Joseph to Jesus

Joseph is given more space in Genesis than any other person, and many of us think of Joseph’s life as picturing Jesus – the favourite son, (nearly) killed by his brothers, sold for pieces of silver, resisting temptation, in prison, providing bread, saving people from many nations, and ruler whom people bow before. But to what extent is this legitimate exposition? Is Joseph a ‘type’ of Christ, especially since there are few mentions in the rest of the OT and the NT?

Gordon Robertson, Roundhay Evangelical Church, Leeds