The Midrashic hermeneutic is a Jewish way of looking at Scripture and prophecy. A concept within this method of Bible interpretation is the idea that some prophecies of the Bible are not explicit, but implicit in the repetition of patterns. There are numerous examples where the life of a Jewish patriarch prefigures the life of Christ. For example, Joseph’s brothers betrayed him, and God used that act of betrayal as a way to save Jacob’s family during a time of famine. Similarly, Jesus was betrayed by his Jewish brothers, only to have that act of betrayal result in the salvation …

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