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Judah, the oldest brother, the one who had the idea of selling Joseph into slavery years before, begs Joseph to let him stay as a slave in Benjamin’s place (44:33; compare 37:26).
Jul 1, 2013 · Seeing the change in Judah, Joseph was able to bless them as God intended. He disclosed to them the full truth: “I am Joseph” (Gen.45:3 ). It appears that Joseph finally saw that his brothers could be trusted.
Judah’s plea (Gen. 44:18–34) is part of the longest dialogue in the Joseph-Judah cycle—in fact, the longest dialogue in the Book of Genesis. Judah will also remain the principal spokesman for the brothers from this point onward (vs. 3).
Aug 29, 2022 · The Joseph Cycle* Dorsey (The Literary Structure of the Old Testament) says Genesis 37-50 “is made up of fourteen episodes or narrative segments, all of which are well marked by shifts in scene, characters, time, and place.”
Jun 7, 2015 · Judah was the fourth born son, but due to his older brothers Reuben, Simeon and Levi's failures he rose to the top of the legal "firstborn" rankings. (Genesis 34:25, 35:22) Meanwhile, Joseph was given visions by God showing him that his father's household would bow down to him.
From Joseph being sold to the Midianites, to the confrontation of the brothers and Joseph in Egypt, and to Jacob's blessings to them before his eventual passing, Joseph and Judah demonstrate different but important leadership qualities as they each have moral struggles they have to work through.
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Joseph bears the lineage of messiah son of Joseph, a military leader who fights the messianic wars before the messianic era, while Judah represents messiah son of David, the true messiah who will redeem Israel. Joseph is a worldy figure, Judah a more spiritual one.
