2 Moat - Gihon

28.13-4 And The Lord Stood No Longer Beside Isaac. Had All the
nations Been Judged by their own sins, None Would Survive.

28.a15 The Lord Promised To Be With Jacob, And To Bring him
Back Home Again.

28.15 Jacob did not contemplate changing his plans about leaving
Canaan in order To Glorify The Lord Instead. He choose a wife
before his G-d.

28.b15 G-d's Plan Will Be Accomplished instead by the sons of
Israel.

28.16 Jacob awoke and was surprised that The Lord Must Be In
That Place, and he knew it not.

28.16 The Lord Was In That Place.
28.17 Jacob was afraid and in awe of The Place For The Lord's
Presence.
28.18 That morning, Jacob took the stone he had put under his head,
set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon it.
28.19 Jacob named the place, Beth-El, The House Of G-d.

28.19 The name of the city was Luz at first.

28.20-2 Jacob vowed A Vow To G-d Which The Lord Made A
Blessing unto his children:
'The Lord Bless thee, And Keep thee;
The Lord Make His Face To Shine Upon thee,
And Be Gracious Unto thee;
The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon thee,
And Give thee Peace.'
The Lord Shall Be his G-d; and the stone he has placed upon the
pillar, shall he make of it, G-d's House; and the tenth of all he
receives, Shall Be The Lord's. And the tenth of all they receive from
the nations for The Service Of The Lord, and for the needs of the
poor, shall be for Israel's inheritance. And they shall set apart of it,
A Gift For The Lord, even a tithe of the tithe, For The Service Of
The Priests in the tent of meeting.
29.1 Jacob resumed his journey.

29.1 Jacob resumed his journey eastward out of Canaan as Adam,
and Cain had.

29.2-3 Many flocks were watered by the well in the field at Haran.

29.2-3 Usage of the well was limited and controlled by a great
stone at the mouth.

29.4-6 Jacob asks the town's people of the welfare of Laban. They
acknowledge him to be well, and that Rachel approaches with
Laban's flock.
29.7 Jacob suggests they water their flocks now, before the cattle
arrive.

29.8 They respond that they lack the authority to uncover the well.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city;
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

29.8 They gave answer truthfully.
29.9 Rachel arrives with Laban's flock.
29.10 Jacob believed he had the authority to uncover the well, and
did so, and watered Laban's flock. The weight of the well's cover
was not so great that he could not move it. The three shepherds
had respect for the ownership of the well, by not uncovering it.

29.10 Jacob only watered Laban's flock, the others had to wait.
Jacob had not the authority to uncover the well and water the flock,
G-d Would Punish him By Causing him To Remain In The Service
of the flock.

29.11-2 Jacob kissed Rachel, wept, and told her who he was. She
ran and told her father.
29.a13 Laban ran to meet Jacob, embraced, kissed, and brought
him to his house.

29.13 Laban need not to have run. Jacob should not have spoken
as much as he did.

29.b13 Jacob told Laban all these things truthfully.
29.14 Laban tells Jacob they are bone and flesh the same. Jacob
was made Laban's guest for one month.
29.15 Laban told Jacob that just because he is his brother, he
should not have to work there for nothing, and asked, 'What should
his wages be?'
29.16 Laban had two daughters, Leah and Rachel.
29.17 Rachel was very fair.

29.17 Leah's eyes were weak.

29.18 Jacob loved Rachel. Jacob offered to serve Laban seven
years for her.

29.18 Jacob did not love Leah exceedingly. Rachel should not be
bartered for. Laban should have offered to let them marry
independent of his service to Laban. Laban now also must continue
to provide for Rachel during Jacob's servitude. Were he to die before
the seven years, shall he receive nothing, and die childless?
Rebekah had not anticipated this.
29.19 That a daughter could be a man's property to be exchanged
for another man's service.

29.19 In the year five hundred, eleven years After Flood, Laban
agrees to Jacob's terms.
25.12-5 Ishmael had generations born unto him of his twelve sons
and his daughter; G-d Has Given Ishmael Thirteen Paths By Which
To Turn To Him. The tree is known by the fruit it brings forth, where
there are children, there is yet hope.

25.16-8 Ishmael and his sons, by villages and encampments over
against all his brethren. Ishmael dies five hundred, fifteen years
After Flood.

25.17 Ishmael is gathered unto his people after his death for burial
at age a hundred, thirty seven.
29.20 Jacob easily fulfills the terms of his agreement with Laban,
by his love for Rachel.
29.21 Jacob wants his wife. The worker is worth his hire.
29.22 In the year five hundred, eighteen After Flood, Laban makes
a wedding feast.
29.23 Laban took Leah to Jacob's tent, as Rebekah had sent
Jacob to Isaac's tent for impersonation. Had Isaac Arranged a

Marriage for Esau, Leah would have been given to Esau already.

G-d's Punishment for Esau Is Equitable.

29.23 Jacob was deceived by his brother Laban.

29.24 Laban gave his handmaid Zilpah, to Leah, for her dowry.

29.24 Laban also kept female servants.

29.25 Jacob confronts Laban about the exchange.

29.26-7 Laban changes the terms of his agreement with Jacob.
Laban implies that his daughter could simply be discarded after a
week of marriage, in favour of Rachel.

29.27 G-d Punished Jacob Double for Esau, by Laban.
29.a28 Leah would not have fared better than with Jacob, had she
remained unmarried in her father's house. Jacob agrees to the new
terms. G-d Did Not Approve that Jacob also got Rachel to wed,
after "a customary week" of marriage with Leah.

29.28 As Jacob had rebelled against his arranged marriage, so
shall he not arrange marriages for his children, then shall he Be
Punished A Second Time through them. Jacob is now married to
both sisters. G-d Will Make Rachel Barren For The Cause Of
Adultery. All the bad that happens to Jacob throughout his life can
be traced to this one event; lying, stealing, idol worship, incest,
rape, murder, slavery, prostitution, and disrespectful children.

29.b28 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other.
29.29 Laban gave his handmaid Bilhah, to Rachel, for her dowry.

29.29 Servitude.

29.30 Jacob loved Rachel, and served seven more years.

29.30 Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah.

29.31 The Lord Saw that Leah was hated, So He Opened her womb.

29.31 The Lord Left Rachel Barren. Leah was hated.

29.32-4 Leah bears Jacob's first three sons and names them.

29.32-4 Leah names her children after the pain she bears, from her
competitor, and her husband.

29.35 Leah bears another son, puts her pain behind her, Praises
The Lord, and gives a good name to the child.

29.35 Leah left off bearing.
30.1 Rachel envied her sister because she had not conceived, and
she demanded children of Jacob.
30.2 Jacob feels anger towards Rachel for her remarks.
30.a3 Rachel suggests to Jacob that he bear children through
Bilhah for her. Bilhah was formerly his father-In-Law's servant.

30.3 Jacob had the example of Hagar and Ishmael to guide him.

30.b3 Jacob ignores his father, Abraham's experience with Hagar.
30.4 Rachel gave Bilhah to Jacob, to be concubine in her battle
with her sister. Bilhah was not a willing partner for Jacob.
30.5 Bilhah bore a son. She had not the final say concerning even
his name.

30.5 The name Bilhah offered for her son, was accepted.
30.6 Rachel said G-d Had Heard her voice.

30.6 Rachel said G-d Had Judged her, by a son she named Dan.
30.7 Bilhah bore a second son. She had not the final say
concerning even his name.

30.7 The name Bilhah offered for her son, was accepted.

30.8 Rachel said she wrestled mightily with her sister, and she
named the child Naphtali. Her sister is her adversary. Rachel felt
she had prevailed.
30.a9 Leah left off bearing because she had lost conjugal rights to
Rachel. She gave Zilpah to Jacob, to be concubine in her battle
with her sister. Zilpah was formerly his father-In-Law's servant.

30.9 Zilpah was a willing partner for Jacob. Leah had left off bearing,
because G-d Would Now Consider Punishing Rachel and Leah both.

30.b9 Jacob makes all his mistakes in duplicate.
30.10-1 Zilpah bore a son. She had not the final say concerning
even his name. Leah considers it a Blessing.

30.10-1 The name Zilpah offered for her son, was accepted.

30.12-3 Zilpah bears again, and also has not the final say
concerning even his name. Leah again rejoices in her victory over
her sister.

30.12-3 The name Zilpah offered for her son, was accepted.
30.14 Reuben finds and delivers mandrakes to Leah.

30.14 Rachel asks Leah for the mandrakes.

30.15 Leah admonishes Rachel on having taken her husband, that
she would take also her mandrakes. Rachel gives Leah conjugal
rights with Jacob. Man shall leave his father and his mother, cleave
unto his wife, and they Shall Be One Flesh. You Have Only One
G-d, Likewise Shall you Have Only One wife. No man can serve
two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or
else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.

30.15 Rachel exchanges conjugal rights for mandrakes, which
Leah should have had all along.
30.16 Leah tells Jacob that she has exchanged mandrakes for
conjugal rights.

30.16 Jacob abides with their agreement.
30.17 G-d Heard Leah, And Granted her another son.
30.18 G-d Gave Leah another son for having reconciled her
differences with Rachel. Leah names the child to reflect G-d's
Appreciation of her efforts.

30.18 Leah erroneously believes that G-d Gave her another son as
a result of her having given her hand-maid to her husband.

30.19 The conjugal rights continued long after the mandrakes.
Because of His Compassion, G-d Rewarded her with another son.

30.19 G-d Rewarded Leah with another son in spite of her
continued battles.

30.20 G-d Will Correct Leah for using a child to cause her husband
to dwell with her.

30.20 Leah's competition with Rachel did not end with the
mandrakes. The child will dwell away from them.
30.21 Dinah is born of Leah amid the strife. Nothing is spoken of
the birth.

30.21 Jacob now has a daughter.
30.22-3 G-d Was Merciful unto Rachel in the year five hundred,
twenty five After Flood, when she bore a son, and acknowledged
G-d's Mercy towards her. G-d Had Presented This Gift To Jacob,
for his service to Laban had now ended, And This Was A Token
That G-d Would Now Fulfill His Covenant with him. Joseph was the
first-born outside of Jacob's servititude to Laban.

30.24 Not satisfied to finally have a son, Rachel names the child in
hopes that The Lord Will Add To her another son.

30.25-6 Jacob makes request of Laban for leave to go home,
together with his wives and children. He also reminds him of his
long service.

30.25-6 Jacob must request leave to go. He acknowledges his past
service to Laban, as a servant, not a hired hand.

30.27-8 Laban courteously asks Jacob to name his wages and he
will give it, because Laban Knew The Lord Had Blessed him For
Jacob's Sake.
30.29-30 Jacob agrees with Laban's assessment, and asks when
it is that he shall provide for his own house also.

30.31-2 Laban offers Jacob his hire, as a gift on Laban's part.
Laban considers Jacob as his property, a servant he does not have
to pay.

30.31-2 Laban repeats his offer to compensate Jacob. Jacob
responds that he wants no gift from Laban, but will continue
working there, taking only the discolored among the flocks as
his hire.
30.33-4 Jacob tells Laban that it will be easy to discern his hire
from Laban's flocks in this manner, and Laban agrees.
30.35 Jacob separated his hire from Laban's flock, and transferred
them to his sons.
30.36 Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

30.36 Laban set three days journey between himself and Jacob.

30.37-9 Jacob makes preparation for artificially inseminating the
flocks.

30.40 Jacob separated the flocks, and set the faces of his flock
toward the discolored ones of Laban's flocks, and kept them away
from the white ones in the rest of the flocks. The flocks produced
many discolored offspring.
30.41-2 Jacob only allowed insemination artificially for the stronger
of Laban's flocks towards his flock. The more feeble of the flocks
found white mates as a result.

30.43 The Lord Repays Laban for all his avarice. G-d Also Made
Sure The Hire for Jacob's service to Laban, And Brought Fortune.
Jacob increased exceedingly, with large flocks, maid and
men-servants, camel's, and asses.

31.1 Laban's son's spoke openly that Jacob had taken all their
father's wealth. Neither they, nor Laban, had tended the flocks
during the time Jacob abided with them, but Jacob only.

31.1 Not having participated in the business of animal husbandry
themselves, G-d denied Laban and his sons to profit thereby.

