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The book of Genesis ends with the familiar story of Joseph. Yet we see that throughout the Joseph story much attention is also given to Judah. In this talk, ...
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Jul 1, 2013 · In the final episode of Joseph’s testing of his brothers, Joseph framed Benjamin for an imaginary crime and claimed Benjamin as a slave in recompense. When he demanded that the brothers return home to Jacob without Benjamin (Gen. 44:17), Judah emerged as the group’s spokesman.
- Joseph’s Early Character and The Response of His Brothers
- The Judah and Tamar Interlude
- Joseph in Egypt
- The Wife of Potiphar
- Joseph, Interpreter of Dreams
- Joseph’s Reunion with His Brothers
- Winding Down The Narrative
Joseph is introduced as an arrogant, spoiled seventeen-year-old. He is clearly favored by Jacob/Israel over his brothers, the sons of Leah. When he tells them about his dreams which indicate that they will serve him, they decide to get rid of him (37:2—11). At first they consider killing him, but then Judah talks them into selling him into slavery ...
Chapter 38 interrupts the main story to relate a tale about Joseph’s older brother Judah. In this story Judah has three sons. He finds a wife, named Tamar, for his oldest son. This son dies, so Judah commands his second son to marry Tamar (in accord with the principle of levirate marriage, 38:8). The second son also dies. Fearing that he might also...
In chapter thirty nine the narrative returns to the story of Joseph—a rags to riches story of a young man sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, freed for services he provided to the Pharaoh, and eventually put in charge of the distribution of food for the entire nation.
Having been taken to Egypt by the “Ishmaelite” traders, Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an officer of the Pharaoh. He quickly gains the respect of his master, who puts him in charge of the household. Potiphar’s wife finds him attractive and attempts to seduce him, but Joseph refuses. Offended, she accuses him of trying to seduce her, and he is thrown i...
Throughout the Hebrew Bible, dreams are treated as a means by which God speaks and directs human activity. Many ancient peoples believed that dreams could reveal the future, and they were treated with great respect. In chapters 40 and 41 Joseph is presented as an interpreter of dreams, first for his fellow prisoners (chapter 40) and later for the P...
In chapters 42 and 43 all of Joseph’s brothers except Benjamin, the only remaining son of Rachel as far as their father knows, are forced to go to Egypt in search of food. Benjamin stays behind with Jacob/Israel. As Joseph had been, his brothers are unjustly accused and imprisoned. They unknowingly fulfill Joseph’s childhood dreams by bowing down b...
Jacob then brings the whole family to Egypt and they settle in a sector called Goshen (46:1—47:12). As Jacob/Israel lies dying he blesses Joseph’s two sons, giving the greater blessing to the younger son (Ephraim), in parallel to Jacob’s own blessing over his older brother Esau (48). Chapter 49 includes a poem narrating Jacob’s “blessing” of his so...
Oct 29, 2019 · This Bible study devotional covers Genesis chapters 37-38. Here we see God working through Joseph's slavery and Judah's sexual sin to bring about his plans. ...
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Jan 11, 2024 · Who Was Judah, Really? Watch video. We’re first introduced to Judah as the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, up until Judah’s birth, Leah had been hoping to earn Jacob’s favor by the birth of their sons, but Judah’s birth marks a shift for her, which her naming of Judah represents.
Dec 9, 2021 · By: The Israel Bible Team. The portion of Vayigash describes the pivotal showdown between Joseph and his older brother Judah. The meeting between the long-separated siblings is far from a pleasant reunion. Joseph appears to Judah as Zaphnath-Paaneah, the second most powerful man in Egypt, a bearded non-Jew who in no way resembles the spoiled ...
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The redemptions of both Joseph and Judah as well as the power struggle between the two begs the question: who is the real leader in this story? Is it Joseph, who rises from the vengefulness of his brothers and imprisonment in Egypt? Or is it Judah, who has command of his brothers but lacks the companionship of God that Joseph does?
