Parsha Vayeshev - And he dwelt
B’reshit 37:1- 40:23
Haftorah
Amos 2:6-3:-8, Z’kharaYah 3:1-4:7, Acts 7:9-16
Daniel ben Ya'acov Israel
Before we start let us pray! --
Heavenly Father we humbly come before thee through our
master יהושע Messiah for we know that you alone are the teacher of your
people, asking you to open our mind and to help our infirmity to understand.
Our mind has been moulded by the world's teaching; help us to renew our mind
with the entrance of your word for it is written that the entrance of your
words brings light. Mercy full Father opens our mind to thee and gives us eyes
to see what you have hid behind the letter for those who seek thee. We thank
you for it and bless your Qadosh Name.
Amein!
One more time, are we going to scrutinize the Torah to
found out what Elohim has kept secret
for those who love him. The Sod or “mystery” of Torah is not to be seen in the
plain text, the p'shat (literal). The
revelation is found in Messiah יהושע who is
the “goal of the Torah” (Rom.10:4).
As usual I will use the book of Yasher (book of the Just) to bring light in some Torah’s passages
which are not clear in Moshe’s writing. Years long, many scholars and “so
called pastors” have brought their own “teaching” without giving proof of the
accuracy of their statements. Don't think it to be pretentious from me to make
this statement, but the book of Yasher is
mention twice in the Tanak, 2nd
Sh'muel and the book of Yoshua (Yehoshua son of Nun), unfortunately many
scholars neglect to read it. I don't make "Yasher"
the source of all understanding but consider it as a good help to bring light
in some passage. The Hebrew interpretation called “Pardes” is based on unchangeable rules, in that one level of
interpretation cannot change the P’shat
(literal) meaning in order to explain something. Yoseph
has been always looked at, as a perfect young boy loved by his father Ya’acov. In the Torah in the P’shat (literal) level, it is hard to
understand why Yoseph had to be send
twenty years in Egypt, even if Yoseph
himself at the end says that it was Elohim’s
will. ..
Let see what the book of Yasher tells us concerning Yoseph
character:
Yasher chapter 41:
5. and Joseph the son of Jacob, and his brother Benjamin, the sons of
Rachel, the wife of Jacob, were yet young in those days, and did not go out with their brethren during
their battles in all the cities of the Amorites. 6.
and when Joseph saw the strength of his brethren, and their greatness, he
praised them and extolled them, but he
ranked himself greater than them, and
extolled himself above them; and Jacob, his father, also loved him more
than any of his sons, for he was a son of his old age, and through his love
toward him, he made him a coat of many colours. 7. and when Joseph saw that his father loved him more than his
brethren, he continued to exalt himself
above his brethren, and he brought unto his father evil reports concerning them………….
We see that Yoseph
was high minded and arrogant toward his brethren. In these days the rule was
clear. The first born was to be shown higher respect and so on down to the
youngest one. In other word, Yoseph
was almost the last one, having only Benjamin
behind him..................
Yasher 41:15. And his father heard the words of Joseph and his
dream, and seeing that his brethren hated Joseph on account of this matter,
Jacob therefore rebuked Joseph before his brethren on account of this thing, saying,
What meaneth this dream which thou hast dreamed, and this magnifying thyself
before thy brethren who are older than thou art? “his father loved him more
than any of his sons for he was a son of his old age”. ..........
We have seen in others “Parsha” that the plain text many times doesn’t reveal the full
meaning. We have to dig in the “sod”
in order to see the beauty and depth of the revelation. The explanation of the statement that his
father loved him more than any of his other brethren is found in Messiah who
was to become the suffering servant also called “יהושע ben Yoseph”.
Joh
17:26 “And I
have made Your Name known to them, and shall make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me might
be in them, and I in them. ………
Verse
3 we read that Y’acov
made Yoseph a coat of many colours!
This statement is not there by accident. First of all to understand we should see what
was the intention of the many colours;
so we read concerning Tamar, daughter
of King David:
2Sa 13:18
and she (Tamar) had a garment of divers
colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were
virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after
her.
2Sa 13:19 and Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment
of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on
crying. ................
Kingly garment not only for daughters but also for
sons!
We should give their roles to the patriarchs in the “sod” to understand what יהוה want us
to see. Ya’acov is now as father a
type of Elohim. Yoseph is the types of Messiah who will be perfected through
suffering but also suffer on account of his brethren but let us compare:
Heb 5:8
Though he (יהושע) were a Son, yet learned
he obedience by the things which he suffered; ----- Heb 5:9
and being made perfect, he became
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him..............
Some will be amazed that יהושע had to learn obedience and made
perfect in order to become the author of eternal salvation! It is a slap to all those who claim יהושע to be "G-d in the
flesh". Ya’acov (Elohim) made Yoseph (Messiah יהושע) a coat of many colours. If we
look in the Hebrew word we will have a help to understand the meaning of the
word. Colour: Strong’s # H6446 פּס Pas written peh,
samech From H6461;
properly the palm (of the hand) or sole (of the foot), (compare H6447); by
implication (plural) a long and sleeved tunic (perhaps
simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, that is, of many
breadths): - (divers) colours......
We don’t have so much information as just the literal
meaning. The root of the word will help us:
----- H 6461 פּסס pâsas paw-sas' A
primitive root; probably to disperse,
that is, (intransitively) disappear:
- cease. .... The
root of the word “colour” means: to disperse, disappear, even “cease”!.....
Have you now found the link to the coat of many
colours? No! Let us see further who is Yoseph, is he not the father of Manasseh and Ephraim and their descendants, also called the “House of Israel” or “Ephraim”? Is not the “House of Israel” who has been scattered,
dispersed, cease to be called “my people”, among the nations? Can you see now the many colours? Intermingled
with the nations around them, the many colours are a picture of the nation’s mixing!
Hos 7:8 “Ephrayim
mixes himself among the people, Ephrayim
has become a cake unturned. In fact the
roots of the words “colours” show us that the colours represent the disperse
descendants of Yoseph mixed like the
colour of his robe.
Eze
36:19 “And I
scattered them among the gentiles (Goyim), and they were dispersed throughout the lands. I have judged them
according to their ways and their deeds. Joh 7:35 The Yehuḏim, therefore, said
to themselves, “Where is He about to go that we shall not find Him? Is He about
to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks,
and to teach the Greeks?
We see even more when יהושע made this
statement:
Mat
15:24 and He
answering, said, “I was not sent except to the
lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.” (Descendants from Yoseph)
Hos
1:4 and YHWH
said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house
of Jehu, and will cause to cease the
kingdom of the house of Israel........
.Yoseph
had inherit some character marks from his Father’s Ya’acov and tried to get favour at any price. Elohim will have to send him to Mitzrayim
for twenty years in order to make him the vessel he wants him to be; to
separate the godly seed from the carnal nature.
Is not twenty year a symbol of
two thousand years of יהושע among Yoseph's children called
Ephraim or the House of Israel among the nations (Egypt)?
Gen
37:1 and
Yaʽaqoḇ dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Kenaʽan
Ya'acov
returns to the land of his father Itzak seventeen years before his death
(Albert Barnes)
Gen 37:2 This is the genealogy of Yaʽaqoḇ. Yosĕph, being
seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the young man
was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And
Yosĕph brought an evil report of them to his father.
Barnes gives us following commentary: --- Joseph
is the favourite of his father, but not of his brethren. “In the land of his
father’s sojourning” This contrasts Jacob with Esau, who removed to Mount Seir
Gen 37:3 and Yisra’ĕl loved Yosĕph more than all his children,
because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a long robe. Gen
37:4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all
his brothers, they hated him and
were not able to speak peaceably to him.
Yasher 41: --- 9.
and Joseph was seventeen years old, and he was still magnifying himself above
his
brethren, and thought of raising himself above them.
10. at that
time he dreamed a dream, and he came unto his brothers and told them his dream,
and he said unto them, I dreamed a dream, and behold we were all binding sheaves
in the field, and my sheaf rose and placed itself upon the ground and your sheaves
surrounded it and bowed down to it. ........
