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and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces;" and I haven`t seen him since.
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A Father's Unhealed Grief
Judah recounts his father Jacob's words about Joseph, spoken 22 years earlier. Commentator John Gill notes that the phrases "torn in pieces" and "I have not seen him since" reveal a deep, unhealed wound. This powerfully illustrates how the brothers' long-ago sin created lasting pain and grief for their father, a sorrow they are now forced to confront.
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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 the one went out from, me Being sent by him to see how his brethren did, who were feeding his flocks at Shechem, and …
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