Jesus: Exalted Worldwide

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Jesus: Exalted Worldwide

Genesis 41:34-57



"So Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.'"
(GENESIS 41:41)

As early as the twelfth chapter of Genesis, God promised salvation to the nations of the earth. Abram was a pagan idolater from Ur of the Chaldees. The promise of a universal blessing to all nations of the earth continues throughout the Old Testament. For instance, Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Egypt represents the worldwide Gentile nations as Joseph is exalted to a position of supreme authority in the land.

Jesus came to earth first for His own people - the Jews. But His own did not receive Him (John 1:11). In the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus ordered that disciples should be made of the peoples of all nations. He died for His elect from the four winds - from all the nations. "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth..." (Philippians 2:9-10).

INSIGHT
GOD HAS GIVEN CHRISTIANS EVERYWHERE THE PRIVILEGE OF EXALTING JESUS' NAME. WE DO SO IN OUR WORSHIP, OUR PRAYERS, AND IN OUR SERVICE TO OTHERS