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You said to your servants, `Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.`
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A Promise of Favor
Commentators explain that when Joseph said, "that I may set mine eyes upon him," it was more than a simple desire to see Benjamin. It was an implied promise to look upon him with favor and kindness. Judah strategically uses this memory in his plea, reminding the powerful ruler of his original benevolent intent.
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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 you said to your servants, bring him down to me , &c.] Judah does not relate the reason of his order, which was …
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…
