THE FIRST JOURNEY OF JOSEPH’S BRETHREN TO EGYPT (WITHOUT BENJAMIN)
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D. JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN - 42:1-45:15
D. JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN - 42:1-45:15
1. THE FIRST JOURNEY OF JOSEPH’S BRETHREN
TO EGYPT (WITHOUT BENJAMIN) - Ch 42
1. THE FIRST JOURNEY OF JOSEPH’S BRETHREN
TO EGYPT (WITHOUT BENJAMIN) - Ch 42
About twenty-two years are between the sale of Joseph and the time his brothers will come to Egypt for food:
Thirteen years to his promotion,
Seven years of plenty and
Two years of famine.
42:1-5) Live and Not Die
42:1-5) Live and Not Die
1-5) Jacob sends ten sons to Egypt for food, That we may live and not die. It was a strong famine. But Benjamin must remain behind, Lest some calamity (peradventure mischief) befall him. Protective of Rachel’s “remaining” child.
1 When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”
3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.
5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
What does Jacob hear is available in Egypt for sale? Jacob learns that there is grain for sale in Egypt
How many of Jacob’s son are sent to Egypt, who is left behind? Ten of Jacobs sons are sent to Egypt, Benjamin is keep behind
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42:6-20) Joseph Recognizes His Brothers
42:6-20) Joseph Recognizes His Brothers
6-20) Joseph receives his brothers, knowing who they are, but does not let them know who he is. Joseph remembers his dreams Cf: 37:5-11.
6-20) Joseph receives his brothers, knowing who they are, but does not let them know who he is. Joseph remembers his dreams Cf: 37:5-11.
His brethren accurately count themselves to him:
Ten present,
One at home and
One is not.
Joseph gives them a method in which to prove they are not spies. One will re- turn home to bring the younger back.
After three days in ward, Joseph changes the test to only one remaining behind.
6 Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
10 They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.
11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.”
12 He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.”
13 And they said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.”
14 But Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you. You are spies.
15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”
17 And he put them all together in custody for three days.
18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,
20 and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.
How did Joseph’s brothers fulfill his dream? When the brothers came to Egypt and met Joseph they bowed down to him
Do Joseph’s brothers tell the truth about their family? Yes, ten present; one at home; and one is not
42:21-24) Brothers in Distress
42:21-24) Brothers in Distress
21-24) The brothers claim their hard lot as punishment for their treatment of Joseph.
21-24) The brothers claim their hard lot as punishment for their treatment of Joseph.
Joseph used an interpreter to help disguise himself to them.
Simeon is chosen to remain.
21 Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
22 And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”
23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
24 Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.
gen 42:21-24
Why do Joseph’s brother feel they are receiving a difficult time? Joseph’s brother feel they are put into distress because of their treatment of Joseph
Which brother does Joseph take to stay behind? Joseph takes Simeon binding him before their eyes
42:25-28) Joseph’s Benevolence Brother’s Fear
42:25-28) Joseph’s Benevolence Brother’s Fear
25-28) Joseph restores their money and gives them extra rations for the trip. One of them discovers the money and fears—What is this that God has done to us?
Why blame God? What about personal responsibility? Read 42:21 where they first named themselves as responsible. It seems it is natural for men to look elsewhere to place the blame for their own faults and calamities.
25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man’s money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them.
26 Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed.
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
28 He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”
Gen 42:25-28
Who do the brothers blame for this new development of the money? The brothers blame God
42:29-34) Report to Jacob
42:29-34) Report to Jacob
29-34) The nine return to Jacob and report all that has happened to them including, Bring your youngest brother to me.
29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land.
31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies.
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’
33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.
34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’ ”
How did the lord of the land speak to the brothers? The lord of the land (Joseph) spoke roughly/harshly to the brothers
42:35-38) A Rash Pledge
42:35-38) A Rash Pledge
35-38) Jacob’s fear and Reuben’s pledge. They discover all the money has been re-turned to them in their sacks.
Jacob speaks in “absolute” and “final” terms:
You have bereaved me of my children,
Joseph is no more,
Simeon is no more and
You want to take Benjamin away.
35 As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.”
38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”
gen 42:35-38
What does Ruben offer as surety for the life of Benjamin? Ruben offers the lives of his two sons
NOTE: Total accusation—in that the loss of all three would be the fault of these men. How close to truth he was!
My son shall not go down with you. What Jacob is saying is, “If Benjamin should die, my last days will be steeped in great grief so that the load of it will eventually kill me.”