Gen 37:5 and Yosĕph dreamed a dream, and told it to his
brothers. So they hated him even more. Gen 37:6 and he said to them, “Please
listen to this dream which I have dreamed: Gen
37:7 “See, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, and see, my
sheaf rose up and also stood up. And see, your sheaves stood all around and
bowed down to my sheaf.” Gen 37:8 and his brothers said to him,
“Shall you indeed reign over us? Shall you indeed rule over us?” So they hated
him even more for his dreams and for his words. Gen
37:9 and he dreamed still another
dream and related it to his brothers, and said, “See, I have dreamed
another dream, and see, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to
me.”
The repetition of dream are to confirm יהוה' nature of dream. The
two dreams have separated time frame. The first will happen when Yoseph (Messiah) brethren will meet him
again two times in Mitzrayim (Egypt
Gen
50:18 and his
brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “See, we are your servants.”
Joh
7:1 and after
this יהושע was walking in Galil, for He did
not wish to walk in Yehuḏah, because the
Yehudim (יהושע’s brethren) were seeking to kill Him.
Php
2:8 and
having been found in fashion as a man, He
humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, death even of a stake. Php
2:9 Elohim, therefore, has highly
exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every name,
The second dream show the position Messiah will have
at the Second Advent, reflected in Yoseph’s
life.
Psa 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be enraged, and you perish in
the way, for soon His wrath is to be kindled. Blessed are all those taking
refuge in Him.
Php 2:10 that at the Name of יהושע every knee
should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the
earth,
Php 2:11 and every tongue should confess that יהושע Messiah is Master, to the glory of Elohim the Father.
Does not the verse 10 show us that even Yoseph’s father Ya’acov was angry with him, as he asked Yoseph if he and his mother would also bow to him? The question may be asked, but if we look in
the “sod” we will see the answer. Yoseph, the type of Messiah will be the “saviour “, of his family:
Gen
45:5 “And
now, do not be grieved nor displeased with yourselves because you sold me here,
for Elohim sent me before you to
preserve life. Gen 45:6 “For
two years now the scarcity of food has been in the land, and there are still
five years in which there is neither ploughing nor harvesting. Gen 45:7 “And Elohim sent me before you to
preserve for you a remnant in the
earth, and to give life to you by a great escape. Gen
45:8 “So then, you did not send me
here, but Elohim. And He has set me for a father to Pharaoh, and master of
all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Mitsrayim
Ya’acov’s
descendants are called “the House of
Ya’acov” which includes the twelve tribes. יהושע who
is the fulfilment of יהוה’s revelation in Yoseph’s
life, is said to reign over the house of Ya’acov
forever:
Luk
1:33 “And He (יהושע) shall reign over the house of Yaʽaqoḇ forever, and there
shall be no end to His reign.”
Gen 37:10 and he related it to his father and his brothers. And
his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have
dreamed? Shall we, your mother and I and
your brothers, indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” Gen
37:11 and his brothers envied him,
but his father guarded the word.
Mat
27:18 for he (יהושע) knew that because of envy they had delivered Him up.
Yasher 41: ----
11. and his brethren answered him and
said unto him, What meaneth this dream that thou didst dream? dost thou imagine
in thy heart to reign or rule over us? 12.
and he still came, and told the thing to his father Jacob, and Jacob kissed
Joseph when he heard these words from his mouth, and Jacob blessed Joseph. 13. and when the sons of Jacob saw that their father
had blessed Joseph and had kissed him, and that he loved him exceedingly, they became jealous of him and hated him
the more.
Gen 37:12 and his
brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Sheḵem. Gen 37:13 and Yisra’ĕl said to Yosĕph, “Are not your
brothers feeding the flock in
Sheḵem? Come, I send you to them.” So he said to
him, “Here I am.”
Ya'acov
rebuke Yospeh after the second dream,
but the book of Yasher give us the
reason why he did rebuked him although he knew that the dreams were of Elohim:
41:15. and his father
heard the words of Joseph and his dream, and seeing that his brethren hated
Joseph on account of this matter, Jacob therefore rebuked Joseph before his brethren on account of this thing,
saying, What meaneth this dream which thou hast
dreamed, and this magnifying
thyself before thy brethren who
are older than thou art? 16. Dost thou imagine in thy heart that I and
thy mother and thy eleven brethren will come
and bow down to thee, that thou speakest these things?
17. and
his brethren were jealous of him on account of his words and dreams, and they continued
to hate him, and Jacob reserved the
dreams in his heart. We
have a similar situation with Myriam (Maria)
יהושע' mother:
Luk 2:9
and, lo, the messenger of YHWH came upon them, and the glory of YHWH shone
round about them: and they were sore afraid. Luk
2:10 and
the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luk 2:11 for unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is the Messiah the Sovereign……………………………
Luk 2:15
and it came to pass, as the messengers were gone away from them into heaven,
the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see
this thing which is come to pass, which YHWH hath made known unto us. Luk 2:16 and
they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a
manger. Luk
2:17 and when
they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child (verses 10-11).
Luk 2:18 and all they that heard it wondered at those things
which were told them by the shepherds. Luk 2:19 but Mary,
(Myriam) kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luk 2:20 and
the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising YHWH for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them...................
Myriam
kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart because the men were
confirming what the messenger Gabriel the messenger of יהוה had told her. Like Ya'acov
she kept all saying in her heart, because time will disclose the saying in the
appointed season.
Verse 13 Ya’acov
is called “Israel Israel
Gen 37:14 and he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well
with your brothers and well with the sheep, and bring back word to me.” So he
sent him out of the Valley
of Ḥeḇron
Yasher
41: ---- 19. and
Jacob saw that his sons were delayed in Shechem, and Jacob said within himself,
Peradventure the people of Shechem have risen up to fight against them,
therefore they have delayed coming this day.
20. and Jacob called Joseph
his son and commanded him, saying, Behold thy brethren are feeding in Shechem this day, and behold they
have not yet come back; go now therefore and see where they are, and bring me
word back concerning the welfare of thy brethren and the welfare of the flock.
Gen 37:15 and a certain
man found him, and see, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked
him, saying, “What do you seek?” Gen
37:16 and he said, “I am seeking my
brothers. Please inform me where they are feeding their sheep.” Gen 37:17 and the man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us
go towards Dothan Dothan
Who
is this man?
Yasher
41: --- 22.
and an angel of YHWH found him wandering
in the road toward the field, and Joseph
said unto the angel of YHWH, I seek my brethren; hast thou not heard where
they are feeding? and the angel of YHWH said unto Joseph, I saw thy brethren
feeding here, and I heard them say they would go to feed in Dothan
Gen 37:18 and they saw him from a distance, and before he came
near them, they plotted against him, to kill him. Gen 37:19 and they said to each
other, “See, this master of dreams is coming! Gen 37:20 “Now, then, come and let us now kill him
and throw him into some pit, and shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’
Let us then see what comes of his dreams!”
We find an interesting parable from Yeshua in the book
of Mattityahu:
Matt.21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder,
which planted a vineyard, and hedged
it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out
to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew
near, he sent his servants to the
husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son,
they said among themselves, This is the
heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
41 They say unto him, He will miserably
destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen,
which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
●Hatred brings somebody out of יהוה’s will. Remember what Cain did
to his brother Abel:
Gen
4:5 but He
did not look to Qayin and his offering. And Qayin was very wroth, and his face
fell. Gen 4:8 And Qayin told Heḇel his brother. And it came to be when they
were in the field, that Qayin rose up against Heḇel his brother and killed
him. .........
Here Yoseph's
brothers threw him in a pit, here a euphemism for death in the grave!
Psa 30:3
O YHWH, thou hast brought up my soul
from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit…….
Psa 30:9
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit (the
place of the wicked)? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy
truth?
Thus pointing to יהושע' death first, before going to the
world (Egypt Egypt ,
the place of idolatry like our forefathers (Ephraim)
have been scattered among the nations of the world, modern Egypt
Gen
37:21 But Re’uḇĕn heard and rescued him
from their hands, and said, “Let us not take his life.” .........
