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Genesis
Chapter 42
{Chapter
42 Really Starts in Chapter 41 Verse 54}
{Brothers
Reap the Whirlwind}
1~~Now
when Jacob kept on seeing
that
there was corn in Egypt,
Jacob
kept on saying unto his sons,
"Why
do you look one upon another?"
{idiom meaning they were standing around doing nothing but looking
at each other to see who would act!}
2^^And
he {Jacob} kept on saying,
"Behold,
I have heard {shama'}
that
there is corn in Egypt.
Go
there and buy . . . so we may keep on living
and
not keep on dieing {slowly starving to death}.
3^^And Joseph's ten brothers kept on going down to buy corn in Egypt.
{Jacob's
New 'Favorite' - Benjamin Did not Go to Egypt}
4^^Benjamin,
Joseph's brother,
Jacob
sent not with his brethren
for
he said,
"In
case perhaps some harm/mischief {'acown}
befall
him."
5^~And
the sons of Israel {Jacob}
came
to buy corn among those that came
for
the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6^~
And Joseph . . . {was}
the
governor/'administrative ruler' {shalliyt}
over
the land,
and
he caused to sell {the grain}
to
all the people of the land.
And
Joseph's brethren kept on coming,
and
kept on bowing themselves down before him
with
their faces to the earth.
7^~And
Joseph kept on seeing his brothers,
and
he recognized them,
but
made himself unrecognizable unto them,
and
'intensively communicated categorically roughly' {dabar}
unto
them.
And
he kept on saying unto them,
"From
where have you come and why? "
And
they kept on saying,
"From
the land of Canaan to buy food."
8^~And
Joseph kept on recognizing his brothers,
but
they did not recognize him.
{Joseph
Pretends He does not know them and is Rough to see their True Feelings}
9^~And
Joseph kept on remembering the dreams
which
he dreamed of them and kept on saying unto them,
"You
are spies {ragal}!
To
see the 'lack of fortifications'/nakedness {`ervah}
of
the land you are come!"
{Note: For one of the few times, they tell the truth. Part of the problem with lying is people do not believe you when you do tell the truth! Reaping the whirlwind!}
10-11^~And
they kept on saying unto him,
"No,
my lord {'adown},
but
to buy food are your servants come! 11^~
We
. . . {are all} one man's sons!
We
. . . {are} honest/true men {ken},
your
servants . . . {are} not spies!"
{Note: That's a laugh! They have lied about what they did to Joseph and now are declaring themselves 'honest men'. Lies upon lies.}
12^~And
he {Joseph} kept on saying unto them,
"No,
but to see the 'lack of fortifications'/nakedness {`ervah}
of
the land you are come."
13^~And
they kept on saying,
"Your
servants . . . {are} twelve brothers . . .
the
sons of one man in the land of Canaan!
And,
behold, the youngest {Benjamin} . . . {is}
this
day with our father . . . and one is dead
{idiom: literally 'one is not'}."
14-15^~And
Joseph kept on saying unto them,
"I
intensively communicated categorically roughly {dabar}, saying,
You
are spies! 15^~
And
thus you shall be proved.
By
the life {chay} of Pharaoh {a strong oath that this will not occur}
you
shall not keep on going forth from here,
unless
your youngest brother {Benjamin - Joseph's full brother}
comes
here."
16^~"Send
one of you, and let him fetch your brother.
And
you shall be kept in prison,
that
your words/'doctrines communicated categorically' {dabar}
may
be tested/proved {bachan},
whether
. . . {there be} any truth in you.
Or
else by the life of Pharaoh
surely
you . . . {are} spies!"
{Rough
and Unfair Treatment - Now Unjust Imprisonment}
17^~And
he {Joseph} kept on putting them
all
together into prison for three days.
18^~And
Joseph kept on saying unto them the third day,
"Do/manufacture
this {'asah} and live.
For
I am a 'believer in'/respect/fear/trust {yare'} 'Elohiym/Godhead."
19^~"If
{you are} true men,
let
one of your brothers be bound
in
the dungeon {bayith} of your prison.
Go
you, carry grain yourself
for
the famine of your houses {bayith}."
{Note: Bayith is the Hebrew word meaning a dwelling. In a prison, it is used for the dungeon. He uses the same word for their home - a play on words.}
20^~"But
cause the bringing of your youngest brother unto me
so
shall your words/'doctrines communicated categorically' {dabar}
be
affirmed/believed/verified {'aman}
and
you shall not 'keep on being in the process of dieing'."
And
they kept on doing {'asah}.
{Brothers
Finally Rebound their Sin Against Joseph after 17 years}
21^~
And they kept on saying one to another,
"We
. . . {are} verily guilty
concerning
our brother {referring to Joseph},
in
that we saw the anguish of his soul {while imprisoned in the well},
when
he cried out himself to us,
and
we would not hear and obey {shama'}.
Therefore
is this distress come upon us."
{Note: This is referring back to Chapter 37:25 and surrounding verses. They still do not know that their persecutor was Joseph. They just are comparing their false imprisonment with what they did to their brother unfairly and now we have a picture of them rebounding that sin to God.}
{All
Reuben can Add is 'I Told You So' - Accomplishes Nothing}
22^^
And Reuben {oldest, noble but unstable}
kept
on answering them, saying,
"Did
I not speak to you, saying,
Do
not keep on sinning against the boy?
And
you would not hear and obey?
Therefore,
behold, also his {brother left behind now}
blood
is 'divinely required {darash}'."
