<TITLE>02. Par 4-6</TITLE>L-4 And as Joseph was a type of Christ, he's a type of the church which is the body of Christ on earth today. Beautiful. Wish we had time to go into it; dig out those golden nuggets of the Bible.
Now, watch, all the old things in the Old Testament just run parallel with the new. And notice how that he was rejected and despised, and how he was criticized by his brother, and finally, persecuted, even to--almost unto death. Was taken down in Egypt, and many of us know the story, how God was with him no matter what they said about him. When they seen him come in the fields, said, "Here comes that dreamer. Let's see what he's going to say now, making fun of him, just as the unbelieving Christian today will make fun of the believer: same thing. Yet a member of the body, by faith in Christ, rejecting... Oh, what a horrible thing.

L-5 Now, then when he went down into Egypt, God was with him just the same. God will be with His church regardless of what you say about it. There's somebody in your church that's real spiritual, really knows God, you say, "Why, they're a little bit of fanatic." I might speak on that tomorrow afternoon. All right. A fanatic... Just because they love God, they're peculiar to the world; but remember, they're blessed in the sight of God: God's people is a peculiar people, royal priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices to God. That's the fruits of our lips, giving praise to His Name. Peculiar, odd, always been, very much indifferent from the world; separated, called out. The very church, the word "church," means "the separated or called out."
Israel were the people of God until they come out of Egypt, then they were the church of God, 'cause they were called out, separated, made different. God calling Israel out, what a beautiful type, calling His church out today...
I think of Joseph, of what--when he died, what a memorial he left there. I think sometimes of when he made mention. He said, "Now, don't bury me down here, but leave my bones here, and surely God will visit you someday, then take my bones before you." Where did he get that thought? God promised Abraham, his father, that they would sojourn four hundred years in a strange land, and then He would bring them out. And Joseph knew God kept His Word. The other Patriarchs, just bury them anywhere you wanted to, but not Joseph.

L-6 Say, there's a little between the line you have to read in the Bible. Do you believe that? See? It's a love letter, wrote to the church. There's no need of seminary trying to teach it, 'cause it's not known by minds of this world. "I've hid it from the eyes of the wise and re--prudent, and will reveal it to babes such as will learn." It's truth. So there's--that's the reason we got all these different forms and kinds of religions and churches. It's all right. Let it go. God's got... He's the One that takes care of the books.
Look. Notice, though how--how it was. Let me give you a little something between the line. You know, sometime when I--I get away over in overseas... I'm very fond of my wife. And she writes me a letter and she says, "Dear Billy, I'm setting here tonight. I'm thinking very much of you. I... " so and so... Now, that's what she's saying, but I'm reading right between the lines. I--I know it goes a little deeper than that. Huh. Uh-huh. And if you've got the Holy Spirit, you're in love with Christ, you can read between God's lines. There's something in there.


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