{"id":39889,"date":"2018-09-12T21:31:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=39889"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:06:58","slug":"chapter-summary-genesis-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/chapter-summary-genesis-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Summary – Genesis 45"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Judah\u2019s speech in the previous chapter did the job. \u00a0However, it did not happen exactly as Judah had imagined it would happen, but the vizier certainly did not remain apathetic. \u00a0\u201cJoseph could no longer control himself\u2026.His sobs were so loud that the Egyptians could hear\u2026.Joseph said to his brothers, \u201cI am Joseph\u201d (Genesis 45:1-3). \u00a0This is a shocking discovery for the brothers. One can certainly understand them. At this moment, it becomes clear to them that the belligerent vizier who abused them in the last chapters is the brother that they nearly killed a few years ago. \u00a0Who knows what their fate will be now? However Joseph hurries to placate them: \u201cNow, do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because you sold me hither; it was to save life that God sent me ahead of you\u201d (verse 5). From his standpoint, his being sold into slavery by his brothers was part of a divine plan that brought Joseph to where he is at the moment so that he can save and bring back to life Egypt and all the surrounding areas during the years of famine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph asks his brothers to bring his father from Canaan to Egypt. \u00a0They leave on their way with many wagons (Egyptian equipment as a gift from Pharaoh) to help with the move and with the explicit request from Joseph regarding the family dynamics: \u201cDo not be quarrelsome on the way\u201d (verse 24).<\/span><\/p>\n

Jacob gets very excited and finds it hard to believe: \u00a0\u201cEnough!\u201d said Israel. \u201cMy son Joseph is still alive! I must go and see him before I die\u201d (verse 28).<\/span><\/p>\n

Points to Ponder:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A sea of tears: \u00a0Joseph weeps in this chapter three times. \u00a0Benjamin cries once. Pay attention to the intensity of the weeping in verse 2 \u201cHis sobs were so loud that the Egyptians could hear, and so the news reached Pharaoh\u2019s palace.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u201cIs my father still alive?\u201d \u00a0This is the first question Joseph asks. \u00a0It is a surprising question for at the center of Judah\u2019s speech in the previous chapter stood the concern over his father\u2019s life.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Silence. \u00a0Pay attention how much Joseph speaks and how silent the brothers are.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The biblical perspective. \u00a0Joseph\u2019s perspective, which is essentially that of the Bible\u2019s, is that reality is conducted on two levels. \u00a0Human beings conduct their lives with freedom of choice but without knowing it, they actualize an even greater Divine plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *A Sea of Tears – This is also the title of an album by singer Zohar Argov, a popular Israeli singer and a distinctive voice of Mizrahi music, who died at age 32.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":86314,"id":86314,"title":"Points to ponder","filename":"Points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-psalm-84\/points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":86166,"date":"2021-01-09 20:56:58","modified":"2023-12-28 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