Joseph Archives - The Zen of the Hebrew Bible

In addition to the regular blog postings, I also give online lessons. This is a video example of such a lesson in which I discuss the Story of Joseph.

During this lesson we will discover a new Joseph.

Starvation in the land of Israel drives his brothers to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph immediately recognises them. Yet they do not recognise him. All of a sudden he is flooded by his past, his suffering, his memories.

But he is no more the same arrogant young man of his youth.

Joseph has changed from an arrogant teenager to a wise, humble man

He now recognises that all comes from God. Despite his memories of his brothers’ betrayal and of his suffering during his years in the Egyptian jail, he gives his brothers a second chance.

In this part of the video lesson we will be discussing Genesis 42:17-38.

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Lesson Video

In addition to our regular blog postings, I also give online lessons to help you gain fresh insights. This is a video example of such lesson discussing the story of Joseph, and how he turned from an arrogant, spoiled child to a humble adult who realises that all he has comes from God. His belief strengthen despite adverse circumstances in his life. Only then, was he ready to be saved and to become the second most powerful man in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh himself.