Genesis 50:24

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Cross-references

Genesis 50:5 Historical context

Genesis 50:5 records Joseph's oath to bury Jacob, setting the narrative context for his own deathbed speech.

Genesis 13:15 Historical context

Genesis 13:15 expands the land promise to Abraham — the oath Joseph mentions in his final words.

Genesis 13:17 Historical context

Genesis 13:17 commands Abraham to walk the land, which God will give him — the same land Joseph expects God to bring them to.

Genesis 15:7 Historical context

Genesis 15:7 recalls God's promise to give Abraham this land, confirming the covenant Joseph is referencing.

Genesis 15:14-16 is God's original promise to Abraham about the exodus—Joseph directly echoes this covenant oath to his brothers.

Genesis 15:18 Historical context

Genesis 15:18 establishes the covenant boundaries — the land promise Joseph trusts will be fulfilled.

Genesis 17:8 Historical context

Genesis 17:8 reaffirms the land as an everlasting possession to Abraham and his descendants — the oath Joseph cites.

Genesis 21:1 shows God fulfilling his promise to Sarah—reinforcing the pattern of God keeping covenant as Joseph also trusts.

Genesis 26:3 records God's promise of land to Isaac—Joseph's dying words reaffirm the same patriarchal covenant.

Genesis 28:13 Historical context

Genesis 28:13 records God's promise to Jacob at Bethel — the same promise Joseph holds onto in his final words.

Genesis 35:12 is God's promise of land to Jacob—Joseph recalls this when he speaks of the land sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Genesis 46:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 46:4 promises Jacob that God will bring him back and Joseph will close his eyes—now Joseph himself is about to die, fulfilling the first part.

Genesis 12:7 contains the original promise to Abraham that Joseph refers to: God will give this land to his descendants.

Genesis 47:29 records Jacob's request to be buried in Canaan, demonstrating faith in the promise that Joseph then reaffirms.

In Genesis 31:3, God commands Jacob to return to the land of his fathers — the same land promise Joseph later evokes for the exodus.

Exodus 3:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 3:16 records God's instruction to Moses, initiating the fulfillment of Joseph's prophecy that God would bring Israel up from Egypt.

Exodus 3:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 3:17 quotes God's promise to bring Israel out of Egypt to the land — the same promise Joseph trusted in.

Exodus 4:31 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 4:31 records the Israelites believing God's promise of deliverance—the response to the very promise Joseph spoke on his deathbed.

Exodus 33:1 Allusion

In Exodus 33:1, God commands Moses to lead Israel to the land sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — directly echoing Joseph's prophecy.

Numbers 32:11 shows that generation was barred from entering that same promised land due to disobedience — a stark contrast to Joseph's assurance.

Deuteronomy 1:8 repeats God's command to possess the land sworn to the patriarchs — another occurrence of the same promise Joseph spoke of.

Deuteronomy 6:10 describes God bringing Israel into the land sworn to the patriarchs, giving them great cities — fulfilling Joseph's words.

Exodus 3:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 3:8 declares God's plan to deliver Israel to the land flowing with milk and honey — the direct fulfillment of Joseph's prophecy.

Exodus 13:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 13:5 records God fulfilling this oath by bringing Israel into the promised land as Joseph foretold.

Exodus 13:19 shows Moses obeying Joseph’s oath, carrying his bones out of Egypt as God visited Israel.

Hebrews 11:22 directly references Joseph's prophecy of the exodus and his burial instructions, showing his faith.

Jeremiah 32:22 reflects on God’s fulfilled oath to the patriarchs, the same land promised in Joseph’s words.