●Reuben was the first born and tried to use his
authority to rescue Yoseph in vain.......
Gen
37:22 And Re’uḇĕn said to them,
“Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit
which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him” – in order to rescue
him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father. Gen 37:23 so it came to be, when Yosĕph had come to his brothers,
that they stripped Yosĕph of his robe, the long robe which was on him. Gen 37:24 and they took him and threw
him into a pit. And the pit was empty,
there was no water in it.
“They threw him into a pit
……. And there was no water in it” Look
and compare the empty pit:
Luk 23:53
and he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that
was hewn in stone, wherein never man before (empty) was laid........
Here the pit is a picture of the place of eternal
punishment where sinners are to be thrown and “no water in it” is to be without
Torah to rescue!
Psa 30:3 יהוה, you brought me up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, from going down into
the pit. Psa
30:9 “What
gain is there in my blood, when I go down to
the pit? Would dust praise You? Would it declare your truth?
Psa 55:23 for You, O Elohim, do bring them down To the pit of destruction; Men of blood and deceit do not reach
half their days; But I, I trust in you.
Jer 18:20 should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for my life (to
kill me). Remember that I stood before You to speak good for them, and to turn
away your wrath from them. Jer 2:13 “For My people have done two evils: they have
forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters1, to hew out for themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns, which do not hold water. ……..
Isa 12:3 and you shall draw water with joy from the
fountains of salvation. Albert Barnes
gives following explanation concerning the pit:
Rev 9:1
and the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth:
and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And to him was given the key of the
bottomless pit - Of the under-world, considered particularly of the abode of the wicked. This is
represented often as a dark prison-house, enclosed with walls, and accessible
by gates or doors. These gates or doors are fastened, so that none of the
inmates can come out, and the key is in the hand of the keeper or guardian. In Rev_1:18 it is said that the keys of that world are in the
hand of the Saviour (compare the notes on that passage); here it is said that
for a time, and for a temporary purpose, they are committed to another. The word “pit” - φρέαρ phrear - denotes properly a well, or a pit for water dug in the earth; and
then any pit, cave, abyss. The
reference here is doubtless to the nether world, considered as the abode of the
wicked dead, the prison-house of the guilty.
You may say, but Brother Daniel why then was Yoseph
thrown in a pit reserved for the wicked, was he not beloved of Ya'acov? Yes it's true, but we must see
more and look at יהושע what do the scriptures say concerning him?.........
Isa
53:8 He was
taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for
he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. Isa
53:9 and he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was
any deceit in his mouth…………..Isa 53:12
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the
spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors..............
The righteous for the sinners! But יהוה will not let Yoseph
in the pit but send him to Egypt
Gen 37:25 and they sat down to eat a meal. And they lifted
their eyes and looked and saw a company of Yishmaʽĕlites, coming from Gilʽaḏ
with their camels, bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, and going to take them
down to Mitsrayim. Gen 37:26 and
Yehuḏah said to his brothers, “What would we gain if we kill our brother and
conceal his blood? Gen 37:27 “Come
and let us sell him to the Yishmaʽĕlites,
and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our flesh.” And his
brothers listened.
Gen
37:28 and men,
Miḏyanite traders passed by, so
they pulled Yosĕph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Yishmaʽĕlites for twenty pieces of silver. And they
took Yosĕph to Mitsrayim. ........
The
Ishmaelites are the descendants of Abraham through Hagar. In the Torah there is no coincidence. Let us look what is
the link between the Ishmaelites and Yoseph. Today the descendants of the Ishmaelites are the Arabs. not the Muslim, because many nations have turned to the
Muslim belief and are not Arabs, like the Pakistanis, the Egyptians,
Palestinians, Indonesians and many others. The true descendants from Abraham
through Hagar are the Saudis, the
inhabitants from Saudis Arabia...........
Now
where is the link with Yoseph?
Verse 31
we read: “they took Yoseph’s robe” It
was not possible for the Ishmaelites
to recognize the son from Ya’acov, he
wasn’t wearing his coat of many colours......
Today the Arabs (Ishmaelites)
do not recognize “Jesus” because he
has not his coat of many colours as it was also tradition among them! “Jesus” does not walk in the Torah of
Abraham, Itzahk and Ya’acov his forefathers, therefore Arabs
are confused and cannot accept this “Jesus”. יהושעis
mentioned in the Koran Surate 111:55 as the prophet!
Moderate Muslims acknowledge יהושע as a prophet send by Elohim,
even is they are blind to his Messiah ship. Can you see the confusion brought
by the Roman Catholics? Will there be some coming back to the true faith found
in יהושע? Future will tell us, for there is no salvation found in any
other names, but the name יהושע (Acts 4:12). We read
also from Ishmaelites and the Medianites, we are not to mix them, the
last are also descendants of Abraham but through his last wife Keturah who bear Midian (b'reshit 25:1-2)................
Yasher
42: ---- 2. They were holding the counsel, when they lifted up
their eyes, and saw, and behold there was a company of Ishmaelites coming at a
distance by the road of Gilead , going down to Egypt Judah Egypt
their
journey and passed by his brethren. 8. and
these said unto them, Why do you do this, to take our servant from us and to go
away? surely we placed this youth in the pit because he rebelled against us,
and you come and bring him up and lead him away; now then give us back our servant.
9. and the Midianites answered and said unto the sons of Jacob, Is this your
servant, or does this man attend you? per adventure you are all his servants,
for he is more comely and well favoured than any of you, and why do you all
speak falsely unto us? 10. Now therefore we will not listen to your words, nor
attend to you, for we found the youth in the pit in the wilderness, and we took
him; we will therefore go on. 11. and all the sons of Jacob approached them and
rose up to them and said unto them, Give us back our servant, and why will you
all die by the edge of the sword? And the Midianites cried out against them,
and they drew their swords, and approached to fight with the sons of Jacob. 12.
and behold Simeon rose up from his seat against them, and sprang upon the
ground and drew his sword and approached the Midianites and he gave a terrible
shout before them, so that his shouting was heard at a distance, and the earth
shook at Simeon's shouting. 13. and the Midianites were terrified on account of
Simeon and the noise of his shouting, and they fell upon their faces, and were
excessively alarmed. 14. and Simeon said unto them, Verily I am Simeon, the son
of Jacob the Hebrew, who
have, only with my brother, destroyed the city of Shechem Canaan ,
were to come with you, they could not fight against me. 15. Now therefore give
us back the youth whom you have taken, lest I give your flesh to the birds of
the skies and the beasts of the earth. 16. And the Midianites were more afraid
of Simeon, and they approached the sons of Jacob with terror and fright, and
with pathetic words, saying,
17. Surely you have said that the young man is your
servant, and that he rebelled against you, and therefore you placed him in the
pit; what then will you do with a servant who rebels against his master? Now
therefore sell him unto us, and we will give you all that you require for him;
and YHWH was pleased to do this in order that the sons of Jacob should not slay
their brother. 18. And the Midianites saw that Joseph was of a comely
appearance and well-favored; they desired him in their hearts and were urgent
to purchase him from his brethren. 19. And the sons of Jacob hearkened to the
Midianites and they sold their brother
Joseph to them for twenty pieces of silver, and Reuben their brother was not with them, and the Midianites
took Joseph and continued their journey to Gilead .
20. They were going along the road and the Midianites repented of what they had
done, in having purchased the young man, and one said to the other, What is
this thing that we
have done, in taking this youth from the Hebrews, who
is of comely appearance and well favoured. 21. Perhaps this youth is stolen
from the land of the Hebrews, and why then have we done this thing? and if he should be sought for
and found in our hands we shall die through him. 22. Now surely hardy and powerful men have
sold him to us, the strength of one of whom you saw this day; perhaps they
stole him from his land with their might and with their powerful arm, and have
therefore sold him to us for the small value which we gave unto them. 23. and
whilst they were thus discoursing together, they looked, and behold the company
of Ishmaelites which was coming at first, and which the sons of Jacob saw, was advancing
toward the Midianites, and the Midianites said to each other, Come let us sell this
youth to the company of Ishmaelites who are coming toward us, and we will take for
him the little that we gave for him, and we will be delivered from his evil.