31.2 Laban no longer treated Jacob as he had before, but with
contempt.

31.3 Neither had Jacob treated Laban with contempt during all the
years he had made Laban wealthy. The Lord Gave Jacob Leave To
Return home, And His Promise To Be With him.

31.4-5 Jacob explains to his wives that Laban's countenance has
changed towards him.

31.4-5 Jacob explains to his wives that G-d Is Still With him.
2.24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and
shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
31.6 Jacob states that he has served Laban with all his might.

31.7 Laban had mocked him by changing his wages ten times.

31.7 G-d Did Not Permit Laban to effect a loss on Jacob.
31.8-9 Whatever Laban told Jacob his wages should be, only that,
was the increase of.

31.8-9 It was little that Laban had, and little that he received, and
he never paused to consider where he was in error.

31.10-2 The Angel Of G-d Told Jacob in a dream, What He Would
Do For Jacob. G-d Had Found Jacob Not Blame Worthy.

31.12 G-d Would Do This For Jacob, because of Laban's actions.

31.13 G-d Also Told Jacob, By his Dream, To Return Home.

31.14 Rachel and Leah have to acknowledge that they have no
inheritance left with Laban.

31.14 Laban did not cease to love his daughters and grandchildren.

31.15 Rachel and Leah feel disowned by Laban, in that he had sold
them and spent the money.

31.15 So shall a man leave his father and his mother, for his wife,
and they shall be one.
31.16 Jacob's wives are content that G-d's Will Was Done, And
That His Word Should Be Obeyed.

11.17 Eber Shem dies, five hundred, thirty one years After Flood.

31.17-8 Jacob Followed The Lord's Command. Jacob Will Go To
Isaac, five hundred, thirty one years After Flood.

31.19 Rachel stole Laban's idols. Laban kept idols.

31.20-1 Jacob left Laban, unannounced of his intentions.

31.20 Laban was denied the opportunity to say goodbye to his
family.

31.22 Laban was informed of Jacob's departure.

31.23 Laban took his brothers, and they pursued Jacob for seven
days journey.

31.24 G-d Warned Laban In A Dream, to be careful of his words to
Jacob.
31.25-8 Laban rebukes Jacob for leaving unannounced.

31.29 Laban believes Jacob to be his property. He makes mention
of his power now to do Jacob harm.

31.29 It is only by fear of the G-d of Jacob's father's, that he now
shows restraint.

31.a30 Laban assigns Jacob's reason for leaving, to loneliness for
Isaac. Laban accuses Jacob of stealing his idols. What manner of
'g-d' may be stolen by man; had Laban 'g-d's' in times past, and
has he no G-d left now.

31.a30 Laban believes Jacob is responsible for his missing idols.
This is not unreasonable, considering Jacob had fled, and the
idol's were gone.

31.b30 Man must defend himself, his possessions, and his idols.

31.b30 Neither Does G-d Require man to defend his 'religion' as
one had defended his idols, but only for the cause of the needy,
the afflicted, the widow, and the fatherless. G-d Is His Own
Defence, And Ours.
31.31 Jacob apprizes Laban of his fear that Laban would take his
wives by force.

31.31 Jacob's fear was not unjustified.

31.32 Jacob proclaims death for the person among them found with
Laban's idols. The Lord Was More Merciful Than This To Laban,
for possessing the idols.

31.32 Rachel had not told Jacob of her theft. Laban's idols were
important enough to him, to kill his own family for their theft.
31.33-4 Laban searched through all their belongings.
31.35 Rachel lied and made pretense to her father.

31.35 Laban found not his idols. No one was put to death for
stealing.
31.36-7 Idols are not found with Jacob, and Jacob rebukes Laban
for all the intrusion.

31.36 Jacob was wroth and strove with Laban. Laban will now be
suspicious of all his other servants for the missing idols.
31.37 Jacob taunts Laban to produce his stolen idols for all to see.

31.38-42 Jacob recounts his twenty years with Laban: The sheep
and goats have not cast-off their young; And the rams, he had not
eaten. That torn of beasts or stolen, he bore the loss personally.
Thirst by day, frost by night, lack of sleep, fourteen years servitude
for Rachel and Leah, six more years for his own flock, and he had
changed his wages ten times. The Fear Of Laban To Jacob's G-d
was all that kept Jacob from being sent away empty. In spite of
all these things, Jacob remained faithful to Laban and to G-d.
G-d Rendered Judgment.

31.38-42 Those sheep and goats torn of beasts or stolen, were
made up at Jacob's expense. No person tended to Jacob for his
thirst, or warmth at night. He was made to serve double for a wife
he chose not, and six more years for enough to leave by. Laban
had also changed their agreement ten times. Of a concern, was
whether Jacob would be sent away empty.
31.43 Laban affirms to Jacob that everything belongs to Laban.

31.43 Laban is now concerned with what he can do to help his
children.

31.44 That they need a covenant and a permanent witness between
them in this matter other than G-d, as Laban had suggested, is
wrong. Men of bad conscience will not abide by their agreements.

31.44 Men of good conscience need no covenant that they will not
harm others.

31.45 Jacob set the first stone for an idol.

31.45 Jacob is intent on showing Laban he would not cause him
harm.

31.46 All the men did build an idol to stand between them. All did
eat of that which was sacrificed to an idol.
31.47-8 There was still division, as Laban spoke it in Aramaic, and
Jacob in Hebrew.
31.49-50 The thought concerned Laban that Jacob might not be
honourable towards his wives; because he had not himself been
very honourable, by reason of Zilpah. Man sees only that which
suits his purposes.

31.49-50 G-d Sees All that man does, Good And Bad.

31.51-2 The fear of Laban that Jacob might come to him for his
harm.

31.51-2 Laban would not come to Jacob for his harm, by agreement
only. Jacob would not have come for Laban's harm in any instance.

31.53 That a heap and a pillar should bear witness in place of, Fear
Of G-d.

31.53 Laban and Jacob Acknowledge The Lord As their Judge.
31.54 Jacob Offered Sacrifice Unto The Lord, and he brake bread
with his brethren.
32.1 Laban rose up early, kissed and blessed his children, and
returned home.
32.2 Angels Of The Lord Met Jacob along his way.
32.3 Jacob said of the Angels, 'This Is G-d's Camp.'

32.3 Jacob called The Place, 'Two Camps', He making separate
his and Theirs. By his having idols, he did also make separate
himself From G-d.

32.4 Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau.

32.4 Neither Jacob nor Esau had corresponded before.
32.5-6 The message to Esau: That he had prospered greatly; and
that he felt this news would cause him to appear more favourably
to Esau, but if not, then know that he faces a powerful adversary.
Jacob has produced two camps with himself and G-d, and also
two camps with himself and his brother.

32.5-6 By this message, Esau would also know that Jacob might be
able to give assistance to him and to his elderly parents, if needed.
32.7 Esau comes to meet Jacob. Esau had amassed enough
wealth to bring four hundred men.

32.7 Esau need not bring four hundred men, whether for violence,
or just to impress.
32.8-9 Jacob also divides his own family into two camps within. A
house divided cannot stand.

32.8-9 What part of Jacob Would G-d Wish Destroyed Or Divided.
Jacob remembered his actions toward Esau, and his family now
did also know. Jacob divided his family, not as an offensive
measure against his brother, but for a sacrifice, as perhaps G-d
Would Cause Esau to show him Mercy.

32.10-1 Jacob felt the might of his hand and his staff had carried
him over the Jordan, rather than The Lord's Blessing, and now he
wonders why he is a house divided. He had forgotten his vow.

32.10-1 The Lord Had Shown Many Mercies To Jacob, Jacob
acknowledged, To Which he was not worthy.

32.12 Jacob still had not asked Forgiveness Of G-d for his conduct
towards Esau.

32.12 Jacob asks Mercy From G-d for his treatment of Esau.
Jacob had learned what Abraham knew not, the mercy not to
seethe a calf in its mother's milk.

32.13 Jacob reminds G-d Of His Promises to him.

32.13 G-d Did Not Remind Jacob Of his Promises To G-d. G-d Does
Not Forget or need reminding of His Promises, Nor Does He Fail In
Performing Them.
32.14-6 Jacob made ready a great gift for Esau.

32.14-6 Jacob thought not upon a gift for Esau until now. Neither
had he the wherewithal until now.

32.17-20 Jacob spread out the flocks that they may pasture more
easily.

32.17-20 Jacob sought also to delay his brother as much as
possible.

32.21 Jacob desires acceptance from Esau.

32.21 The gift is to appease; to blind the eye.

32.22 Jacob sent the gift.

32.22 Jacob stayed there for the night, lagging behind the gift.

32.23-4 Jacob sent the family and possessions next.

32.23-4 Jacob sent his family and all the possessions ahead before
him.
32.25 Jacob stayed there alone and Did Wrestle With The Lord Of
Hosts, in his ignorance.

32.25 It Was Important Enough For The Lord Of Hosts To Wrestle
With Jacob Over It.

32.26 The Lord Of Hosts Did Not Prevail against Jacob's desire for
idols. The Frustration Of His Intentions, by Jacob's ignorance.

32.26 The Lord Of Hosts Did Punish Jacob By Straining his thigh
With A Mere Touch, that he not stray thereby.
32.27 The Lord Of Hosts Asked Of Jacob: Leave To Go, as morning
approached.

32.27 Jacob denied His Leave, except On Condition: He Bless him.

32.28-9 The Lord Of Hosts Gives Jacob A New Name: Israel: he who
Striveth With G-d. The tree is known by the fruit it brings forth. Where
there are children, there is yet hope.

32.28-9 Jacob's New Name reflects his disobedience To G-d.
Abraham shall now be known as, 'The father of many nations, who
Laughs And Strives With G-d.'
32.30 Jacob asked Of The Lord His Name, but he is not worthy To
Know It.

32.30 The Lord Did Bless Jacob. The Lord Kept His Name From
Jacob, For His Name's Sake.
32.31 Jacob named The Place, 'The Face Of G-d', and he was
grateful for G-d's Mercy.
32.32 Jacob Was Caused To Limp Over This Made Holy Place,
that he may bend himself Before The Lord, And Not stray From Him.
32.33 The sinew of the thigh-vein, which is upon the hollow of the
thigh, is not eaten to this day, as a reminder of how Jacob Was
Made Humble Before The Lord for straying after other 'g-ds'.

33.1-2 Esau had indeed brought four hundred men to Jacob's camp.
Jacob had caused division within his family, and now divided them
further, by favoritism in time of danger, as in time of Peace.

33.3 Jacob went before his family unto Esau.

33.3 Jacob bowed to the ground seven times before Esau, but
Before The Lord, he had bowed not even one time.

33.4 Esau was moved with joy at the sight of his brother. Jacob
also wept.

33.5 Jacob refers to himself as Esau's servant, but not as The
Servant Of G-d.

33.5 Esau takes notice of the women and children with Jacob.
Jacob gives honest reply, and Credits G-d for their presence.
33.6-7 Jacob's wives and children are formally introduced to Esau.

33.6-7 The wives and children follow suit in bowing before Esau.

33.8-9 Esau asks about, and declines Jacob's gift. Esau is content.

33.8-9 Jacob affirms the gift as to find favor with Esau.

33.10-1 Jacob acknowledges Esau's pleasure at seeing Jacob
again, and insists Esau receive his gift. Jacob praises G-d for His
Generosity Towards Jacob. Jacob affirms his contentment also.
At Jacob's insistence, Esau accepted the gift.

33.11 A gift accepted can blind the eye, or make more distant the
past.

33.12 Esau bids Jacob to follow him to Seir.

33.13-4 Jacob bids Esau to go on without him, giving the excuse
that the children and flocks could not match his pace, and
promising to catch up to him later.

33.13-4 Esau's four hundred men would be delayed by this pace.
33.15 Esau offers to leave some of his people with Jacob to help
guide him there safely.

33.15 Jacob refuses Esau's offers, asking instead for favor in
Esau's sight.

33.16 Esau saw no reason to harm Jacob, he had forgiven him long
ago.

33.16 Esau's intent with four hundred men was to make Jacob
squirm. Esau returned home without Jacob that day.
33.a17 Jacob journeyed instead to Succoth, he did not first build
The Lord's House at Beth-El, neither did he return to father or
mother, though he had no reason to expect Isaac's opinion of him
to have improved.

