Today, I am reading and commenting on Genesis 42-44.

The first thing which I thought about was how Jacob’s brothers had changed since they had sold him into slavery because their father spoiled him at their expense.  Jacob sent the ten brothers to Egypt, but kept Benjamin back because he was afraid that harm might come to him.  Jacob was willing to risk the ten brothers, but not Benjamin.  When they needed more food, Jacob still would not allow Benjamin to go, acknowledging that he was willing for Simeon to die rather than risk Benjamin (the passage suggests that Jacob believed that Simeon was already dead).  With all of that obvious favoritism, Reuben offered to sacrifice his own sons if he failed to protect Benjamin, and later Judah offered to be held personally accountable if anything should happen to Benjamin.  The brothers acknowledged to themselves and to each other that they had done wrong to Joseph.  In addition, they tried to make recompense for it in the way which they treated Benjamin.  They did not even think twice about going to Egypt to campaign on behalf of Benjamin.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.