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Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, a bondservant to my lord; and let the boy go up with his brothers.
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A Transformed Heart
Commentators emphasize that Judah's offer to become a slave in Benjamin's place is the climax of his transformation. He calmly and willingly sacrifices his own freedom and future to save his brother and spare his father. This selfless act proves the genuineness of his repentance for his past sins against Joseph.
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18th Century
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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
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Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to your lord
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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…