24. and they did so, and they reached the Ishmaelites,
and the Midianites sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver
which they had given for him to his brethren. 25. and the Midianites went on
their road to Gilead, and the Ishmaelites took Joseph and they let him ride
upon one of the camels, and they were leading him to Egypt land of Canaan
The coat of many colours has different meanings. Beside
been the gift from Ya’acov to His
beloved son Yoseph, it is also a
garment bearing many symbols......
Jamieson,
Fausset and Brown gives following details: ---- made him a coat of many colours — formed in those early days by sewing together
patches of coloured cloth, and considered
a dress of distinction (Jdg_5:30;
2Sa_13:18).
The passion for various colours still reigns among the Arabs and other people
of the East, who are fond of dressing their children in this gaudy attire. But
since the art of interweaving various patterns was introduced, “the coats of colours”
are different now from what they seem to have been in patriarchal times, and
bear a close resemblance to the varieties of tartan...........
Barnes gives us also details concerning the price paid
for Yoseph:
Lev
27:4-7 ----- The
relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate
of the probable value of their future work:
|
Ages
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
From a month to five years of age
|
5 shekels
|
3 shekels
|
|
From five years to twenty of age
|
20
shekels
|
10 shekels
|
|
From forty years to sixty of age
|
50 shekels
|
30 shekels
|
|
Sixty years of age and older:
|
15 shekels
|
10 shekels
|
It is also the price given by Moshe for a child under Twenty years of age, Yoseph was seventeen year old:
Lev 27:5
and if it be from five years old even
unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten
shekels.
Gen 37:29 and Re’uḇĕn
returned to the pit, and see, Yosĕph
was not in the pit. And he tore his garments. Gen
37:30 and he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! And I,
where am I to go?” ..........
The reason why Yoseph
was sold while Reuben was absent can
be explained by the fact that Reuben
was the First born and thus had the
authority of decision, he didn't agree with his brother's plan so that they by
passed him.......
Gen 37:31 So they took
Yosĕph’s robe, killed a male goat, and dipped the robe in the blood, .......
Gen 37:32 and sent the long robe and
brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Please look, is it
the robe of your son or not?” ..... Gen
37:33 and he recognised it and said, “It is my son’s robe. An evil beast
has devoured him. Yosĕph is torn, torn to pieces.” ..............Gen 37:34 and Yaʽaqoḇ tore his
garments, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days. Gen
37:35 and all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he
refused to be comforted, and he said, “Now let me go down into the grave to my
son in mourning.” So his father wept for him. ..............
Verse
31 “they took Yoseph’s
robe … and dipped the robe in the blood”. This is a euphemism of the death of יהושע.To take the robe is also to take away his father’s given
authority. When יהושע came in the fourth Millennium, the majority of the Yehudin who were in Yerushlayim, didn’t accepted him to be the Messiah. After some years at the end of the first century, the
majority forgot about the event and turned back to their traditions as it is
today for almost all "jews" who
try to establish their own righteousness by
the Oral Torah. They forgot like
Ya’acov children forgot Yoseph
for twenty years, until Elohim brought
him back before them in Mitzrayim (Egypt Israel Egypt
Gen
37:36 and the
Miḏanites had sold him in Mitsrayim to Potiphar,
an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard. ...........Potiphar — This name, Potiphar, signifies one “devoted to the sun,” the local deity
of On or Heliopolis ,
a circumstance which fixes the place of his residence in the Delta, the
district of Egypt bordering
on Canaan (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown
commentary).
It is known that Egyptians like many nations and
ethnic groups all around the world (Aztecs in South America, Mayas) and others
groups in Asia were and for many still are
today sun worshipers. The
book of Yasher gives us a better
understanding how Yoseph came to Mitzrayim (Egypt
Yasher 42: ---- 3.
and Judah Egypt Judah
7.
and they called unto him and said, Who art thou and who brought thee hither,
and who placed thee in this pit, in the wilderness? And they all assisted to
raise up Joseph and they drew him out, and brought him up from the pit, and
took him and went away on their journey and passed by his brethren. 8. and these said unto them, Why do you
do this, to take our servant from us and to go away? surely we placed this youth
in the pit because he rebelled against us, and you come and bring him up and
lead him away; now then give us back our servant. 9. and the Midianites answered and said unto the sons of Jacob, Is
this your servant, or does this man attend you? Peradventure you are all his
servants, for he is more comely and well favored than any of you, and why do
you all speak falsely unto us? 10.
Now therefore we will not listen to your words, nor attend to you, for we found
the youth in the pit in the wilderness, and we took him; we will therefore go
on.
11.
and all the sons of Jacob approached them and rose up to them and said unto
them, Give us back our servant, and why will you all die by the edge of the
sword? And the Midianites cried out against them, and they drew their swords,
and approached to fight with the sons of Jacob. 12. and behold Simeon rose up from his seat against them, and
sprang upon the ground and drew his sword and approached the Midianites and he
gave a terrible shout before them, so that his shouting was heard at a
distance, and the earth shook at Simeon's shouting. 13. and the Midianites were terrified on account of Simeon and the
noise of his shouting, and they fell upon their faces, and were excessively
alarmed. 14. and Simeon said unto
them, Verily I am Simeon, the son of Jacob the Hebrew, who have, only with my
brother, destroyed the city of Shechem Canaan ,
were to come with you, they could not fight against me. 15. Now therefore give us back the youth whom you have taken, lest
I give your flesh to the birds of the skies and the beasts of the earth.
16. and the Midianites were more afraid of Simeon, and
they approached the sons of Jacob with terror and fright, and with pathetic
words, saying, 17. surely you have
said that the young man is your servant, and that he rebelled against you, and
therefore you placed him in the pit; what then will you do with a servant who rebels
against his master? Now therefore sell him unto us, and we will give you all
that you require for him; and the Lord was pleased to do this in order that the
sons of Jacob should not slay their brother. 18. and the Midianites saw that Joseph was of a comely appearance
and well-favoured; they desired him in their hearts and were urgent to purchase
him from his brethren. 19. and the
sons of Jacob hearkened to the Midianites and they sold their brother Joseph to
them for twenty pieces of silver, and Reuben their brother was not with them,
and the Midianites took Joseph and continued their journey to Gilead .
20. They were going along the road
and the Midianites repented of what they had done, in having purchased the
young man, and one said to the other, What is this thing that we have done, in
taking this youth from the Hebrews, who is of comely appearance and well favoured.
21.perhaps
this youth is stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and why then have we done this
thing? And if he should be sought for and found in our hands we shall die
through him. 22.Now
surely hardy and powerful men have sold him to us, the strength of one of whom you
saw this day; perhaps they stole him from his land with their might and with
their powerful arm, and have therefore sold him to us for the small value which we gave
unto them. 23.and whilst they were
thus discoursing together, they looked, and behold the company of Ishmaelites
which was coming at first, and which the sons of Jacob saw, was advancing
toward the Midianites, and the Midianites said to each other, Come let us sell this
youth to the company of Ishmaelites who are coming toward us, and we will take for
him the little that we gave for him, and we will be delivered from his evil.
........
24.and
they did so, and they reached the Ishmaelites, and the Midianites sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites
for twenty pieces of silver which
they had given for him to his brethren. 25.and
the Midianites went on their road to Gilead, and the Ishmaelites took Joseph and they let him ride upon one of the
camels, and they were leading him to Egypt
28.and YHWH saw the ambition of Joseph and his trouble,
and YHWH brought down upont hose men
darkness and confusion, and the hand of every one that smote him became
withered. 29.and they said to each other,
What is this thing that God has done to us in the road? and they knew not that
this befell them on account of Joseph. And the men proceeded on the road, and they passed along the road of Ephrath where
Rachel was buried.
