Genesis 50:25

And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

Cross-reference

In Genesis 50:5, Joseph swears to bury Jacob in Canaan; here he makes a similar oath for his own bones.

In Genesis 47:29-31, Jacob makes Joseph swear to bury him; Joseph later replicates this oath for himself.

Genesis 46:4 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 46:4, God promises Jacob to bring Israel up from Egypt — Joseph's bones oath fulfills that same hope for the exodus.

In Genesis 47:30, Jacob makes Joseph swear to bury him in Canaan — Joseph later mirrors that oath for his own bones.

Exodus 13:19 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 13:19 records Moses carrying Joseph's bones, fulfilling the oath made here.

Joshua 24:32 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 24:32 describes the burial of Joseph's bones in Shechem, final fulfillment of his oath.

Hebrews 11:22 explicitly cites Joseph's instructions about his bones as an act of faith.