Read Genesis 43.16-34. In verse 23: Their brother Simeon had been detained in the first journey to Egypt (42.19, 24) He is now freed to return to his brothers. In verse 26: The prediction of Joseph's earlier dreams is fulfilled a second time when Joseph's brothers bowed to the ground be fore him (37.5-11, 42.6). In verse 29: Joseph and Benjamin were the only sons of their mother, Rachel. Thus they are full brothers. In verses 33-34: The order of honor is typically the first born as most honored and the youngest as least honored. But Benjamin as the youngest of the twelve brothers receives preferential treatment. This continues the important theme throughout Genesis of the favored younger son (20.10; 25.23; 37.3, 8). Comments and Questions.
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