33.a17 So also shall a man leave his father and his mother. Jacob
built a house, and stables with booths, in Succoth. The Lord
Would Have Rewarded Jacob A Hundred-Fold, had he built The
Lord's House in Beth-El before building his own house.

33.b17 Would Jacob Indeed Cause The Lord To Dwell In Booths,
Rather Than The House that he Promised Him. The Lord Will
Indeed Provide booths for Israel In Return.

33.b17 So are the paths of all that forget G-d; and the hope of the
'g-dless' man shall perish; whose confidence is gossamer, and
whose trust is a spider's web. He shall lean upon his house, but it
shall not stand; he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
Likewise also for those who take to themselves guardians instead
of G-d, is the likeness of the spider who buildeth her a house; but
verily, frailest of all houses surely is the house of the spider. Did
they but know this! G-d Truly Knoweth All that they call on beside
Him, And He Is The Mighty, The Wise. These Similitudes Do We
Set Forth to men, and none understand them except the wise.
Behold, G-d Will Not Cast Away An Innocent man, Neither Will He
Uphold evil-doers. He Will Yet Fill thy mouth With Laughter, And
thy lips With Rejoicing. They that hate thee Shall Be Clothed With
Shame; And the tent of the wicked Shall Be No More.
33.18 Jacob came in peace to Shechem, and camped before the city.
33.19 Jacob purchased the land where he had camped, as of his
Vow To G-d.
33.20 Jacob built An Altar there Dedicated To The Lord, as of his
Vow.
34.1 Dinah, Jacob's daughter, wanted to befriend the local women.

34.1 Dinah went about unescorted.

34.2 Shechem, a Canaanite, saw Dinah.

34.2 Shechem took Dinah's innocence, as Jacob had taken
Bilhah's. Leah's eyes may have been weak, Dinah though was very
fair.

34.3 Shechem loved Dinah, and spoke comfortingly to her.
34.4 Shechem bade his father for Dinah to wed him.
34.5 Dinah spoke of the matter to Jacob who held his peace until
Hamor came to him.

34.5 A painful concern for Jacob.

34.6 Hamor came and spoke to Jacob of the matter.

34.6 Hamor expressed no sorrow to Jacob or Dinah for his son's
actions.

34.7 Jacob's sons were grieved for their sister.

34.7 Shame was also set upon Israel over the matter.

34.8 Hamor bade Jacob to allow Dinah to wed Shechem.

34.8 Neither Hamor's word's, nor marriage, could alter the deed.

34.9-10 Hamor also bade them to make marriages between them,
and to dwell and trade freely there.

34.9-10 If Jacob needed Hamor's approval for this, would Jacob
wish to stay there.

34.11-2 Shechem also spoke to them asking to wed Dinah, and
offering any dowry and gift they desire.

34.11-2 Shechem expressed no remorse. Jacob now knows on the
receiving end, how a gift can blind the eye, or make more distant
the past.

34.13-7 Jacob's sons informed Hamor and Shechem of The Law Of
Circumcision.

34.13 Jacob's sons had other motives besides Upholding The Law
Of Circumcision, which had also been violated.

34.18-9 Hamor and Shechem were pleased with The Law Of
Circumcision, and Shechem readily consented to it for the love he
felt for Dinah. Shechem had been honored above all his father's
house, even to the naming of the city for him.

34.19 Shechem consented to Circumcision, by love for Dinah, not
Love For G-d.

34.20-2 Hamor and Shechem spoke well of Jacob, and his
Customs, to the men of Shechem, that they also Become
Circumcised as one people.

34.23 Hamor and Shechem suggest to the towns people that all
Jacob's cattle, substance, and beasts, shall be theirs for the small
price Of Circumcision. An Offense, by their ambition, To The G-d
they knew not.

34.24 The Place Was Made Circumcised To G-d, in their flesh.

34.24 The people knew not The G-d they became Circumcised To,
nor in their hearts.
34.25 In uncontrolled violence and anger, Simeon and Levi slew all
the men of Shechem. The men they had slain had been
Consecrated By Circumcision, of Abraham, and Of G-d.

34.25 The ambition of the towns men for Jacob's substance,
caused them To Become Circumcised, And they were Punished
for it; Simeon and Levi, The Instrument Thereof.

34.26 They also slew Hamor and Shechem, Circumcised in their
uncircumcision To G-d.

34.26 G-d's Sacrament Was Made Whole. Dinah was returned
home.

34.27 The sons of Jacob took advantage of the men's deaths to
spoil the city, for retribution regarding Dinah.

34.27-9 G-d Allowed The Spoiling Of The City For their hypocrisy
of The Circumcision.

34.28-9 The sons also took all the town's substance and children,
and their wives captive and spoiled.

34.30 Jacob rebuked Simeon and Levi, and expressed his concern
that the surrounding peoples will smite his whole family.

34.31 Simeon and Levi answered their father back, as seeing their
deeds justified and no apology needed. Their punishment was
vastly greater than the crime done to Dinah, largely due to the
harm done to their pride.

34.31 G-d Had Shown Mercy to Jacob and his family For His
Covenant's Sake, By His Not Bringing The Same Justice they had
shown to all Shechem, upon them.

35.1 Jacob's fears were not unwarranted for his safety in Shechem.

35.1 G-d Told Jacob To Leave For Beth-El, To Live There, And To
Make An Altar To G-d as he had promised.
35.2-3 Jacob told his household and all that now were with him, to
put away all their strange 'g-ds', purifying themselves, and changing
garments, because they were going to Build An Altar In Beth-El To
The Living G-d Who Answered Jacob.
35.4 They gave Jacob all the foreign 'g-ds', and the rings which were
in their ears, and he hid them by Shechem.

35.4 Jacob did not destroy the foreign 'g-ds'. Some servants with
Jacob were Ishmaelites, for the rings in their ears. Just as Jacob's
mother's brother had taken Jacob for a servant, now had Jacob
taken the sons of his father's brother for servants.

35.5 A Terror From G-d was upon the cities around them, and they
were not pursued as they journeyed.
35.6-7 Jacob Followed The Lord's Instructions, and satisfied his
Vows.

35.a8 Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died. Another marriage had not
been arranged for her, but service and loyalty to Rebekah, by her
love only.

35.8 Isaac had remained faithful to his marriage vows and had not
taken Deborah as concubine, even as Rebekah was barren. The
oak under which Deborah was buried, was named, 'Oak of weeping'.
We sorely miss those we love.

35.b8 The burden on the Earth to accept the dead, damaged the
tree roots and caused the tree to weep also.

35.9 G-d Appeared Again To Jacob And Blessed him.
35.10 G-d Again Told Jacob: his name is Now To Be Israel, And He
Addressed him Thereby.
35.11-2 G-d Tells Israel, The Covenant He Made With Abraham And
Isaac, Is Now With Israel Also.

35.13 G-d Went Up from him In The Place Where He Spoke with
him. The Process To Raise Up A Son By, Is A Slow One.

35.13 Suffer little children to Come Unto Our Father, that there
come a time when He Will Not Go Up from Israel and the Earth,
Again Forever.
35.14-5 Jacob set up a pillar to Commemorate The Place, and
poured out a Drink-Offering, and poured Oil-Therein, and he called
the name of The Place Beth-El.

35.14 Jacob persists in building pillars To G-d, but a pillar of a
house is not a house.
35.16 They did not Stay In Beth-El As G-d Had Said, but traveled
on. And Rachel travailed and had hard labour. She would not have
been traveling except for the incident at Shechem.

35.17 The mid-wife told Rachel, 'You have a son'.

35.18 Rachel, in dying, called the child, 'Son of my sorrow'. Having
kept her father's idols and kept childless, save for Joseph, now not
to see him grow up. The Lord's Blessing In Granting her Joseph
was not enough for her ambition.

35.18 Israel named the child, 'Son of the right hand'. The Lord's
Punishment to Rachel for naming her first son, 'Joseph' Added To,
is finally realized.

35.19 Rachel died, and is buried in Beth-Lehem.

35.19 The Lord Also Took Rachel's Life At This Time, for what was
done in Shechem, and for her battles with her sister which led them
to Shechem.

35.20 Jacob set up a pillar upon Rachel's grave to mark the place.

35.20 The dead are not buried in the ground, but forever in our
hearts.

35.21 Israel journeyed again.

35.21 Israel now spread his tent beyond Migdal-Eder.

35.22 While Israel dwelt beyond Migdal-Eder, Reuben lay with
Bilhah, just as Jacob had with Zilpah, after Laban had her; and
Israel heard of it. Bilhah had done this for her taking by Jacob while
still a virgin. Bilhah was not also Reuben's father's wife, but only
concubine. With Rachel's death, Bilhah's future appears uncertain
to her. Jacob had taken four women as wives and consorts,
thereby denying three men their wives.

35.22 G-d Had Allowed Reuben and Bilhah, because Jacob had
done the same with Zilpah after Laban. And because Jacob had
not considered it important to select a wife for Reuben. Zilpah had
done so with Jacob willingly. Her future appears secure to her.
35.22-6 Jacob Is Blessed with twelve sons and one daughter. G-d
Has Given Jacob Thirteen Paths By Which To Turn To Him.
35.27 Jacob at last returns to his father 'In Peace', As G-d Intended.

35.27 Jacob's mother, Rebekah, is not returned to in her life. She
had given him up for her ambition that he have everything; just as
Eve had given up her life for her ambition to have knowledge, for her
and her husband.

37.1 Jacob Again Dwelt In The Land That The Lord Prescribed.
37.2 Joseph tended his father's flock, as did his brethren also.
Joseph felt his father should know about the evil deeds of his
brothers, and so informed Jacob about them.

37.2 Joseph's brothers had done evil. Had Joseph been more
mature, and not a younger brother, he might have found a better
solution than to inform on them.

37.a3 Israel had made a coat of many colors for Joseph because
he felt he was deserving of one above his brethren. Neither were
they naked. Israel also reasonably expected his other sons to be
more adult and not require as much attention paid to them. The
coat would allow Israel to identify Joseph from a distance, for his
protection.

37.3 Israel's sons had given their father reason to love Joseph more
than his other children. Jacob had not made a coat of many colors
for any of his other children. Just as Rebekah's ambition for Jacob
had denied him to her, so Jacob's ambition for Joseph above all
others, shall deny him also. Even as the Nephilim did resent G-d's
Choice Of Adam above them; so also shall the sons of men resent
G-d's Choice Of Israel above them, but, fighting with their
likenesses on Earth, they shall go down to the pit in disgrace
because they hearkened not Unto The Lord. The nations shall see
and be put to shame for all their might; they shall lay their hand
upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust
like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth shall they come
trembling out of their holes; they shall come With Fear Unto The
Lord our G-d, and shall be afraid because of thee.

37.b3 G-d Shall Not Be Denied Forever. Let both grow together
until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I Will Say To The
Reapers, 'Gather Ye Together First The Tares, And Bind them In
Bundles To Burn them; But Gather The Wheat Into My Barn'. And
this shall be Peace: When Meccans shall come into our land, and
when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him
seven shepherds of Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise, thy hand
shall be on the neck of thine enemies; and of Joseph, eight princes
among men, his bow shall abide in firmness, and the arms of his
hands Shall Be Made Supple By The Hands Of The Mighty One of
Jacob, The Shepherd, Stone of Israel. And they shall waste the
land of the Meccans with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with
the keen-edged sword; and He Shall Deliver us from the Meccan
when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our
border. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many
peoples, As Dew From The Lord, As Showers upon the grass, that
are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons
of men. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in
the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest,
as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through,
treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Thy hand Shall Be Lifted Up upon thy adversaries, And All thy
enemies Shall Be Cut Off. Neither shall thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth. And Judah shall gather up all of Israel that were
taken captive by all nations. Yet are they within Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam, but also dwell some in the wilderness and
caught in the thicket. They shall Hear My Words And Remember
My Voice, for Then Will I Turn To the peoples A Pure Language
That they May all Call Upon The Name Of The Lord, To Serve Him
with one consent. They Shall Walk After The Lord, Who Shall Roar
like a lion; for He Shall Roar, and the children shall come trembling
from the west. They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt,
and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; 'And I Will Make them To
Dwell in their houses', Saith The Lord, 'I Will Heal their backsliding,
And Will Love them Freely, For Mine Anger Is Turned Away From
him. I Will Be As The Dew unto Israel; he shall flower like the lily,
and cast forth his roots like the Lebanon. His branches shall spread,
and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance like the
Lebanon'. They That Dwell In His Shadow Shall Return; they shall
revive like corn, and shall blossom as the vine; the scent thereof
shall be like the wine of Lebanon. And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall Call On The Name Of The Lord Shall Be Delivered.