{Note: Reuben said 'I told you so!". But so what! He did nothing about it so, his stature is not improved at all. "I told you so' is an indication of disorientation to the grace of God.}
23^^And
they did not comprehend/know {yada'}
that
Joseph heard and understood {shama'} {them} . . .
for
he {Joseph} spoke to them by an interpreter.
{Joseph
Still Loves and Forgives His Brothers}
24^^And
he {Joseph} caused himself
to
turn about from them {left the room},
and
kept on crying {from happiness this time}
and
kept on returning to them again,
and
communicated categorically {dabar} with them,
and
kept on taking from them Simeon,
and
kept on binding him before their eyes.
{Note: Joseph is now 37 years old and it has been 20 years since his brothers sold him into slavery. But Joseph has mental attitude love in his soul. He loves his brothers and is very happy to hear that they regret what they did to him.}
{Verses
25:28: Grace. Joseph Secretly Gives His Brothers Their Money Back}
25^^Then
Joseph kept on intensively ordering them
to
fill their sacks with grain . . .
(and
to cause the restoration of every man's money into his sack,
giving
them provision for the way).
And
thus he {Joseph} kept on manufacturing/doing {'asah}.
26^^And
they kept on loading their asses/'animals of burden'
with
the grain, and kept on departing.
27^^And
one of them kept on opening his sack
to
give his ass/animal provisions/feed in the inn,
he
kept on seeing his money
for,
behold, it was in the extremity/mouth of his sack.
28^^And
he kept on saying unto his brethren,
"My
money has been caused to be restored.
Look!
it is even in my sack.
And
'they were greatly surprised'/'their 'hearts skipped a beat'
{idiom: literally 'their heart departed from their bodies'},
and
they kept on being afraid, saying one to another,
"What
has 'Elohiym/Godhead manufactured/done {'asah}?"
{Note: The brothers were shocked and did not know what had happened. They were frightened by an act of grace! They are assuming the worst - as believers without doctrine tend to do! They think that they will be accused on not paying for the grain - and will either be arrested as thieves or will not be able to return for more food later!}
29-34^^And
they kept on coming to Jacob their father
unto
the land of Canaan,
and
kept on causing to be proclaimed unto him
all
that befell unto them saying, 30^^
"The
man . . . {who is} lord {'adown} of the land,
intensively
communicated categorically roughly {dabar} to us,
and
kept on taking us for spies of the country! 31^^
And
we kept on saying unto him,
'We
. . . {are} true men!
We
. . . {are} not spies! 32^^
We
. . . {are} twelve brothers,
sons
of our father . . .
one
is not,
and
the youngest is this day
with
our father in the land of Canaan. 33^^
And
the man, the lord {'adown} of the country,
kept
on saying unto us,
Hereby
I shall keep on knowing
that
you . . . {are} true {men}.
Leave
one of your brothers here with me,
and
take food for the famine of your house,
and
be gone. 34^^
And
cause the bringing of your youngest brother unto me.
Then
I shall keep on knowing
that
you . . . {are} not spies,
but
that you . . . {are} true {men}.
So
will I keep on delivering you your brother,
and
you shall 'move back and forth for trade' {cachar} in the land."
35^^And
it came to pass
as
they caused the empting of their sacks,
that,
behold, every man's bundle of money . . . {was} in his sack.
And
when both they and their father kept on seeing
the
bundles of money,
they
kept on being afraid.
{Jacob's
Reaping for Showing Favoritism and was Miserable for Many Reasons}
36^~And
Jacob their father kept on saying unto them,
"Me
. . . 'have you bereaved of my children'!
{Reason 1 - Operation patsy - take all that you do wrong and blame
it on someone else - that will make you miserable}
Joseph
. . . {is} dead! {idiom: literally 'not'}
Simeon
. . . {is} dead!
{idiom: literally 'not' - Jacob is counting him dead already. Second
reason for Jacob's misery - thinking the worst - pessimism},
And
you will keep on taking Benjamin away!
{with Joseph 'dead' now the youngest - Benjamin - is Jacob's
favorite - a Parent who has a favorite child is not a good parent -
3rd reason for misery for Jacob - poor parenting}
All
these things are against me
{sin of self-pity - 4th reason for misery for Jacob and all
believers}.
{Note: Jacob is in reversionism here. First of all is operation - patsy. He is not taking personal responsibility. He is saying all of this is 'happening to me'! You are doing this to me!!! Next, he is not relying on the Lord and is participating in the mental attitude sin of 'self-pity'. He is permitting his emotions to rule his intellect - when you do this, your 'emotions become the enemy of God'. His divine viewpoint cannot work through you if your emotions are in control!}
{Noble
but Stupid Offer - Two Wrongs do not make a Right}
37^~And
Reuben kept on speaking to his father, saying,
"Slay
my two sons
{noble of Reuben but stupid to say to their Grandfather!},
if
I do not cause the deliverance of him {Benjamin}.
Give
him {Benjamin} into my hand,
and
I will cause him to be returned to you again."
{Note: Instability never sees the situation clearly (See Chapter 49:4 - Reuben is unstable as water). This is a lot of 'sincere' talk but lacks any reality. Two wrongs do not make a right.}
{Emotional
Jacob will Not be Appeased!}
38^^And
he {Jacob} kept on saying,
"My
son {Benjamin} shall not keep on going down with you.
For
his brother {Joseph is Benjamin's full brother} is dead,
and
he is left alone {no other full brothers}.
If
harm befalls him on the way in which you keep on going,
then
'I will feel worse then I do now'
{self-righteous self-pitying egocentric carnal old man - and this is
an idiom: literally 'you shall cause the falling out of all my gray
hairs with sorrow 'to the grave/Hades/sh@'owl'}.
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