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