37.4 Joseph's brethren did not change their evil behavior, but added
hatred for Joseph to their wickedness, and spoke not peaceably to
him.

37.4 Jacob then loved Joseph more than all his other sons, with
cause.
37.5-6 Joseph asked his brothers to hear his dream.

37.5-6 Joseph's brothers hated him even more when he shared with
them a dream which he dreamed.

37.7 G-d Also Loved Joseph More than his brethren, forasmuch as
Reuben had defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto
the sons of Joseph.

37.8 Joseph's brethren had contempt for Joseph, and his dream,
and his words, and their hatred of him increased.

37.9 G-d Expanded His Earlier Blessing To Joseph To Include:
Dominion Over his father and mother; for Jacob was not without
sin in regard to Laban by Zilpah.

37.10 Jacob rebuked Joseph for the dream, by trying to dismiss it.

37.11 Jacob knew it was not a dream, but A Saying, and kept it in
mind. We do know when we have sinned, And G-d Knoweth the
heart.
37.12 Joseph's brethren fed Jacob's flock.

37.12 Joseph's brethren returned to Shechem to feed the flock
there. They did not include Joseph.

37.13 Israel noticed the omission of Joseph by his brethren, and
sent him along after them. Joseph is ready for his father's wishes.

37.13 Israel cannot force Joseph's brethren to appreciate their
brother, but he expects them to respect their father's wishes.

37.14 Israel sent Joseph for a progress report of his brethren.

37.14 Israel had sent Joseph back to Shechem, a place of murder
by his brethren.
37.a15 Joseph was wandering in the field at Shechem.

37.15-7 The Lord Of Hosts Came Unto Joseph To Direct his Path.

37.b15 By his youth, Joseph was unable to perceive who was
guiding him.
37.18 Joseph's brethren conspired against him to slay him.
37.19-20 The brethren scheme to kill Joseph and cover it with a lie;
just as Cain had done.

37.21 As Reuben heard their plot, he rejected it.
37.22 Reuben proposed a plan for Joseph that his brethren might
accept in order to spare his life. Reuben would release Joseph
later secretly.

37.22 The plan by Reuben, required Joseph to be left in a pit in the
wilderness.
37.23 Joseph's brethren stripped him of his coat of colors
37.24 They cast him into a pit with no water to drink.

37.24 Joseph would not drown in this pit that lacked water. His
brethren did not first murder him as was their plan.
37.25 The Lord Sent a caravan of Ishmaelite traders by at this time,
because Jacob had kept Ishmaelite servants, And He Would
Punish Jacob Thereby.

37.25 Joseph's brethren sat down to bread, while Joseph lay
abandoned. Ishmaelite traders traffic in laudanum to Egypt.

37.a26-7 Judah comes to think as Reuben, remembering that
Joseph is their brother, their flesh, they must not kill him.

37.26-7 Judah suggests they sell Joseph, and his brothers accept.

He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity; he that killeth
with the sword, must be killed with the sword; And you, Take up a
lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say: What a lioness was
thy mother! She lay down among lions. In the midst of the young
lions She reared her whelps! And she brought up one of her
whelps, He became a young lion; And he learned to catch the
prey, He devoured men. Then the nations assembled against him,
He was taken in their pit; And they brought him with hooks unto
the land of Egypt.
Now when she saw that she was disappointed, And her hope was
lost, Then she took another of her whelps, And made him a young
lion. And he went up and down among the lions, He became a
young lion; And he learned to catch the prey, He devoured men.
And he knew their palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the
land, and all that was in it was appalled by the noise of his
roaring.
Then the nations set on him on every side from the provinces, and
spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. And they put
him in a cage, with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon;
they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more
be heard upon the mountains of Israel. Thy mother was like a vine,
in thy likeness, planted by the waters: She was fruitful and full of
branches by reason of many waters. And she had strong rods to
be sceptres for them that bore rule; And her stature was exalted
among the thick branches, and she was seen in her height with
the multitude of her tendrils. But she was plucked up in fury, she
was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit;
Her strong rods were broken off and withered, The fire consumed
her. And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty
ground. And fire is gone out of the rod of her branches, it hath
devoured her fruit, so that there is in her no strong rod to be a
sceptre to rule. A lamentation this was, and a lamentation this
has become.

37.b26-7 But a lamentation it shall not remain, here is the patience
and the faith of the saints. Thus Sayeth The Lord Of Hosts, 'I Am
Jealous For Jerusalem And For Zion With A Great Jealousy; And I
Am Very Sorely Displeased with the nations that are at ease; For
I Was But A Little Displeased, and they helped for evil. Surely, he
that toucheth you, toucheth The Apple Of My Eye. For, behold, I
Will Shake My Hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those
that served them'.
37.28 G-d Will Punish Israel Equally for Joseph, And Jacob Also,
for his keeping of Ishmaelite slaves. And G-d Will Punish Egypt
And Babylon for their captivity. And because they showed no
Mercy to the children of Israel, G-d Will Punish All the nations for
the captivity of Israel, in all parts of the Earth. In that day shall Israel
be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, A Blessing In The Midst Of
The Earth; For That The Lord Of Hosts Hath Blessed him, Saying:
'Blessed Be Egypt My People, And Assyria The Work Of My
Hands, And Israel Mine Inheritance.

37.28 Joseph's brethren sold him to slavery for twenty shekels,
silver. Jacob's first-born out of slavery, is now the first to go into
slavery.

37.29 Reuben had tended the flocks. Reuben was grieved upon
discovering Joseph missing, and rent his clothes. Turn ye Unto Me
with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with
lamentation; and rend your heart, and not your garments, and Turn
Unto The Lord Your G-d; for He Is Gracious And Compassionate,
Long-suffering, And Abundant In Mercy.

37.29 Reuben will require new clothes. Reuben's brothers did not
assist Reuben as he tended the flocks.

37.30 Reuben reported the loss of Joseph to his brethren, and his
anguish.

37.30 Reuben is not consoled, for the truth is not told to him,
neither would he have been consoled by it.
37.31-3 Joseph's brethren create a lie to cover up their crime, and
thereby place the pain of the loss of Joseph on their father, who
bore the loss.
37.34 Jacob's mourning for Joseph was unceasing.

37.35 All Jacob's sons and daughters rose up to comfort him.

37.35 Jacob's loss was not consoled.

37.36 G-d Was Successful In Sparing Joseph's Life against his
brothers tyranny unlike with Abel, because some mercy was found
with Jacob's sons that was not with Cain.

37.36 Joseph was sold into Egypt the market for slaves, by the
Midianite merchants, traffickers of slaves, and by his brothers.
39.1 Ishmaelites also brought men to Egypt for sale, that the
wealthy might prosper. At seventeen years, Joseph was among
those brought into slavery, in the year five hundred, forty two After
Flood.

39.2 The Lord Was With Joseph that he would prosper thereby.
Joseph was kept in the house of his master.
39.3-4 Joseph's master Saw The Lord's Blessing On All That
Joseph Did; so he appointed him overseer for his house and all he
had.
39.5 The Lord Blessed the Egyptian's house For Joseph's Sake.

39.6 Joseph was of beautiful form and fair to look upon. Also were
the daughters of men found the same before the flood, by The
Sons Of G-d. Beauty is deceitful, by man as by woman.

39.6 The Lord Knoweth The Heart. Joseph was not deceitful toward
his master; he took only the bread he ate.

39.7 The master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph for adultery.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; Whosoever toucheth
her shall not go unpunished. For the lips of a strange woman drip
honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; But her end is bitter
as wormwood, sharp as a two edged sword. Her feet go down to
death; Her steps take hold on the netherworld; Lest she should
walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.
He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding;
He doeth it that would destroy his own soul. Wounds and
dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day
of vengeance. He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest
content, though thou givest many gifts.

39.8-9 Joseph praises his master's generousity and asks the
master's wife how she would consider that he could sin so greatly
against The Living G-d.

39.8-9 It was within the master's wife to be unfaithful to her
husband. She reasoned, the Vow she took, applied only to her,
that others would not feel bound to an oath they did not make,
before 'g-ds' they knew not.
39.10 The master's wife spoke to Joseph daily that he commit
adultery.

39.10 Joseph would not consent to adultery.

39.11-2 The master's wife caught hold of Joseph by his garment
when they were alone in the house, and the garment was left in her
hand.

39.12 Joseph had not succumbed to the master's wife, to sin
thereby.

39.13-5 Rejected and with hurt pride, the master's wife practiced
her lie on the men of the house, and demeaned the title of Hebrew
thereby. Hebron was the dwelling place of Abraham; but to the
Egyptians, Hebron represents the land of their brother, the
Canaanite, many of whom they had already enslaved under their
caste system.
39.16-8 The master's wife again bore false witness against Joseph
to her husband. She again demeaned the title, Hebrew.
39.19-20 The master was greatly angered at Joseph and had him
placed in prison; with the word of one witness.

39.20 The master showed great restraint in not killing Joseph. The
Lord Was With Joseph In Sparing his Life Again.
38.1 Judah made friends with his neighbours.

38.1 Judah left his family for the companionship of his Adullamite
friend, Hirah.
38.2 Lacking the guidance of his family, Judah marries a Canaanite
woman, Bath Shua.

38.2 Judah left his father and his mother and did cleave unto his wife.

38.3-5 Er, Onan, and Shelah are born to Judah by the Canaanite
woman, Bath Shua. Judah did know his family did not approve of
Canaanite women in general.

38.3-5 Judah has sons to, Lord Willing, honour himself and Israel by.
39.21 The Lord Also Gave Joseph honour with the keeper of the
prison.
39.22-3 The Keeper of the prison trusted Joseph, and also trusted
him with the care of all the prisoners. The Lord Was With Joseph
And Made All he did, To Prosper.
38.6 Judah selected a wife for Er, his first born, of the daughter of
Edom.

38.6-7 Er did not appreciate his father selecting a wife for him, or
the woman he had selected. Er was wicked In The Sight Of The
Lord, having dishonoured his parents, So The Lord Slew him.

38.7 G-d's Punishment Is Just.
38.8 Judah sent his second born, to raise up seed to his brother.

38.9 After he went in unto his brother's wife, Onan let his seed spill
on the ground in order not to honour his father's wishes to raise up
seed to his brother.

38.9 Onan's objection was not for lack of beauty on Tamar's part,
this did not stop him from going in unto her.

38.10 The thing that Onan did was evil In The Sight Of The Lord, So
The Lord Slew him also.

38.10 G-d's Punishment Is Just.
38.11 Judah requested Tamar remain a widow in his house until
Shelah, his youngest son be older, that in the foolishness of youth,
he die also. Tamar did as Judah had requested. Judah provided for
her.

38.11 Judah's fears were not unwarranted regarding his son.
40.1 Pharaoh was offended by his chief baker and chief butler.

40.1 The chief butler had offended Pharaoh, in defense of his
subordinate, the chief baker.

40.2-3 Pharaoh was wroth against his chief officers, and he placed
them in prison.

40.3 Pharaoh's officers were placed in Joseph's care.

40.4 Pharaoh's officers remained in prison for a season.

40.4 Joseph ministered unto Pharaoh's officers.
40.5 The Lord Gave Pharaoh's servants in prison, A Dream In One
Night, As Part Of The Same Word For Egypt.

40.6-8 Pharaoh's officers were sad because none could interpret
their dreams.

