 Maybe he's supposed to be what Joseph is. He's the Messiah, as Isaiah prophesied. He said unto them, You will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard you do in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. And he said, No prophet is accepted in his own country. And then he reiterated to them the story of Elijah and Elisha, who didn't bless Israelites,