30.and
Joseph reached his mother's grave, and Joseph hastened and ran to his mother's grave,
and fell upon the grave and wept. 31.and Joseph cried aloud upon his mother's
grave, and he said, O my mother, my mother, O thou who didst give me birth,
awake now, and rise and see thy son, how he has been sold for a slave, and no
one to pity him. 32.O rise and see thy son, weep with me on account of my
troubles, and see the heart of my brethren. ...............
Yehudah
was the one who sold Yoseph to the Medianites. The Midianites were also related to Ya’acov’s
sons they were descendants from Midian
a son of Abraham from his second wife
keturah whom he married after Sarah’s death:
The midianites
didn’t receive any part of the inheritance from Itzahk, this is very interesting:
Gen 25:1 and Aḇraham took another wife, whose name was
Qeturah.
Gen
25:2 And she
bore him Zimran, and Yoqshan, and Meḏan, and Miḏian, and Yishbaq, and Shuwaḥ.
The midianites
didn’t receive any part of the inheritance from Itzahk, this is very interesting: --- Gen 25:5 Now Aḇraham gave all that he had to Yitsḥaq, Gen 25:6 but to the sons of the concubines whom Aḇraham had, Aḇraham gave
gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Yitsḥaq,
eastward, to the land of the east. ....
The Midianites
were also descendants from Abraham we
will find them later under the leadership of Yethro, Moshe’s father in
law. They also were not able to recognize Yoseph
as the son of Ya’acov, because he
didn’t had his coat of many colours. Today confusion is in the world because
many people cannot recognize “Jesus” just
because he doesn’t has “the coat of many colours”. There are many people who
claim to believe “G-d” following the tradition of men and not the truth for we
know that the truth is the Torah (Psalm 119:142)
Yoseph
will go through the process of refining through the trials of life. This is the
same process which יהושעwill undergo יהוהwas watching upon him to make him come out like
refined gold, pure vessels useful for the Master. Even יהושעwas made perfect through suffering. Sorry for those
who think he is יהוהElohim the Eternal One, because יהוהhas no needs to be made perfect:
Heb 2:10 for it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their
salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb 5:8 though he was a Son, yet learned
he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Heb 5:9 and being
made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them
that obey him;
Luk 13:32 And He said to them, “Go, say to that fox, ‘See, I
cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’
..............The Greek word “perfected”
is Strong’s # G5048 teleioō From G5046; to complete, that is, (literally) accomplish,
or (figuratively) consummate (in character): - consecrate, finish, fulfil, (make) perfect.
Abram
was also to be perfect before Elohim:
Gen 17:1 and it came to be when Aḇram was ninety-nine years
old, that יהוה appeared to
Aḇram and said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai – walk before Me and be perfect……
The Hebrew word used here is Strong’s H8549 תּמים tâmîym taw-meem' written Tav, meme, yod, mem (final)... From
H8552; entire (literally, figuratively or morally);
also (as noun) integrity, truth: - without blemish, complete,
full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without
spot, undefiled, upright (-ly), whole.
We see that both words are related in their use........
Don't be surprise because it is also a
command to all of us!
Mat 5:48 be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect............
Chapter 38: ---- “Yehudah left his brethren”. ...........The
story of Yehudah and Tamar is quite
interesting. First of all the terms “Yehudah
left his brethren” shows that he went his own way, to marry a Canaanite woman, which his fathers have always avoid
to do. The particularity in the story is the faithfulness of Tamar who will
trick Yehudah in order to have
descendants. Yehudah having promised
to give her his last son Shelah after
Er and Onan had be killed by Elohim
because of their wickedness. The name “Tamar” in Hebrew means: --- Strong’s # H8559 תּמר tâmâr
written Tav,mem, resh. taw-mawr'. The same as H8558; Tamar,
the name of three women and a place: - Tamar.
H 8558 tâmâr
taw-mawr' from an unused root meaning to be erect; a palm tree: - palm (tree).............
We can read about palm tree:
Psa 92:12 the righteous
one flourishes like a palm tree, He
grows like a cedar in Leḇanon. Son
7:7 this stature of yours compares to a palm tree, and your breasts to
clusters...........
Palm trees are a euphemism for righteous people, cedar
have a double meaning: majesty but also many times pride depending on context.
Tamar although a Canaanite, was a righteous woman! This is quite interesting as
we can see today that many coming from other nations join themselves to Israel
Gen 38:26 And
Yehuḏah examined and said, “She has been more righteous than I, because I did
not give her to Shĕlah my son.” And he
never knew her again. Gen 38:1 and at
that time it came to be that Yehuḏah left his brothers, and turned aside to a
man, an Aḏullamite whose name was Ḥirah. Gen 38:2
and Yehuḏah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shuwa.
And he took her and went in to her. Gen 38:3
so she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Ěr. Gen 38:4
and she conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. Gen 38:5
and she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shĕlah. And he
was at Keziḇ when she bore him. Gen 38:6
and Yehuḏah took a wife for Ěr his first-born, and her name was Tamar. Gen 38:7
But Ěr, Yehuḏah’s first-born, was evil in the eyes of יהוה, and יהוה took his
life. Gen 38:8 and Yehuḏah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife
and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.” Gen
38:9 and Onan knew that the offspring
would not be his. And it came to be, when he went in to his brother’s wife that
he spilled on the ground, lest he should give an offspring to his brother. Gen
38:10 but what he did displeased יהוה, so He took his life too. Gen
38:11 Then Yehuḏah said to Tamar his
daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shĕlah is
grown.” For he said: “Lest he also die as his brothers did.” And Tamar went and
dwelt in her father’s house. Gen 38:12 and after a long time the daughter of Shuwa, Yehuḏah’s
wife, died. And Yehuḏah was comforted, and went up to his sheep-shearers at
Timnah, he and his friend Ḥirah the Aḏullamite. Gen
38:13 and it was reported to Tamar,
saying, “See, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” Gen
38:14 and she took off her widow’s
garments, and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat at the
entrance to Ěnayim which was on the way to Timnah (portion). For she saw that Shĕlah was grown, and she was not given
to him as a wife. Gen 38:15 and Yehuḏah saw her, and reckoned her for a whore, for
she had covered her face. Gen 38:16 and he turned aside to her by the way, and said, “Please
let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
And she said, “What do you give me to come in to me?” Gen
38:17 and he said, “Let me send you a
young goat from the flock.” And she said, “Do you give me a pledge until you
send it?” Gen 38:18 and he said, “What pledge should I give you?” And she
said, “Your seal and your cord and your staff that is in your hand.” And he
gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. Gen
38:19 and she arose and went away, and
removed her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood. Gen
38:20 and Yehuḏah sent the young goat
by the hand of his friend the Aḏullamite, to receive his pledge from the
woman’s hand, but he did not find her. Gen
38:21 and he asked the men of that
place, saying, “Where is the cult prostitute who was beside the way to Ěnayim
(portion)?” And they said, “There was no cult prostitute in this place.” Gen
38:22 and he returned to Yehuḏah and
said, “I have not found her. And the men of the place also said there was no
cult prostitute in this place.” Gen 38:23 and Yehuḏah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest
we become despised, for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.” Gen 38:24 and it came to be, about three
months after that Yehuḏah was informed, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law
has whored, and see, she has conceived by whoring.” And Yehuḏah said, “Bring
her out and let her be burned!” Gen 38:25 When she was brought out, she
sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong, I am
pregnant.” And she said, “Please examine whose these are: the seal and the cord
and the staff.” Gen 38:26 and Yehuḏah examined and said, “She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to
Shĕlah my son.” And he never knew her again. Gen 38:27 and it came to be, at the time
for giving birth that see twins were in her womb.