40.6-8 Joseph brought cheer to Pharaoh's officers by explaining to
them that Dreams And Their Interpretation Belong To G-d.
40.9-11 The chief butler dreamed that after three branches had
appeared on a grape vine, he again was able to harvest the grapes
for Pharaoh's cup.
40.12-5 Joseph interpreted his dream, and asks that his plight be
mentioned before Pharaoh, when the butler is released again into
Pharaoh's service.
40.16 The baker liked Joseph's interpretation of the butler's dream,
and also told him his own dream.

40.16-7 Three baskets of baked goods were on the baker's head,
which the birds did eat from off his head.

40.18-9 Joseph interpreted the baker's dream.

40.18-9 In three days, Pharaoh would have the baker executed for
serving him food he did not like.

40.20 The third day is Pharaoh's birthday, and he restored his
servants back to their positions.

40.21 The chief butler resumed his slavery in Pharaoh's service.
His mercy to the baker has no reward by men or by Pharaoh.

40.21 The Lord Will Reward The Merciful among men. The butler
may continue with his life. The defense of his subordinate, the
chief baker, was worthy of mercy from Pharaoh, instead of
imprisonment for siding with the baker against Pharaoh. Both are
now free from prison.
40.22 Pharaoh's chief baker was not chief unto Pharaoh because
he lacked knowledge or experience. Because of Joseph's advance
warning, he knew what was at stake.

40.22 The chief baker lacked enough skilled bakers to fully prepare
for Pharaoh's birthday. Pharaoh was again dissatisfied with his
baked food, and had the chief baker executed, birthday or not.
40.23 The chief butler forgot about Joseph.

40.23 The butler's life was spared.
35.28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years. His long life helped in
part by the honour paid to him by his sons, and his Faith In G-d.

35.29 Isaac expired and died, five hundred, seventy two years After
Flood. Esau and Jacob had to bury him. Some resentment did not
end, even with the death of Isaac.

35.29 Isaac was old and full of days, and was gathered unto his
people when he died. Love did not end with the death of Isaac.

36.6-8 There was division between Jacob and Esau after Isaac's
death, by reason of the size of their inheritance and the loss of
birthright. The lands of Seir are made smaller to accommodate Esau.

36.6-8 Jacob and Esau both had a great inheritance after the death of
Isaac.

38.12 Judah's wife died.

38.12 G-d Cuts Down the tree that bears bad fruit. Judah was
comforted for the loss of his wife, and Grateful To The Lord for the
time they had. Judah tended to his concerns, bringing his flock to
be sheared in Timnah with his friend, the Adullamite.

38.13-4 Shelah was grown up but he had not been given to Tamar
in marriage, or as a husband's brother.

38.13-4 Tamar was told her father went to Timnah. She put off her
widow's garments, veiled herself, and stayed by the way to Timnah.
38.a15 Judah saw her along the way, and was deceived into
thinking her a harlot, for she had veiled her face.

38.15 A harlot was a thing of interest to Judah, having sold his
brother, and therefore possessing hire for harlots.

38.b15 Judah did not thusly while his wife yet lived.

38.16 Judah propositions the supposed harlot.

38.16 Tamar negotiates in pretense. Judah's proposition attests to
her beauty.

38.17 Although Judah is traveling with his sheep to sheer, he offers
to send her a kid of the goats later, and forestall payment. She is
not worth a sheep to him. Tamar knows Judah has reneged before.

38.17 Tamar wisely asks for a pledge from Judah.
38.a18 Tamar requests and receives Judah's personal effects as
pledge for her 'services'.

38.a18 Judah has intercourse with a woman he had not seen the
face of.

38.b18 Judah did raise up seed unto his brother. Tamar conceives
by him.

38.b18 Judah brought children into the world that he had not
prepared to provide for.

38.19 Tamar resumes her life again as before.
38.20 Judah attempts his payment of the kid.

38.20 Judah did not personally deliver his payment, but sent it by
his friend, who could not find her for payment. He is anxious to find
her, for the possibility of some 'free services' for the delivery of the
payment; this, because right minded men would distance
themselves from such things.

38.a21-2 Judah's friend asked of the men of the place in an effort to
find her, but she is unknown there, and he reports same to Judah.
Tamar was able to stay there unnoticed by the town because she
had grown up nearby and only was veiled when Judah showed up.
They all knew Tamar was neither stranger, nor harlot.

38.21-2 Judah's friend went to to much effort to find her for his
concern to be only repayment of Judah's debt. The righteous
among the town's men would necessarily find this man's search
for a harlot in their town, among their families, to be offensive.

38.b21-2 The town's men showed mercy to Judah's friend that he
was not stoned.
38.23 Judah is embarrassed by the unsuccessful payment, and
still hopes to make good his payment.

38.23 Judah does not try to locate the 'harlot' personally for
payment, and instead chooses to forfeit his pledge.
38.24 Tamar is accused of harlotry when her pregnancy is
discovered. Judah firstly condemns she be burnt.

38.25 Tamar produces Judah's pledge.
38.26 Judah acknowledged the pledge, and his past promises. He
knew her not again. He did therefore raise up seed unto his brother
Esau, by the righteousness of Tamar. Seed was not raised up unto
Er who Was Wicked In The Sight Of The Lord. Blessed be he who
Raises Up his brother Before G-d and men; And Blessed be he who
Is Raised Up also.
38.27 Tamar carried twins, A Double Blessing Of The Lord.
38.28-9 One of The Twins made a breach by his hand for his
brother, as Onan had not done for Er. G-d Removed The Wicked And
Put Righteousness There.
38.30 Then, after his brother, he also emerged.
But it was not until The Lord Brought Back His People, into the
land As He Promised His Servant Abraham That He Would, That
the Iniquity of Judah Was Made Void:
For it came to pass in the days when the Judges, Judged; that
there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-Lehem
in Judah, went to sojourn in the field of Moab, he, and his wife, and
his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the
name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and
Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-Lehem in Judah. And they came into
the field of Moab, and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi's
husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took
them wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah,
and the name of the other Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten
years. And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman
was left of her two children and of her husband. Then she arose
with her daughters-In-Law, that she Might Return from the field of
Moab; for she Had Heard in the field of Moab how that The Lord
Had Remembered His People, In Giving them bread. And she Went
Forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-In-
Law with her; and they Went On The Way To Return unto the land
of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters-In-Law: 'Go, return
each of you to her mother's house; The Lord Deal Kindly with you,
as ye Have Dealt with the dead, and with me. The Lord Grant you
that ye may find Rest, each of you in the house of her husband.'
Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. And
they said unto her: 'Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.'
And Naomi said: 'Turn back, my daughters; why will ye go with me?
have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Turn back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a
husband. If I should say: I have hope, should I even have an
husband to-night, and also bear sons; would ye tarry for them till
they were grown? would ye shut yourselves off for them and have
no husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your
sakes, for The Hand Of The Lord Is Gone Forth Against me.' And
they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her
mother-In-Law; but Ruth Cleaved unto her. And she said: 'Behold,
thy sister-In-Law is gone back unto her people, and unto her "god's";
return thou after thy sister-In-Law.' And Ruth said: 'Entreat me Not
to Leave thee, And To Return From Following After thee; for whither
thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people
Shall Be my people, and thy G-d, my G-d; where thou diest, will I
die, and there will I be buried; The Lord Do So to me, And More
Also, if aught but death part thee and me.' And when she saw that
she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto
her. So they two went until they came to Beth-Lehem. And it came
to pass, when they were come to Beth-Lehem, that all the city was
astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?' And
she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for The
Almighty Hath Dealt Very Bitterly with me. I went out full, and The
Lord Hath Brought me Back home Empty; why call ye me Naomi,
Seeing The Lord Hath Testified Against me, And The Almighty
Hath Afflicted me?' So Naomi Returned, and Ruth the Moabitess,
her daughter-In-Law, With her, who Returned out of the field of Moab-
and they came to Beth-Lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of valour,
of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. And Ruth the
Moabitess said unto Naomi: 'Let me now go to the field, and glean
among the ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find favour.'
And she said unto her: 'Go, my daughter.' And she went, and came
and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her hap was to light
on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the
family of Elimelech. And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-Lehem,
and said unto the reapers: 'The Lord Be With you.' And they
answered him: 'The Lord Bless thee.' Then said Boaz unto his
servant that was set over the reapers: 'Whose damsel is this?' And
the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said: 'It is a
Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the field of
Moab; and she said: Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the
reapers among the sheaves; so she came, and hath continued even
from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.'
Then said Boaz unto Ruth: 'Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not
to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here
fast by my maidens. Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap,
and go thou after them; have I not charged the young men that they
shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels,
and drink of that which the young men have drawn.' Then she fell on
her face, and bowed down to the ground, and said unto him: 'Why
have I found favour in thy sight, that thou shouldest take
cognizance of me, seeing I am a foreigner?' And Boaz answered
and said unto her: 'It hath fully been told me, all that thou hast done
unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband; and how
thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity,
and art come unto a people that thou knewest not heretofore. The
Lord Recompense thy Work, And Be thy Reward Complete From
The Lord, The G-d Of Israel, Under Whose Wings thou Art Come
To Take Refuge.' Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my
lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken
to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy
handmaidens.' And Boaz said unto her at meal-time: 'Come hither,
and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.' And she sat
beside the reapers; and they reached her parched corn, and she did
eat and was satisfied, and left thereof. And when she was risen up
to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying: 'Let her Glean
even among the sheaves, and put her not to shame. And also Pull
Out some for her Of Purpose from the bundles, and leave it, and let
her Glean, and rebuke her not.' So she gleaned in the field until even;
and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an
ephah of barley. And she took it up, and went into the city; and her
mother-In-Law saw what she had Gleaned; and she Brought Forth
And Gave to her that which she had left after she was satisfied.
And her mother-In-Law said unto her: 'Where hast thou Gleaned
today? and where Wroughtest thou? Blessed Be he That Did Take
Knowledge of thee.' And she told her mother-In-Law with whom she
Had Wrought, and said: 'The man's name with whom I Wrought
today is Boaz.' And Naomi said unto her daughter-In-Law: 'Blessed
Be he Of The Lord, Who Hath Not Left Off His Kindness to the living
and to the dead.' And Naomi said unto her: 'The man is nigh of kin
unto us, one of our near kinsmen.' And Ruth the Moabitess said:
'Yea, he said unto me: Thou shalt keep fast by my young men,
until they have ended all my harvest.' And Naomi said unto Ruth
her daughter-In-Law: 'It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with
his maidens, and that thou be not met in any other field.' So she
Kept Fast By the maidens of Boaz To Glean unto the end of barley
harvest and of wheat harvest; and she Dwelt With her mother-In-Law.
And Naomi her mother-In-Law said unto her: 'My daughter, shall I
not Seek Rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is
there not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. Wash
thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee,
and get thee down to the threshing-floor; but make not thyself
known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and
lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.' And she
said unto her: 'All that thou sayest unto me I will do.' And she went
down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her
mother-In-Law bade her. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and
his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of
corn; and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her
down. And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled,
and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. And he
said: 'Who art thou?' And she answered: 'I am Ruth thine handmaid;
spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near
kinsman.' And he said: 'Blessed Be thou Of The Lord, my daughter;
thou Hast Shown More Kindness in the end than at the beginning,
inasmuch as thou didst not follow the young men, whether poor or
rich. And now, my daughter, fear not; I Will Do to thee all that thou
sayest; for all the men in the gate of my people do know that thou
art a virtuous woman. And now it is true that I am a near kinsman;
howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. Tarry this night, and it
shall be in the morning, that if he Will Perform unto thee the part of
a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part; but if he Be Not
Willing to do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of
a kinsman to thee, As The Lord Liveth; lie down until the morning.'
And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before
one could discern another. For he said: 'Let it not be known that
the woman came to the threshing-floor.' And he said: 'Bring the
mantle that is upon thee, and hold it'; and she held it; and he
measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; and he went
into the city. And when she came to her mother-In-Law, she said:
'Who art thou, my daughter?' And she told her all that the man had
done to her. And she said: 'These six measures of barley gave he
me; for he said to me: Go Not Empty unto thy mother-In-Law.' Then
said she: 'Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will
fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.'
Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there; and, behold,
the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; unto whom he said:
'Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here.' And he turned aside, and
sat down. And he Took Ten men of the elders of the city, and said:
'Sit ye down here.' And they sat down. And he said unto the near
kinsman: 'Naomi, that is come back out of the field of Moab,
selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's; and I
thought to disclose it unto thee, saying: Buy it before them that sit
here, and before the elders of my people. If thou Wilt Redeem it,
Redeem it; but if it Will Not Be Redeemed, then tell me, that I may
know; for there is none To Redeem it beside thee; and I am after
thee.' And he said: 'I Will Redeem it.' Then said Boaz: 'What day
thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi- hast thou also bought of
Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, To Raise Up the name of
the dead upon his Inheritance?' And the near kinsman said: 'I
Cannot Redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own Inheritance; take
thou my Right Of Redemption on thee; for I Cannot Redeem it.'-
Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning
Redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a
man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour; and this was
the attestation in Israel.- So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy
it for thyself.' And he drew off his shoe. And Boaz said unto the
elders, and unto all the people: 'Ye are witnesses this day, that I
have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and
Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the
wife of Mahlon, have I acquired to be my wife, To Raise Up the
name of the dead upon his Inheritance, that the name of the dead
Be Not Cut Off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his
place; ye are witnesses this day.' And all the people that were in
the gate, and the elders, said: 'We are witnesses. The Lord Make
the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah,
which two did build the house of Israel; and do thou worthily in
Ephrath, and be famous in Beth-Lehem; and let thy house be like
the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore unto Judah, of the seed
Which The Lord Shall Give thee of this young woman.' So Boaz
took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, And
The Lord Gave her conception, and she bore a son. And the women
said unto Naomi: 'Blessed Be The Lord, Who Hath Not Left thee
this day Without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in
Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher
of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law, who Loveth thee, who is
better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.' And Naomi took
the child, and laid it in her bosom, And Became Nurse unto it. And
the women, her neighbours gave it a name, saying: 'There is a son
born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed; he is the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
Now these are the generations of Esau, the same is Edom:
Esau took to wife the daughter of Ishmael who bore Reuel,
and Reuel begot Zerah, and Zerah begot Tamar
who bore Perez and also Zerah to Judah,
and Perez begot Hezron; and Hezron begot Ram,
and Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon,
and Nahshon begot Salmon; and Salmon begot Boaz,
and Boaz begot Obed; and Obed begot Jesse,
and Jesse begot David.
So From A Mercy By G-d; and by Righteousness Found in the
daughters of Ishmael and Edom on the left hand,
and Righteousness Found in the daughter of Moab on the right,
did Judah, by the hand of Boez, Make Restitution for the
Inheritance of Joseph, -and Raised Up seed unto Ephraim.
By the hand of one man Had Iniquity Come Upon All Israel,
And By the hand of one man Was It Removed.
41.1 At the end of two full years, G-d Made Pharaoh To Know What
Would Be His Punishment for Pharaoh's actions toward the chief
butler and baker. There would be a feast for the mercy he had
shown the butler, starting this third year.

