May 21, 2018 - Day 43 - Genesis 43
I am writing from 12F on my flight from Seattle to Salt Lake City.
Genesis 43:
The famine game is still real strong. They ate everything and their dad said to go back and buy more food.
Judah said the only way they can go back is if they bring their brother, otherwise no way.
So Israel (the artist formerly known as Jacob) wonders why this man (Joseph) asked about their family blah blah. Judah insists that he bring his youngest brother (Benjamin) so their family doesn’t starve. Israel tells him to bring some gifts too.
They took the first flight down to Egypt and as soon as Joseph saw Benjamin, he called for the slaughter of an animal so they could have some fresh food.
These dudes were scared and thought they were gonna be turned into slaves.
They say they wanna buy some food with silver and claim they don’t know who put the extra silver in there. Joseph says that was God that hooked them up with that shiny cheddar.
Joseph gets the gifts and asks them how their dad (his dad) is doing and they said he’s alive and well. He meets his brother Benjamin and has to go into another room to weep. I’m not sure why he hasn’t revealed his identity yet.
The dinner party commences. Joseph eats alone, the brothers by themselves and the Egyptians by themselves. We are told that Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews because this is detestable to Egyptians. Tribalism much?
The men were seated in order of birth, and we are told they looked at each other with astonishment. Is this because Jospeh knew how old they were? I’m not sure. Benjamin got five times as much food for an untold reason.
And scene.
Genesis 43:
The famine game is still real strong. They ate everything and their dad said to go back and buy more food.
Judah said the only way they can go back is if they bring their brother, otherwise no way.
So Israel (the artist formerly known as Jacob) wonders why this man (Joseph) asked about their family blah blah. Judah insists that he bring his youngest brother (Benjamin) so their family doesn’t starve. Israel tells him to bring some gifts too.
They took the first flight down to Egypt and as soon as Joseph saw Benjamin, he called for the slaughter of an animal so they could have some fresh food.
These dudes were scared and thought they were gonna be turned into slaves.
They say they wanna buy some food with silver and claim they don’t know who put the extra silver in there. Joseph says that was God that hooked them up with that shiny cheddar.
Joseph gets the gifts and asks them how their dad (his dad) is doing and they said he’s alive and well. He meets his brother Benjamin and has to go into another room to weep. I’m not sure why he hasn’t revealed his identity yet.
The dinner party commences. Joseph eats alone, the brothers by themselves and the Egyptians by themselves. We are told that Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews because this is detestable to Egyptians. Tribalism much?
The men were seated in order of birth, and we are told they looked at each other with astonishment. Is this because Jospeh knew how old they were? I’m not sure. Benjamin got five times as much food for an untold reason.
And scene.
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