The children of Judah’s wife ….Er: Strong’s #H6147 ער ‛êr ayr From H5782; watchful; Er, the name of two Israelites: - Er Onan: trong’s #H209 אונן 'ônân o-nawn' A variation of H207; strong; Onan, a son of
Judah: - Onan. Remember that Tamar means “Palm tree” a
euphemism for righteous people (Psalm 92:12) Shela: Strong’s# H7956 שׁלה shêlâh shay-law' The same as H7596 (shortened); request; Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch
and of an Israelite: - Shelah. H7596: sheh-ay-law', From H7592; a petition; by implication a loan: - loan, petition, request. Tamar
(the Palm tree) was “righteous” watchful
in her way strong in her
challenges, waiting for the request or
petition, loan!
Who was Tamar to act this way that Yehudah
say: “She has been more
righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shĕlah my son.”?.....
Yasher 45:23. And in those days Judah went to the house of Shem and took Tamar the daughter of Elam, the son of Shem, for a wife for his first born Er…..
Yehudah took a Canaanite woman for wife Shuha (verse 3). Tamar been raised in
the family of her father Elam son of
Shem, knew how to behave to raise seed to the first dead husband. She was
from the lineage of Abraham. Gen24:2 and
Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he
had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Gen 24:3 and
I will make thee swear by YHWH, the Elohim of heaven, and the Elohim of the
earth, that thou shalt not take a wife
unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: Gen 24:4 but thou shalt go unto my
country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. Gen 15:18 In the same day YHWH made a covenant with
Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt
unto the great river, the river Euphrates: Gen 15:19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and
the Kadmonites, Gen 15:20 and the Hittites*, and the
Perizzites, and the Rephaims, Gen 15:21 and the Amorites*, and the Canaanites*, and the Girgashites*,
and the Jebusites*. *Direct descendants from Canaan one
of Noach son who has been cursed (b’reshit
9:25)…..
Judah disobey
(sin) by breaking the commands that was respected by Abraham Itzahk, and Ya’acov. Lookig
in Tamar’s life we see that out of
her womb will come David and later
from this lineage our Master Yehoshua, who
died for our past sins. YHWH destroyed the seed of Yehudah with the Canaanite woman (Er and Onan), the last one Shelah …..
Gen 38:28 and it came to be, when she was giving birth, that the
one put out his hand. And the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his
hand, saying, “This one came out first.”
Gen 38:29 and it came to be, as he drew back his hand that see, his brother came out! And she
said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” So his name was called Perets. Gen 38:30 and afterward his brother came
out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. So his name was called Zeraḥ. …….
The
birth of Perets, also written “Pharez” is quite interesting and we find
him again in another book: --- Rth
4:12 “And let your house be like the house of Perets, whom Tamar bore
to Yehuḏah, of the seed which יהוה does give
you from this young woman.” Rth 4:18 and this is the genealogy of Perets (Pharez): Perets brought forth
Ḥetsron. Rth 4:19 and
Ḥetsron brought forth Ram, and Ram brought forth Amminaḏaḇ. Rth 4:20 and Amminaḏaḇ
brought forth Naḥshon, and Naḥshon brought forth Salmon. Rth
4:21 and Salmon brought forth Boʽaz, and Boʽaz brought forth
Oḇĕḏ. Rth 4:22 and Oḇĕḏ brought forth Yishai (Jesse), and Yishai brought forth Dawiḏ. ....
And
we all know that יהושעcame from the seed of David!
This is amazing to see how יהוה brought the
“Just One” יהושעwho was to be the Messiah,
the Saviour of the World! Just read this: --- 2Ti 2:20 But in a large house there are not only
vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some unto value and some
unto no value.
2Ti 2:21 If, then, anyone cleanses himself from these matters, he shall be a vessel unto
value, having been set apart, of good use to the Master, having been prepared
for every good work. ......
Tamar was this vessel, she has been prepared through
the life’s trials, losing two husbands because of their wickedness, she
remained faithful and became the vessel that will carry the seed of David
ancestor, Pharez / Perets.......
Perets:
Strong's #H6556 פּרץ perets peh'-rets......From H6555; a break
(literally or figuratively): - breach, breaking
forth (in), X forth, gap...............
The second born of the twin Zarah means “rising of light” in Hebrew and represent the “sun” =
“first born” = Israel
Albert Barnes gives interesting information concerning
Judah Judah Judah Judah Judah
Exo
4:22 “And you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Yisra’ĕl is My son, My first-born,
The lineage is determine by man and not by woman has
it is taught sometime nowadays by the rabbis. Women are vessel to carry the
seed and bring it to maturity until birth....... Another explanation to this
chapter is to be found in the “sod” Yehudah
represent the “House of Yehudah” the
southern kingdom and Tamar who was disguised as a harlot, represent the “House of Israel” in its whoredom. Yehudah
(Judah) got wicked children (verse 7,9 Er
and Onan) marrying a Canaanite woman.
Once Yehuda’s wife died verse 12 and Yehudah went for a prostitute (Tamar
e.g. “Palm tree”) she was more righteous than Yehuda verse 26. Yehudah
today walk in the Torah after the letter, but righteousness come from keeping
the commandments (Tamar followed Elam’s
teaching) through Messiah יהושעour
Master.......
Chapter 39: ---- It is good to go to the book of Yasher to get more inside
concerning Yoseph tribulation. Here
we will see that Yoseph knew hat
Elohim was the author of his challenge:----
Yasher chapter 42: 27.and one of the Ishmaelites rose up and smote Joseph
upon the cheek, and still he continued to weep; and Joseph was fatigued in the
road, and was unable to proceed on account of the bitterness of his soul, and
they all smote him and afflicted him in the road, and they terrified him in
order that he might cease from weeping.
28.and YHWH saw the ambition of
Joseph and his trouble, and YHWH brought down upon those men darkness and
confusion, and the hand of every one that smote him became withered. 29.and
they said to each other, What is this thing that Elohim has done to us in the
road? and
they knew not that this befell them on account of
Joseph. And the men proceeded on the road, and they passed along the road of
Ephrath where Rachel was buried. 30.and
Joseph reached his mother's grave, and Joseph hastened and ran to his mother's grave,
and fell upon the grave and wept. 31.and Joseph
cried aloud upon his mother's grave, and he said, O my mother, my mother, O
thou who didst give me birth, awake now, and rise and see thy son, how he has
been sold for a slave, and no one to pity him. 32.O rise and see thy son, weep with me on account of my troubles,
and see the heart of my brethren. 33. Arouse
my mother, arouse, awake from thy sleep for me, and direct thy battles against my
brethren. O how have they stripped me of my coat, and sold me already twice for
a slave, and separated me from my father, and there is no one to pity me. 34.
Arouse and lay thy cause against them before God, and see whom God will justify
in the judgment, and whom he will condemn.
35.Rise, O my mother, rise,
awake from thy sleep and see my father how his soul is with me this day, and
comfort him and ease his heart. 36. And Joseph continued to speak these
words, and Joseph cried aloud and wept bitterly upon his mother's grave; and he
ceased speaking, and from bitterness of heart he became still as a stone upon
the grave. 37.and Joseph heard a voice
speaking to him from beneath the ground, which answered him with bitterness
of heart, and with a voice of weeping and praying in these words: 38.My son, my son Joseph, I have heard
the voice of thy weeping and the voice of thy lamentation; I have seen thy
tears; I know thy troubles, my son, and it grieves me for thy sake, and abundant
grief is added to my grief. 39.Now therefore my son, Joseph my son,
hope to YHWH, and wait for him and do not fear, for YHWH is with thee, he will
deliver thee from all trouble. 40.Rise my son, go down unto Egypt
This is a question we should ask ourselves: Am I
giving my best to walk in יהושע's steps, or am I going my own way? This we should do as a kind
of check up every day before we go to
sleep in order to correct our own weakness by repentance and prayer. 1Pe 2:22 “who committed no sin1 nor was
deceit found in His mouth,” 1Pe 2:23 who, being reviled, did not revile in return; suffering, did not
threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
.......You can see how this
statement from Kefa feeds also with Yoseph’s life. How is it with us today,
how do we react when people threat us unjustly, do we take the matter in our
own hands or rather do we entrust ourselves in יהוה? Do we accept our suffering when
abused by other; do we avoid sin by following יהושע Messiah
our Master? There are two opportunities
when HaSatan will try to destroy a
person: ----- ● When a person is successful HaSatan
will try to bring pride in his life and thus make him fall ● When somebody is “down” through the
pressure of life (read verses 5-7).HaSatan
comes here in the form of Potiphar’s
wife to tempt Yoseph.........;HaSatan is also called the “tempter”.