41.1 There would be a famine for the execution of Pharaoh's chief
baker.

41.2-7 Judgment Was Shown to Pharaoh Twice in one night for
his handling of the butler and baker. Seven years of feasting.

41.2-7 Seven years of fasting would make the feasting totally
forgotten.
41.8 Pharaoh was troubled by The Dreams, and also that none
could interpret them.

41.9-13 The chief butler, ever a faithful servant, reminded Pharaoh
of his actions concerning his butler and baker, and also how
Joseph was able to foretell from their dreams what would happen.

41.9-13 The butler's recommendation of Joseph to Pharaoh was not
without personal risk.

41.14 Pharaoh sent for Joseph. Joseph was able to make himself
presentable to Pharaoh by cleanliness and change of clothes.
41.15-24 Pharaoh declared his dreams to Joseph.
41.a25-32 Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dreams for him.

41.25-32 Joseph had remained in prison two more years because
even if G-d Made him To Know (by the same two dreams of the
butler and baker) why the famine was coming, Pharaoh would not
have believed him. And he would not have spared the baker on the
word of Joseph.

41.b25-32 G-d's Judgment Would Be Rendered upon Pharaoh in
three years. The Sign Of This being the three branches and also
the three baskets of the dreams of butler and baker showing
Pharaoh's judgment on them, and G-d's Judgment on Pharaoh.
41.33-6 Joseph is now able to suggest a course of action to
Pharaoh.
41.37-44 Pharaoh accepts Joseph's course of action, and places
him in position to implement it. Joseph is second only to Pharaoh,
and no longer in prison. Pharaoh places wisdom as The Residence
Of The Spirit Of G-d. Pharaoh gives deference to Joseph.

41.37-44 Slavery and injustice are not ended in Egypt. Pharaoh
had not heard the case against Joseph, but Joseph is now
Pharaoh's servant.

41.45 Pharaoh changed Joseph's name to forgive his past crimes,
and gave him a wife of the daughters of the priests. Joseph had
light skin, so the people of Egypt would not have cause to object.

41.45 Joseph's wife was daughter of the priest of On. Neither
Joseph, nor father, nor daughter, had a voice in the matter. A
caste system had developed in Egypt by color, with Put the
lightest of Ham's sons as Pharaoh and the priests, then Egypt,
Canaan, and Cush.

No man should live in a palace, unless all men live in palaces.

41.46-9 Joseph gathered much food for the famine that was to come.
41.50 Joseph received two sons before the famine came, by
Asenath his wife.

41.50 Skepticism over Joseph's prophesy existed in the hearts of
Egyptians toward a Hebrew, especially during seven years of
plenty.
41.51 Joseph called his first born son, Manasseh, as making him
to forget all his toil and all his father's house.

41.51 It is good to toil to keep oneself free from the coaching of sin:
The toil against: which is life;
And the wages of sin: which is death.
Good also it is to remember thy father and thy mother when thou
doest thy business, that thy deeds return unto them as a blessing,
and not a curse.
41.52 Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said: G-d Had
Made him Fruitful in the land of his affliction.

41.52 G-d Was With Joseph From The Beginning, only he could
not Appreciate It, by reason of his daily trials which had caused
him to forget G-d's Greater Plan.
41.53-4 The seven years of feasting ended, and the famine began
in all lands.

41.54 There was bread in all Egypt during this great famine,
because G-d Had Brought Joseph There To Announce His
Greater Plan To Save Many men.

41.55 All the land of Egypt was famished, and its people cried to
Pharaoh for bread.

41.55 Pharaoh was able to send his people to Joseph for bread.
The Name Of The Living G-d Was Justified before all Egypt.

41.56-7 The famine was over all the Earth, and sore also in Egypt.
Servants suffered the most. Joseph made even the Egyptians pay
for bread, in addition to all the other countries that came to Egypt.
Joseph made Pharaoh richer.

41.56 The Egyptians could obtain bread from Joseph. If Egyptians
did not pay, there would be wastefulness and a secondary market.
41.57 All countries could obtain bread from Joseph.

42.1-2 For the cause of slavery was this Evil Upon The World, now
must food be purchased. G-d Did Not Warn Israel not to go to
Egypt. Even though Jacob Had Followed The Covenant Of The Lord
by Noah, he had not maintained more than two years of surplus
grain with which to feed himself and his flocks during the drought,
for This Drought Was Upon All men for the abuses of slavery. The
lives of many beasts also shall be lost In This Punishment of man.

42.1-2 G-d Used Israel In His Plan, To Demonstrate To Egypt That
He Only Is G-d; But A Day Comes When He Shall No Longer Need
To Demonstrate It, For All Shall Know Him in their hearts. Jacob saw
the lack of corn and sent his ten sons to Egypt to buy some, for
they ate mostly grains. G-d Did Warn Abraham And Isaac not to
go to Egypt; G-d Did Not Warn Israel, so that they Would Be
Punished for their iniquities.
42.3 Jacob's sons hearken unto him.

42.3 Jacob's sons often did not hearken unto him.

42.4 Benjamin was not sent, for his age, and his father's loneliness.

42.4 Jacob also valued Benjamin above his other sons.
42.5-6 Joseph's brethren joined the many that came to buy food
from Joseph, and bowed down to him with their faces to the Earth.
Those that lacked money went hungry or increased slavery.

42.5-6 Israel and his sons, for now at least, could buy food for
money. G-d Had Made Good The Dream He Had Given Joseph
when seventeen.
42.7 Joseph recognized his brethren.

42.7 Although Joseph recognized his brethren, he made himself
strange unto them, and spoke roughly to them.

42.8-9 Joseph Remembered The Dreams he had of them, And Saw
G-d Make It So.

42.8-9 Joseph did not identify himself to his brethren because of
the will of Pharaoh; and he then accused them of spying the land
in order to trap them into the service of Pharaoh.

42.10-1 Joseph's brethren denied his claim of spying, and answered
truthfully.

42.12 Joseph again repeated his accusation to them.

42.13 Joseph's brethren took no offence, and continued truthfully.

42.14-6 Joseph again repeats his accusation to them, and they
must prove they are not spies, by producing Benjamin to him.
42.17 Joseph has them all imprisoned for three days.

42.18-20 Joseph tells his brethren that he is G-d Fearing, and will
allow them to bring corn back to their families.

42.18-20 One of Joseph's brethren must remain in prison until they
return with Benjamin.

42.21 Joseph's brethren acknowledge between themselves that This
Punishment Is upon them Now because of what they had done to
Joseph.
42.22 Reuben reminded them how he had warned them regarding
Joseph. Thanks to Judah, who received the warning and convinced
the others to sell Joseph instead, his life and all their lives were
spared. Warn therefore, for The Warning Is Profitable: he That
Feareth G-d Will Receive The Warning. Warn thou Then, for thou
art A Warner Only: thou Hast No Authority Over them, but he who
saveth a life, shall be as though he had saved all mankind alive;
and G-d Did Send Joseph Before them, To Preserve Life.

42.22 Reuben still thought his warning went unheeded.
42.23 Joseph pretended not to understand their language.

42.23 Joseph did not deceive his brethren of his own choice.
42.24 Joseph was moved by their words to tears.

42.24 Joseph concealed his feelings, and had Simeon bound
before them.

42.25-6 Joseph supplied them with corn for themselves and their
journey, and they departed.

42.25 Joseph had every man's money restored into his sack, the
trap is set, so many others had Pharaoh netted this way.

42.a27-8 When they found the money intact, they Credited G-d
With their Punishment Soon To Come.

42.27-8 Fear and guilt caused them not to return the money
immediately. They also had gone some distance from Egypt before
discovering it.

42.b27-8 Distance, and quantity of water reserved for the journey
made return to Egypt then, unfeasible.

42.29 Jacob received more anguish due to his children, and fear
also because of the found money.

42.29-35 Jacob's son's reported honestly to him the recent events.

42.36 Jacob assumed his sons were at fault and blames them. He
does this by his knowledge of them for their past misdeeds. Jacob
had forgotten the famine of his father, how G-d Forbade Isaac To
Go To Egypt.

42.36 Jacob rightly blames them for all this anguish, by his
knowledge of them, to his credit.
42.37 Reuben asks his father to trust him with Benjamin; to the
extent of the forfeit of his two son's lives, would he protect
Benjamin.

42.37 One may protect only to the extent of one's own life. Reuben
shows lack of respect for his two son's lives, and of his father, to
consider that his father would kill his own grandchildren if he fail.

42.38 Jacob refuses to trust Reuben, by past knowledge. Jacob
tells Reuben he could not live if Reuben were to fail.

42.38 Reuben is considered untrustworthy by his father. Jacob has
reason to doubt the way in which Reuben were to follow, by reason
of Bilhah.
43.1 The famine continued sorely.

43.1 G-d's Will Be Done.

43.2 Jacob forgot about the evil which he had ignored, and his son
Simeon, who was abandoned in Egypt. When the corn was gone,
he again told his sons to buy more from there.

43.3-5 Judah reminded him of the conditions of sale from Egypt.
43.6 Israel admonished his sons for being too forthcoming with
strangers; something he had learned first-hand when he met Laban.

43.6 Israel admonished them for their honesty.
43.7 Israel's sons had not anticipated a motive to the questions
posed by Joseph.

43.7 They told Israel they had only answered honestly to direct
questions.
43.8-9 Judah asks Israel to allow him the responsibility for
Benjamin's safety, and he will accept any blame in this regard
forever.

