The Bible Project - Genesis - Chapter 44 - Joseph's cup in Benjamin's bag
Joseph sends his brother back with food, and money, and asks his servant to hide his divining silver cup in his younger brother (his only full-brother) bag.
After they’re gone, Joseph sends his servant after them to accuse them of stealing. The brothers say they haven’t, that if the servant finds stolen property in one of their bags, the bag’s owner will become Joseph’s slave. Of course, the cup is found, and all of them go back to Joseph’s house. Joseph asks them why they did it, and they ascribes the fact that the stolen cup was found in their bag as a manifestation of God’s anger. The brothers offer to all stay as Joseph’s slaves, but Joseph only wants Benjamin.
So then Juda, one of the brothers, explains that their brother is old, that Benjamin is the only son left of his mother (as Joseph, his full brother, is believed dead) and that if they get back to their father without Benjamin, it will kill them. Also Juda had sworn to his father that he would bring back Benjamin unharmed, so now he wants to take Benjamin’s place as a slave.
And OK, Joseph’s brothers did sell him as a slave / try to kill him, but in this chapter the one behaving like a jerk is Joseph and his brothers are well-intentioned. Juda’s determination to save Benjamin so as not to be cause of their father’s death is commendable, in my opinion.
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After they’re gone, Joseph sends his servant after them to accuse them of stealing. The brothers say they haven’t, that if the servant finds stolen property in one of their bags, the bag’s owner will become Joseph’s slave. Of course, the cup is found, and all of them go back to Joseph’s house. Joseph asks them why they did it, and they ascribes the fact that the stolen cup was found in their bag as a manifestation of God’s anger. The brothers offer to all stay as Joseph’s slaves, but Joseph only wants Benjamin.
So then Juda, one of the brothers, explains that their brother is old, that Benjamin is the only son left of his mother (as Joseph, his full brother, is believed dead) and that if they get back to their father without Benjamin, it will kill them. Also Juda had sworn to his father that he would bring back Benjamin unharmed, so now he wants to take Benjamin’s place as a slave.
And OK, Joseph’s brothers did sell him as a slave / try to kill him, but in this chapter the one behaving like a jerk is Joseph and his brothers are well-intentioned. Juda’s determination to save Benjamin so as not to be cause of their father’s death is commendable, in my opinion.
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