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8. Joseph's brothers recognized him in their second meeting in Egypt and it was a tearful and glorious reunion, a time of forgiveness. Jesus will be acknowledged and recognized by Israel at His Second Coming, and it will be a tearful but glorious reunion, a time of forgiveness.
I agree with most of your list, except this one.
Joseph deliberately hid his identity from his brothers and then revealed himself.
Jesus did not hide His identity. They just weren't listening and willing to believe Him. There are other scripture besides this one.....
Luk 22:67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Luk 22:68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
Luk 22:69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
Luk 22:70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Luk 22:71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Mat 26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Mat 26:66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

It was necessary that He reveal Himself for prophecy to be fulfilled.
 
Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

John 1:11
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

eddif
 
Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

eddif
 
I'm still seeing the Jews and the gentiles in this. The Jews despise the gentiles. God shows his grace to the gentiles (Leah) while the Jews (Rachel) remain barren.
Rachel and Leah represent two covenants, Law and Grace, Isaac and Ishmael, Esau and Jacob, Hagar and Sarah, and those born of flesh and those born of spirit, firstborn and born again. Jacob deceived Esau in or to gain an inheritance as firstborn, and Rachel bargained with Leah for mandrakes, to gain an inheritance. God promised Hagar that Ishmael would become a great nation, and Leah was also fruitful.
I don't think Leah and Rachel represent Israel and the "homely" Gentiles. Gentiles are grafted into believing Israel through the cross. The Church was God's eternal purpose from the foundation of the world, but God married Israel first. So, if anything, Leah represents fleshly Israel, who has "weak eyes" and is unable to see the glory of God in the face of Jesus. She is "veiled" (II Cor 4). Only when Jacob places his seed into her, is the veil removed. Rachel gave birth to Joseph and Benjamin, types of the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was not earthly Jerusalem (Leah) who gave birth to Jesus, but Jerusalem above (Rachel), the "mother of us all.
 
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