Each of us will be tempted in one or another way. For some it will be with
sexual temptation, or with money, when we don’t have or if we have too much of
it. Doubt is also one of HaSatan
trick to bring pressure in our life. We will see in another Parsha how it is with the children of
Israel in the wilderness.......... Mat 4:3 and when the
tempter came to him (יהושע), he said, If thou be the Son of Elohim, command that these
stones be made bread...... Yoseph
has been raised by the patriarch Ya’acov
who himself has to overcome his own carnal nature in order to become the vessel
יהוה wanted him to be. Yospeh
will in his turn resist temptation and overcome before been raised to the
higher position on earth, a picture of Messiah at his return...... Mat 4:3
and when the tempter came to him (יהושע), he said, If thou be the Son of Elohim, command that these
stones be made bread......... Gen 39:1 and Yosĕph had been taken down to Mitsrayim. And Potiphar, an officer
of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, a Mitsrite (Egyptian), bought him from the
Yishmaʽĕlites who had taken him down there. Gen
39:2 and it came to be that יהוה was with Yosĕph, and he became a prosperous man,
and was in the house of his master the Mitsrite. Gen 39:3 and his master saw that יהוה was with him* and that יהוה made all he did to prosper in his
hand. Gen 39:4 so Yosĕph found favour in his
eyes, and served him, and he appointed him over his house, and gave into his
hand all that he had. Gen 39:5 and it came to be, from the time
that he appointed him over his house and all that he had, that יהוה blessed the Mitsrite’s house for Yosĕph’s sake*. And the blessing of יהוה was on all that he had in the
house and in the field. Gen 39:6 and he left in Yosĕph’s hand all
that he had, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate.
And Yosĕph was handsome in form and appearance. Gen 39:7 and after these events it came
to be that his master’s wife lifted up her eyes to Yosĕph and said, “Lie with
me.” What did Laban say
to Ya’acov? Gen 30:27 and Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I
have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that YHWH hath blessed me for thy sake
(Ya’acov). ……..What did YHWH told Ya’acov? ----- Gen 26:24 and YHWH appeared unto him the same night,
and said, I am the Elohim of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee,
and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for
my servant Abraham's sake. ………….
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On whose behalf are we blessed?
·
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the Elohim and Father of
our Master Yahushua the Messiah, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in the Messiah:
Not because of our own righteousness have we been
bless, rather on the righteousness imparted to us in Messiah Yehoshua!..............1Co 1:30 but of him are ye in the Messiah Yahushua,
who of YHWH is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification,
and redemption: ……………Gen 39:8 but he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my
master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has given into my
hand all that he has. Gen 39:9 “No one is greater in this house than I, and he has not
withheld whatever from me but you, because you are his wife. And how shall I do
this great evil and sin against Elohim?” Gen 39:10 and it came to be, as she spoke
to Yosĕph day by day, that he did not listen to her, to lie with her, to be
with her. Gen 39:11 and it came to be on a certain
day, when Yosĕph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the
house was inside, Gen 39:12 that she caught him by his
garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled
and ran outside. Gen 39:13 and it came to be, when she saw
that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside,
Gen 39:14 that she called to the men of
her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Heḇrew to
mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. Gen 39:15 “And it came to be, when he
heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me,
and fled and went outside.” Gen 39:16 and she kept his garment with
her until his master came home. Gen 39:17 and she spoke to him these same
words, saying, “The Heḇrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me, to
mock me, Gen 39:18 so it came to be, as I lifted my
voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.” Gen 39:19 and it came to be, when his
master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, “Your servant did
to me according to these words,” that his displeasure burned. Gen 39:20 Then Yosĕph’s master took him
and put him into the prison, a place where the sovereign’s prisoners were
confined. And he was there in the prison. Gen 39:21 But יהוה was with Yosĕph and extended
kindness to him, and He gave him favour
in the eyes of the prison warden. Gen 39:22 and the prison warden gave into
the hand of Yosĕph all the prisoners who were in the prison, and whatever was
done there was his doing. Gen 39:23 The prison warden did not look
into any point that was under Yosĕph’s hand, because יהוה was with him. And whatever he did, יהוה made it prosper. …..Temptation
will come. For a man it may be like as it was for Yoseph, but there are many others temptations. The only way to
escape is to look at יהוה and trust
יהושע to help us to overcome. Yoseph
is now in the prison. Remember Yoseph
is a type of Messiah and we should
try to read the “parsha” always with
this in mind, in order to see what is behind the letter. Here we have two men, servant of Pharaoh in
prison with Yoseph. The wine is a
euphemism for Israel
Verses
10-12 compare with: ---- Rev 14:17 and another messenger came out of the Dwelling Place which is in the
heaven, and he too held a sharp sickle. Rev
14:18 and another messenger came out from the altar, having authority over
the fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him having the sharp sickle, saying,
“Send your sharp sickle and gather the
clusters of the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe.” Rev
14:19 and the messenger thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it
into the great winepress of the wrath of Elohim. Rev 14:20
and the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the
winepress, up to the bridles of the horses, for about three hundred kilometres.
Try to make a relation knowing that the butler is a
servant and Pharaoh was called “god on earth”.
Verse 13 “within three days”.
At the beginning of the third day, Messiah
will come back, is there any relation between this event and the coming back of
יהושע in the “sod”? The chief butler had a wine before him.
The wine is a picture of Israel
Rev
14:20 and the
winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up
to the bridles of the horses, for about three hundred kilometres. ..... For the
backer there are also three days and it looks that the backer represent the
symbolic winepress used for people to
receive their punishment? Three days this represent the Two days of Messiah,
two thousands years and the Millennium reign of Messiah, one thousand year. The P’shat
(literal) level reveals the account and deliverance of Yoseph. The dreams were there to be used later by Elohim in order to elevate him at Pharaoh’s
right hand. We could also see a picture of יהושע who rules
יהוה’s kingdom on earth on the third day. For the chief baker the dream is more
concealed, he carry the basket on his head as it was the custom at this time,
and he says that the birds "The
birds ate them out of the basket on my head.” (verse 17).In the scriptures
when not mentioned birds represent
evils spirits or demons. Instead of Pharaoh taking the bread or bake meats from
the basket, the birds stole they and
Pharaoh hang the baker!!!!! May יהוה help us to understand? A comparison can be made between this portion
from Yoseph been in prison and the
death of Messiah. Yehoshua was surrounded by two men on the
stake, the one looked unto him asking to remember him and was to go with him to
Paradise, the other one was killed
without repentance thus like the baker in Yoseph
story was executed without mercy! (Matt.23:32-43). Yehoshua will come back on the third day some will raise for
everlasting life, other for everlasting condemnation!
Gen 40:1
and after these events it came to be that the cupbearer and the baker of the sovereign of Mitsrayim
sinned against their master, the sovereign of Mitsrayim. Gen 40:2
And Pharaoh was wroth with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief
baker. Gen 40:3
so he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Yosĕph was a
prisoner. Gen 40:4
and the captain of the guard put Yosĕph in charge of them, and he served them.