43.10 Israel had cause not to trust his sons.

43.10 Judah reminds Israel that they might have already returned a
second time, had he not withheld Benjamin.

43.11 Israel instructs his sons to bring a gift to the man; though a
gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the
righteous.

43.11 Israel was being generous and it was a nice gesture, even
with a motive attached, that he think kindly toward them and show
them mercy.
43.12 Israel tells his sons to take double money, and also the
money that was returned, perhaps by accident, giving benefit of
doubt to Joseph.

43.12 Taking all that extra money at one time had a greater risk of
thievery.

43.13 Israel decided to put Judah in charge of Benjamin and the
corn purchase. Trust must begin sometime.

43.13 Israel decided to trust them, by desperation, rather than merit.

43.14 Israel prays for his sons Safety By G-d. G-d Had Previously
Informed Israel Of His Plans for his seed.

43.14 If G-d's Plans Do Not Include Sparing Israel's sons, then
Israel's prayers are in vain. Israel showed weakness of faith by not
praying instead That His Will Be Accomplished, For His Glory Only.

43.15 Israel's sons did as he instructed them.

43.15 Their long delay in returning to Egypt with the money is
suggestive of thievery, or, in fact of being spies.

43.16 Joseph caused a meal to be prepared for his brethren.

43.16 Many beasts were slaughtered for the meal Joseph
presented.

43.a17-8 Joseph had the men brought into the house.

43.17-8 The sons of Israel believed, that for the cause of money
were they brought into the house chambers, to be seized for
bondmen; because, for the cause of money, had they done to
Joseph. Those caught up in their sins, believe that all people think
and act as they do.

43.b17-8 Now had they judged rightly though, of A Day Of
Retribution for themselves By G-d.
43.19-22 The sons of Israel offer explanations about the found
money to the steward of Joseph's house.

43.19-22 Because of all the elapsed time, suspicion of the men's
honesty would have increased.
43.a23 Joseph's steward bandied about The Name Of The Lord in
vain, in order to perpetuate Pharaoh's deceit upon them, and
falsely claimed he had their money. Such is the life of servants,
free or bond, lies must be spoken as the truth.

43.23 Joseph's steward brought out Simeon to his brothers. Even
in slavery, food, shelter, and clothing require provision, and Joseph
would incur this obligation towards his servants also; shame would
be upon the master that did not provide such. Among free men, the
wealthy must give wages or charity only as they find in their hearts.

43.b23 With poorly paid free men, if charity must supplement
income, shame is upon all men; yet with free men, it is not
required to pay them what they need to survive.

43.24-5 Joseph's steward attended to the hygienic needs of
Joseph's brethren, giving them water and feeding their beasts.

43.24-5 Joseph's steward had not much choice.
43.a26 Joseph's brethren bowed down before him to the Earth, not
Before G-d Only. Many there are that would become slaves for the
price of the corn. Many also would become slaves without agreeing
to such. Pharaoh had a scheme to take men for servants by
placing their money back into their possession and charging them
with thievery.

43.26 G-d's Dream To Joseph was again realized when Joseph's
brethren voluntarily bowed down before him toward the Earth, and
delivered Israel's gift to him. Joseph knew his brothers would later
be taken in Pharaoh's trap but he couldn't warn them openly, so he
charged them with spying first, and made it easy for them to prove
their innocence, but he returned their own money into their
possession also, that they would be warned thereby.

43.b26 Joseph had to make good the loss of payment on the first
corn purchase, to protect his brethren.
43.27-8 Joseph had been kept from knowledge of his father, by his
captivity.

43.27-8 Joseph learned of his father's good health, by his brethren.
G-d's Dream For Joseph was again realized when Joseph's
brethren bowed the head and made obeisance to him.
43.29 Joseph spoke to Benjamin, his wish that G-d Be Gracious
unto him. Joseph felt greater kinship with Benjamin because he
was his mother's son also.

43.29 Joseph had been kept also from Benjamin by his captivity. It
is unfortunate that Joseph had not the same kinship with his other
brothers. A fault of having more than one wife.

43.30-1 Upon seeing his brother again, Joseph excused himself to
his chamber to weep. Joseph commanded bread be set out.

43.30-1 Joseph continued his charade by refraining himself. Joseph
wept also with the knowledge that he would not be able to warn
them successfully, and all his family would become slaves
according to his boyhood Dreams. His warnings would be lost on
them because the honesty of Joseph's face hides the dishonesty
of Pharaoh's trap.

43.32 All present were given food.

43.32 Their meals were segregated because of the Hebrews low
status before the Egyptians, even Joseph.
43.a33 The brethren also segregated themselves by age before
Joseph.

43.33 His brothers marveled at Joseph's opulence.

43.b33 The brethren were blinded by the illusion of wealth. As it
was given unto Joseph, Pharaoh can as easily have it taken away.

43.34 Portions were taken unto them from before Joseph who made
Benjamin's portion five times greater than theirs. All had drink and
were merry with Joseph.

43.34 All concerned would have had a finer time had Joseph
identified himself to them.
44.1-2 Joseph told his steward to again return the corn money with
the corn, and to place Joseph's silver goblet in Benjamin's sack. A
servant has little power to contradict his master.

44.1-2 Joseph's steward was faithful in executing Joseph's
commands. Joseph had his goblet placed with Pharaoh's money,
that they become his servants rather than Pharaoh's. But if all
could not be saved, then at least Benjamin might. Blessed Is G-d
Who Allows His Servants Free Will To Execute His Commands,
That The Greater Good Be Served.
44.3 The men were not detained, but were sent away at daybreak.

44.3 Drunkenness from the night before, had not helped them to
consider checking their belongings before they left.

'They have struck me, and I felt it not;
They have beaten me, and I knew it not;
When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.'

44.4-5 Joseph commanded his steward to go after the men and
accuse them of theft, now was Pharaoh's trap set. Joseph was
swayed by his priestess wife and did after the heathen customs
of drinking and divining thereby.

44.5 G-d Does Not Reveal Himself, Or His Mysteries, to drunkards,
and Joseph was no exception, yet did he not overindulge, or he
would not have been able to successfully command Pharaoh's huge
grain industry. Joseph at this point had no longer any cause to
divine anything, having made his only needed Revelation to Pharaoh.
44.6 Joseph's steward was again faithful to Joseph's commands.

44.6 The steward again had not much choice but to obey.

44.7-8 Joseph's brethren rightly protested the accusation.

44.9 The brethren determined the fate for the theft of a silver goblet
used in the heathen practice of divination to be death for the
possessor of such, and slavery for his accomplices. Idols and
religions are defended by men, to the death.

44.9 G-d Would Now Punish the sons of Israel For Jacob's Theft,
By Rachel, of her father's terraphim, and also for their treatment
of their brother. G-d Defends Himself Quite Well Without man's
Help.

44.10 Joseph's servant knew he was perpetrating injustice, but
was unable to oppose it. The pretext of thievery is used by
Pharaoh to enslave men.

44.10 Joseph's servant eases the punishment to: slavery for the
thief, and freedom to those not involved in the theft.
44.11 All the men submitted to the search without reservation, by
clear conscience.

44.11 The search was unreasonable in that: they were the only
suspects, and no one had come forward who saw them commit
the crime. They are suspect because they were there, they are
Hebrew, and they smell like sheep to these cattle herders.
44.12-3 The search was performed and the goblet found. The men
tore their clothes in anguish. They also are thieves by the money
found in their sacks, and now also slaves.

44.12-3 The men are servants of Joseph their brother, rather than
servants of Pharaoh or his assigns.

44.14 Joseph's brethren fell before him on the ground.

44.14 G-d's Dream For Joseph had again been realized.
44.15 Joseph's brethren faced their accuser.

44.15 Joseph alone accuses his brethren, by divination. But how
could this be, since his goblet needed for divination was missing.

44.16 Judah spoke to Joseph in acceptance of their fate, that By
G-d Had They Been Judged, And Returned To Joseph For
Punishment.

44.16 Judah felt they also should be punished equally with the thief.
Judah decided the punishment, they should all be Joseph's
bondmen.
44.a17 Joseph would punish the possessor of the missing item by
slavery, knowing in fact that the possessor was not the thief; the
servant of Joseph also knowing this.

Joseph knew also from the example in his own life when he was
sold as a slave. And he who bought him--an Egyptian--said to his
wife, "Treat him hospitably; haply he may be useful to us, or we
may adopt him as a son."

Thus Did We Settle Joseph in the land, And We Instructed him In
The Interpretation of dark sayings, For G-d Is Equal To His
Purpose; but most men Know It Not. And when he had reached his
age of strength We Bestowed on him Judgment And Knowledge;
For Thus Do We Recompense the Well Doers.

And she in whose house he was, conceived a passion for him, and
she shut the doors and said, "Come hither."

He said, "G-d Keep me! Verily, my lord hath given me a good home:
and the injurious shall not prosper."

But she longed for him; And he had longed for her--

--had he not Seen A Token From his Lord. Thus We Averted Evil
And Defilement from him, for he was One Of Our Sincere Servants.

And they both made for the door, and she rent his shirt behind;
and at the door they met her lord. "What," said she, "shall be the
recompense of him who would do evil to thy family, but a prisoner
and a sore punishment?"

He said, "She solicited me to evil." And a witness out of her own
family witnessed: "If his shirt be rent in front she speaketh
truth, and he is a liar: But if his shirt be rent behind, she lieth
and he is true." And when his lord saw his shirt torn behind, he
said, "This is one of your devices! verily your devices are great!
Joseph! leave this affair. And thou, O wife, ask pardon for thy crime,
for thou hast sinned."
44.17 Joseph would only punish the possessor of the missing item,
not his associates. All knew they were innocent.
The Facts:
1. Both Goblet and money were found in the mouth of their sacks,
because they were placed there after the corn was.
2. Only the money used to buy the corn was found, and no
additional money was there.
3. A thief with access to the treasury would not have only taken
his own money.
4. Had Benjamin stolen the money, he would not have only stolen
his own payment, but would have taken as much as he could carry.
5. Joseph acknowledged that only the thief should be his bondman,
all had money, but only one had the goblet. He believed that only
the possessor of the goblet was the thief, therefore, he himself
judged the money to have been placed there by accident rather
than by theft.
6. Had Benjamin stolen the goblet, he would have discovered the
money and known it was planted there, and exposed the plot.
7. Had the money inadvertently been put into the sacks after the
goblet was taken, the goblet would have been discovered and
Benjamin would have been caught as a thief.
Findings:
Had the money been taken during the corn purchase, it would have
been at the bottom of the sacks; just as Joseph's shirt had not been
rent in front, some years prior.
Both the money and the goblet were planted there after the corn
purchase by the person who had access to both items, Joseph.
Slavery being the motive.

As trying to save them, Joseph focuses all the blame onto
Benjamin for the missing goblet.

44.b17 Joseph's expectation is for them to sacrifice Benjamin to
save themselves.

44.18-32 Judah approaches Joseph as even unto Pharaoh, to ask
permission to speak regarding the events that brought them and
Benjamin unto him. Judah recounts the events to Joseph.

44.18-32 That a man, not Servant To The Lord Only, should have
undue might over the actions of another man, and exercise this
might, even by intimidation.

44.33-4 Judah offers himself in place of Benjamin. Joseph would
receive an honest and righteous servant in exchange for a
dishonest one. There is no greater service than for a man to lay
down his life for his brother.

44.33-4 Joseph would receive an older servant perhaps of a shorter
lifespan than Benjamin. Judah would not be there now, had he not
suggested selling Joseph before this.

45.1 Benjamin had not been betrayed by his brethren, and Joseph
then identified himself to them.
45.2 Joseph could not continue hiding his feelings for his brothers.
Joseph forgave his brothers but G-d Would Still Punish them by
Pharaoh and the Egyptians.

45.2 The Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard Joseph, and
would learn the truth concerning his enslavement. Also, Joseph
might be willing to forgive the theft of the money, but Pharaoh
would not.

45.3 Joseph asks of his father's health.

45.3 Fear and guilt caused Joseph's brethren not to answer him.
45.4-8 Joseph's brethren are now servants and wards also of
Joseph and of Pharaoh.

