The Death Of A Great Deal - 1530 Words

Once there was a man, wise, good looking, and overall extraordinarily successful. One might not consider it when looking upon him, but he had suffered a great deal is his life thus far. Everything was about to change yet again for him with the appearance of the instruments of his oldest hardship. His brothers. As can be plainly seen, this is the life of Joseph, and at this point in the narrative his brothers have just arrived on the scene. Backing up a tad, at the outset of Genesis 42, Jacob is admonishing his eleven sons to head to Egypt to buy food. They agree and all head to Egypt save Benjamin, Joseph s only full blood brother. Benjamin did not make the trip because his father worried excessively over him. They made it to Egypt and†¦show more content†¦This is a bit contradicting and shows the lack of Jacob s faith in the Lord at this time in his life. In accordance, it is quite mystifying as to the exact necessity of all ten brothers actually making the journey. Were th ey afraid they would become lonely or was the food in Egypt metered out according to persons present? A passage such as this also begs the question, why would did the brother s first response to accusation include family details and intimate information? Does this have something to do with the previous question about quotas of food being dependent upon the number of family members? Was it really the best way they could think of to show an Egyptian official their innocence? Also, it is a bit puzzling why they would sort of admit to Joseph s demise by saying he is no more versus, a wild beast has devoured him as they told their father (Gen. 37:33). Notions such as these can be more fully understood by looking into a solid Bible based commentary. After consulting Paradise to Prison, by John J. Davis, concerning Genesis 42:1-15, the text became quite clearer on the whole. Joseph s true motive in all of this seems to be to humble his brothers (279). A sentiment such as this is a bit hard to see in the text, but in hindsight truly acknowledges every facet of Joseph s behavioral eccentricities. Joseph, while he has