So they were in confinement for some time. Gen 40:5
then the cupbearer and the baker of the sovereign of Mitsrayim, who were
confined in the prison, dreamed a dream, both of them, each man’s dream in one
night and each man’s dream with its own interpretation. Gen 40:6
and Yosĕph came in to them in the morning and looked at them and saw that they
were sad. Gen 40:7
and he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in confinement of his
master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?” Gen 40:8
and they said to him, “We each have dreamed a dream, and there is no one to
interpret it.” And Yosĕph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to
Elohim? Relate them to me, please.” Gen 40:9
so the chief cupbearer related his dream to Yosĕph, and said to him, “See, in
my dream a vine was before me, Gen 40:10 and in the vine were three branches, and it was as
though it budded – its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe
grapes. Gen 40:11 “And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand. So I took the grapes and pressed them into
Pharaoh’s cup ("G-d on
earth"), and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.” Gen 40:12 and Yosĕph said to him, “This is the interpretation
of it: The three branches are three days. Gen 40:13 “Yet, within three days Pharaoh is going to lift up
your head and restore you to your place,
and you shall put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former ruling,
when you were his cupbearer. Gen
40:14 “But
remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me. And
mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. Gen 40:15 “For truly I was stolen away from the land of the
Heḇrews. And also I have done naught
that they should put me into the dungeon.” Gen 40:16 and the chief baker saw that the interpretation was
good, and he said to Yosĕph, “I also was in my dream and saw three white
baskets were on my head, Gen 40:17 and in the uppermost basket all kinds of baked goods
for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.” Gen 40:18 and Yosĕph answered and said, “This is the
interpretation of it: The three baskets
are three days. Gen 40:19 “Yet, within three days Pharaoh is going to lift off
your head from you and hang you on a tree. And the birds shall eat your flesh
from you.” Gen 40:20 and on the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, it came to
be that he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the
chief cupbearer and of the chief baker among his servants, Gen 40:21 and he restored the chief cupbearer to his post of
cupbearer again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand, Gen 40:22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Yosĕph had
interpreted to them. Gen 40:23 and the chief cupbearer did not remember Yosĕph, but
forgot him.
Haftorah - See Chart "Lineage of Judah
The prophet Amos which means “burdensome” in Hebrew wrote this message in 787BCE. And proclaim
the punishment of the “House of Israel”, Ephraim who has gone after whoring and
has turned away from the Torah: “selling
the righteous for silver”, “the poor
for a pair of sandals”, “turn aside
the way of the meek”, “ a man and his
father go in to the same girl” they
go to their mighty ones (verse8)......יהוה plead with the “House of Israel” and foretell them
that he will say what he will do by the mouth of His prophets, even if they don’t want to hear them......Is
this warning already fulfilled? Have we
all heard the call of the prophets? Have
we turned from our crocked ways? Do you
think that today calamity, death, wars, famine come just so by coincidence, or
is it יהוה fulfilling all his words upon
the all world? The transgressions of Israel
Do you remember that the Children of Israel agreed at
Mount Sinai to do all what יהוה will tell them to do? Exo 19:8 and all the
people answered together, and said, All
that YHWH hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people
unto YHWH. Amo 3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?
Does a young lion give forth his voice out of his den unless he has caught? Amo 3:5 Does a bird fall into a snare on
the earth, where there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the
earth, if it has not captured prey? Amo 3:6 If a ram’s horn is blown in a
city, do the people not tremble? If there is calamity in a city, shall not יהוה have done it? Amo 3:7 for the Master יהוה does no matter unless He reveals His secret to His
servants the prophets. Amo 3:8 a lion has roared! Who is not
afraid? The Master יהוה has spoken! Who would not
prophesy?........The high Priest here is a picture of Messiah who was loaded with our sins and
the “branch” verse 8 is the Hebrew word “Tzemach”
another name for “Messiah”. Yehoshusa’s sons defiled themselves with
Babylonians women chapter 6:1-7,
We see HaSatan
trying to accuse the High Priest Yehoshua,
but יהוה rebuke
HaSatan and commanded His messenger
to remove the filthy garments which represent the works of unrighteousness. יהוה had
proclaimed that the captivity in Babylon will less seventy years, after that he
will bring them back. יהוה is
proclaiming that he will remove the guilt of the land in one day in the future
verse 9……….“Under the wine and the fig tree”.
The wine is a euphemism for Israel Babel or Babylon
Yehoshua
the High Priest is accused by HaSatan.
The house of Yehudah was clothed with
filthy garments (false Torah behaviors) and the accuser HaSatan was there to accuse. יהוה proclaim by the mouth of the prophet that he will remove the
filthiness of the house and will send his servant the BRANCH (Tzemach) יהושע to remove the iniquity (transgression of the Torah) in one day!............
Verse 10 is to be read with יהושע'
statement to Nathanael in Yochanan 1:48…..Joh
1:48 Nathanael (El
has given) saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Yahushua answered and said
unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when
thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Zec 3:1 and he showed me Yehoshua the high priest standing
before the messenger of יהוה, and Satan standing at his right hand to be an
adversary to him. Zec 3:2 and יהוה said to Satan, “יהוה rebuke you, Satan! יהוה who has chosen Yerushalayim rebuke you! Is this not
a brand plucked from the fire?” Zec 3:3 and Yehoshua was dressed in filthy garments,
and was standing before the messenger. Zec 3:4 and He answered
and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your guilt from you, and
shall put costly robes on you.” Zec 3:5 and I said, “Let
them put a clean turban on his head.” Then they put a clean turban on his head,
and they put garments on him. And the messenger of יהוה stood by. Zec 3:6 and the messenger
of יהוה witnessed to Yehoshua, saying, Zec 3:7 “Thus said יהוה of hosts, ‘If
you walk in My ways, and if you guard My duty, then you shall also rule My
house, and also guard My courts. And I shall give you access among these
standing here.
Zec 3:8 ‘Now listen, Yehoshua the high
priest, you and your companions who sit before you, for they are men of symbol.
For look, I am bringing forth My Servant – the Branch1. Footnote: 1Or
Sprout. See Isa. 4:2, Isa. 11:1, Jer. 23:5, Jer. 33:15, Zech. 6:12. Zec 3:9 ‘See the stone
which I have put before Yehoshua: on one stone are seven eyes. See, I am
engraving its inscription,’ declares יהוה of hosts,
‘and I shall remove the guilt of that land in one day. Zec 3:10 ‘In that day (at
that time),’ declares יהוה of hosts, ‘you shall invite one another, under the
vine and under the fig tree.’ ” Zec 4:1
and the messenger who was speaking to
me came back and woke me up as a man is awakened from sleep. Zec 4:2 and he said to me, “What do you see?” So I said, “I
have looked, and see: a lampstand all of gold with a bowl on top of it, and on
the stand seven lamps with seven spouts to the seven lamps. Zec 4:3 “And two olive trees are by it, one at the right of
the bowl and the other at its left.” Zec 4:4 Then I responded and spoke to the messenger who was
speaking to me, saying, “What are these, my master?”Zec 4:5
and the messenger who was speaking to me answered and said to me, “Do you not
know what these are?” And I said, “No, my master.” Zec 4:6
and he answered and said to me, “This is the word of יהוה to Zerubbaḇel, ‘Not by might nor
by power, but by My Spirit,’ said יהוה of hosts. Zec 4:7 ‘Who are you Great Mountain,
before Zerubbaḇel, a plain, and he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts
of “Favour, favour to it!” ’ ” Act 7:9 “And the ancestors, becoming jealous, sold Yosĕph
into Mitsrayim. But Elohim was with him, Act 7:10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and
gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh, sovereign of Mitsrayim. And he
appointed him governor over Mitsrayim and all his house. Act 7:11 “Then a scarcity of food and great distress came over
all the land of Mitsrayim and Kena‘an (Canaan), and our fathers found no food. Act 7:12 “But Yaʽaqoḇ heard that there was grain in
Mitsrayim, and he sent out our fathers the first time, Act 7:13 and at the second time Yosĕph was made known to his
brothers, and Yosĕph’s race became known to the Pharaoh. Act 7:14 “And Yosĕph sent and called his father Yaʽaqoḇ and
all his relatives to him, seventy-five people. Act 7:15 “And Yaʽaqoḇ went down to Mitsrayim, and died, he
and our fathers, Act 7:16 and they were brought over to Sheḵem and laid in the
tomb that Aḇraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Ḥamor, the
father of Sheḵem.
May יהוה bless you through Messiah יהושע as you keep to be diligent to
study the Torah.
