Tag: Genesis

Genesis 45The second visit to buy corn from Egypt was in only the second year of the famine. Once they came down to Egypt I’m sure that Joseph provided comfortably for his family for the remainder of the famine. By this time Joseph is 39 and has been in Egypt for 22 years while his…

Genesis 44Joseph’s steward knew that the cup had been placed in Benjamin’s sack – I wonder what he thought of that command or of the one to accuse Benjamin of stealing. Did he believe or know that Joseph had a purpose? or did he distrust this thing he was asked to do? or did he…

Genesis 43I think Jacob must have been desperate for food to allow his sons to take Benjamin – knowing that his other sons could not buy food without taking Benjamin probably did the trick. I wonder what the brothers thought when Benjamin received five times as much food as they did at the lunch. I…

Genesis 42It is interesting that Jacob told Reuben that he considered Simeon to be as dead as Joseph because he was in prison in Egypt and that he expected Benjamin to die as well if they took him. He would take no consolation in the idea that he could kill Reuben’s two sons as recompense…

Genesis 41It is interesting t realize that Joseph had been in Egypt for 11 years before he interpreted the dreams of the butler and baker – who knows how much of that time had been spent in prison. It also struck me to think about the meaning of Ephriam – God hath caused me to…

Genesis 40I would not be surprised if the chief butler failed to remember Joseph because he felt fortunate to be back in his place and did not wish to risk rocking the boat.

Genesis 39It just occurred to me that the Ishmeelite traders would have been cousins to the sons of Israel – I wonder how many of them in that transaction recognized the connection. (Joseph was probably the most likely to make the connection because he probably paid attention to his genealogy and the genealogy of the…

Genesis 38I’m not sure what to think about a parent who married outside the covenant, raised two sons who were evil enough that the Lord killed them, and then got his daughter-in-law pregnant thinking she was a harlot – it’s hard to think of Judah as being righteous. The only good thing I can think…

Genesis 37Why did Reuben intervene for Joseph? I suspect that it was his age – that he was older and a bit more level-headed than his brothers (he was probably thirty or very nearly thirty while most of the brothers were in their young twenties – possibly even a couple of late teens). It’s also…

Genesis 36When Isaac died he had 17 grandsons from the seven wives of his two sons. Compare that to Abraham who had two grandsons from Isaac and possibly 12 from Ishmael but likely none from any of his other five sons. Jacob and Esau separated after the death of Isaac because together they had too…