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We said to my lord, `We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.`
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A Father's Precious Son
Judah's plea to Joseph is a carefully constructed appeal to the heart. Commentators explain that each detail is meant to build a case for Benjamin's unique importance. Jacob is old, Benjamin is the son of his old age, and he is the last surviving child of his beloved mother, Rachel. His full brother, Joseph, is presumed dead. This combination of factors explains why Jacob's life is so deeply bound up with the boy's, making the potential loss of Benjamin a fatal blow to the elderly patriarch.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himsel…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And we said unto my lord, we have a father Yet living in the land of Canaan: an old man; being …
Had Joseph been, as Judah supposed him, a complete stranger to the family, he could not help but be moved by his powerful reasonings. But neither J…