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Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won`t die." They did so.
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A Test for Repentance
Commentators explain that Joseph's demand was not an act of revenge but a carefully designed test. His goal was to bring his brothers to repentance, discover the truth about his father and younger brother, and ultimately facilitate reconciliation. His harshness was a tool for a righteous purpose.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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19th Century
Anglican
Bring your youngest brother. —Besides his desire to be reunited with his brother, Joseph reasonably felt that the possession of Benjamin w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But bring your youngest brother to me upon their return for more corn. so shall your words be verified
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Joseph was hard on his brothers, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that …