45.4-8 Joseph convinces his brethren that what happened to him
at their hand, was Part Of G-d's Plan To Save them From the
famine to come, and though they would be slaves, G-d Would
Save them By A Great Deliverance. Joseph Knew G-d's Plan
because G-d Had Informed his fathers Of It, and Joseph reminded
them again.
45.9-13 Joseph instructs his brethren to bring his father's house
and all their possessions to Egypt, he will sustain them there
during the famine. Joseph selected Goshen for them.
45.14-5 Joseph and his brothers wept upon one another, and spoke
to each other.

45.14-5 The years that were lost, and captivity of Joseph. The bad
things one does cannot be reversed, only good added to.

45.16 Pharaoh and his servants were pleased to learn of Joseph's
brethren.

45.16 Joseph's brethren are still only Hebrews to the Egyptians.

45.17-20 Pharaoh commanded all of Jacob's family be brought to
Egypt and he would provide for them all the good things of the
land of Egypt.

45.17-20 Pharaoh commanded they take wagons for their families.
They would be servants of Pharaoh, they should no longer have
regard for their possessions, they will not need them.

45.21 Joseph provided wagons and food for their journey as per
Pharaoh's request.

45.21 The corn they had come to Egypt for, and purchased, stayed
in Egypt.

45.22 Joseph again rewarded Benjamin five-fold above his brethren
in raiment, and also three hundred shekels of silver. The other
brothers got less for the part they played in Joseph's fate.
45.23 Jacob received his gift back from Joseph ten-fold.

45.24 Joseph instructed his brethren not to take any detours along
the way. They belong to Pharaoh now.

45.25 Joseph's brethren returned to Jacob.

45.26-7 Jacob was told by his sons the truth of Joseph, but they
were not to be believed, until the wagons arrived.

45.26 It was well considered on his part, for Jacob not to believe
his sons. The Truth Is Made Manifest.

45.28 Jacob's family will all be slaves in Egypt. Jacob is already old,
and now has little hope for his declining years.

45.28 Jacob is a free man, but even as a father of servants, he is old
and should not expect hard labour for himself. Jacob is satisfied even
at this bad news, because Joseph is still alive, and he will see him
again shortly. And they will survive the famine and the slavery.
46.1 Israel took all his possessions with him to Egypt anyway, and
Offered Sacrifices Unto G-d in Beer-Sheba along the way.
46.2 G-d Spoke unto Israel In Visions of the night.
46.3-4 G-d Eases Israel's Fears over going to Egypt because It Is
Part Of His Plan For Israel. G-d Will Be With Israel, And Will Bring
them Back, and Israel will see Joseph again before he dies.
46.5-7 All of Israel would be reunited again in Egypt, together with
all their possessions. G-d's Word Would Be Done regarding Israel.
46.8-9 Reuben had sons; Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Reuben did try to prevent Joseph from being harmed by his brothers,
at least verbally.

46.8 Reuben had known Bilhah, and Israel heard of it.

46.10 Simeon had sons; Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and
Shaul also.

46.10 Simeon had joined Levi to the slaughter of men, and was
unfaithful to his wife by way of a Canaanitish woman who bore him
another son named Shaul.

46.11 Levi had sons; Gershon, Kohath, Merari.

46.11 Levi had joined Simeon to the slaughter of men.

46.12 Judah had sons; Shelah, Perez, and Zerah who survived, and
Perez had sons; Hezron and Hamul. G-d Allows the sons of The
Righteous To Have sons also. G-d Caused the wicked To Die
upon Canaan, And the unrighteous To Be Punished. G-d Spared
Shelah because he was young enough that he might be corrected.
Train up a child in the way he should go; and even when he is old,
he will not depart from it. Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;
Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul. Chasten thy son, for there is
hope; but set not thy heart on his destruction.

46.12 Judah had sons Er, Onan, and Shelah, by his Canaanite wife;
and Perez, and Zerah, by indiscretion. G-d Caused Er, And Onan,
To Die for wickedness of heart. Judah sold his brother to slavery for
the price of a harlot.

46.13 Issachar had sons; Tola, Puvah, Iob, Shimron.

46.13 Issachar slept while his brother was sold to slavery.

46.14 Zebulun had sons; Sered, Elon, Jahleel.

46.14 Leah thought Zebulun would restore her marriage, but
Zebulun was instead, a refuge for flotsam.

46.15 Dinah had not given birth out of wedlock. Leah had borne
sons as the days of the week, and a daughter as the seventh.
46.16 Gad had sons; Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi,
Areli.

46.16 Gad followed Dan's lead in Joseph's imprisonment by
becoming a stumbling block.

46.17 Asher restored Dinah's honour by marriage. They had sons;
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and daughter Serah; Beriah had sons;
Heber, Malchiel. G-d Allows sons of the righteous to have sons also.

46.17 Asher was fat and dainty, and could not oppose Joseph's
imprisonment.

46.18 Zilpah had borne sons unto Leah, to Jacob.

46.18 Zilpah had pride, careless ease, and fullness of bread, the
sins of Sodom's women. Zilpah had not choice but to bear sons to
Jacob, for Leah.

46.19 Rachel did bear Joseph and Benjamin, for Jacob.

46.19 Though Rachel was more loved by Jacob than Leah, she
strived against her sister unto death; and she valued her father's
'g-ds' enough to steal them, and bring also shame thereby.

46.20 Joseph had sons; Manasseh and Ephraim.

46.20 Asenath, daughter of the priest of On, a polytheist, bore
Joseph's sons.

46.a21 Benjamin had sons; Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman,
Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard. The large number of sons a
result of his nativity in The Land G-d Blessed his fathers children by.
Having a multitude of children is A Blessing that grows greater with
age.

46.21 The parents of many children must toil greatly for them while
they are young. Benjamin's birth results in his mother's death. He
had not the blessings of the womb as Joseph, and shall suckle not
at the breast that suckled Joseph. A large number of sons insures
that they will secure more advantages to themselves than the other
children's sons can, but also that they may fall victim to the same
sins as in Sodom.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
And as a high wall in his own conceit.

46.b21 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot Serve G-d and cupidity. Set not up another
'g-d' With G-d, lest thou sit thee down disgraced, helpless. Thy
Lord Hath Ordained that ye worship None But Him; And Kindness
to your parents, whether one or both of them attain to old age with
thee. And say not to them, 'Fie!' Neither reproach them, but speak
to them both with respectful speech; and defer humbly to them out
of tenderness, and say, 'Lord Have Compassion on them both,
even as they reared me when I was little.' Your Lord Well Knoweth
what is in your souls; whether ye be righteous. And Gracious Is He
to those who Return To Him. And to him who is of kin, render his
due, and also to the poor and to the wayfarer; yet waste not
wastefully, for the wasteful are brethren of the Satans, and Satan
was ungrateful to his Lord: but if thou turn away from them, while
thou thyself seekest Boons From Thy Lord for which thou hopest,
at least speak to them with kindly speech. And let not thy hand be
tied up to thy neck; nor yet open it with all openness, lest thou sit
thee down in rebuke, in beggary. Verily, Thy Lord Will Provide With
Open Hand For Whom He Pleaseth, And Will Be Sparing. His
Servants Doth He Scan, Inspect. Kill not your children for fear of
want: For them and for you, Will We Provide. Verily, the killing
them is a great wickedness. Lord, Grant me not wealth over much,
or poverty over much. Two things have I Asked Of Thee, Deny me
Them Not before I die: Remove far from me, Vanity And Lies; Give
me Neither Poverty Nor Riches; Feed me With mine Allotted Bread,
lest I become sated, and deny Thee, and say, 'Who Is The Lord?'
Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane The Name Of my G-d.
46.22 G-d Had Mercy even unto Rachel In Granting her children.

46.22 G-d Had Reason And Cause To Deny Rachel children.

46.23-5 G-d Had Raised Judge And Prosecutor Against Israel for
the cause of Bilhah. Dan had a son, Hushim. Naphtali had sons;
Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem. Naphtali did offer argument in
Joseph's behalf, as had Reuben. G-d Had Allowed This
Punishment To Come on them all, because of the servitude of
Joseph, and Bilhah, and Zilpah, even back to the servitude of:
Hagar of Egypt, Eliezer of Damascus, and the other servants that
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob had acquired.

46.23-5 Dan had judged Joseph, and lay in wait for him by a pit;
and with Gad as a stumbling block, drove him into it. Naphtali
defended Joseph by words only, not by deed. The evil that men
can do, to put a yoke on another man or woman for task-work.

46.26 The wives of the men that were taken into Egypt, and
captivity, had shared in the good things that were provided of their
husbands. Jacob's wives died in Canaan, and did not go to Egypt.

46.26 Jacob's wives had died, but his concubines did go into Egypt,
numbered with the wives of his sons. The wives taken into captivity,
would now share the bad that would be done unto their husbands
and children.
46.a27 When children are born to slaves, anguish is incarnate.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

46.27 When children are born unto a man and woman, hope is also
born. Jacob numbered the sons of Zilpah and Bilhah with his other
sons.

46.b27 Uniting his family, was a righteousness that Abraham had
not done.

46.b27 Where Abraham had divided his family, Israel had united
them all.

46.28 Had Judah not conceived to sell Joseph, this iniquity, and
those to come, might not be occurring. G-d Needed To Punish
Egypt for their slave traffic, And Pharaoh for his haughty behavior.

46.28 Jacob entrusted Judah with the responsibility to guide and
advance the way before them, and it was performed. G-d Knew
From The Beginning that Israel would be taken, But He Promised
Abraham, they Would Be Returned By His Hand. G-d Could
thereby Punish Egypt And Also Israel At The Same Time.

46.29 However pleasant Goshen, it is a place of imprisonment and
interment.

46.29 Even in slavery, some slaves fared better than others.
Joseph went up to meet Jacob in Goshen, and renewed his family
bonds.
46.30 Israel had no greater goal unto death, than having seen
Joseph yet alive, and he told him this.

46.30 That one child could be favoured more by its father than
another, or one wife more than another.

46.31-4 Joseph coaches his brethren what they should speak unto
Pharaoh in their own behalf, stressing their work with cattle, rather
than their work with sheep, that he might place them in Goshen.

46.31-4 Every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Joseph instructs his brethren to deceive Pharaoh in this matter.

47.1 Israel is in Goshen, and perhaps will be allowed to remain.

47.1 Joseph informs Pharaoh that his family is in Goshen. The
decision is now Pharaoh's, whether they will remain.

47.2-4 Five of Joseph's brethren are presented to Pharaoh. They
ignore Joseph's coaching and honestly declare to Pharaoh, they
are shepherds, and they would like to remain in Goshen.

47.2-4 It was not honesty that motivated the men's speech to
Pharaoh, but rather, stiffnecked pride and arrogance.

47.5-6 Pharaoh instructs Joseph to allow his family to remain in
Goshen. They need not purchase the land.

47.5 Pharaoh understands arrogance and how to deal with it.
Pharaoh subtlely suggests that the men Joseph presented to him
might not be suitable to care for cattle because they are shepherds;
but if there are any able men among them, Joseph should make
them rulers over his cattle, in Pharaoh's service. Rent for the land
will proceed thereby.
47.7 Five hundred, eighty two years After Flood, Israel is now a
stranger in a strange land.

47.7 Joseph brought Jacob before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed
Pharaoh.
47.a8-9 Pharaoh asked Jacob his age, and Jacob answered
honestly. Pharaoh considered Jacob's age a limiting factor, that is
why he brought it up. The question was not raised among Joseph's
five brethren. Had his age not been questioned, he might have been
pressed into harder service.

47.8-9 Jacob felt, and related his belief to Pharaoh, that his life had
been too short, and also evil, when compared to the lives of his
fathers. His children played a large part of his opinion of his life, but
the tree is also known by its fruit.

47.b8-9 Jacob is repentant of the evil in his own life.
47.10 Jacob again blessed Pharaoh upon his leave.
47.11 Joseph placed his family in the best of the land of Rameses,
as Pharaoh commanded, and gave them possession of it.

47.11 Many there were as Egyptians, who were not slaves, who
could not give their families possession in Rameses.

47.12 Joseph sustained his entire family in Goshen. Joseph had
become a father to Pharaoh and to Israel.

47.12 Many there were as Egyptians, who were not slaves, who
could not support themselves, much less their entire extended
families.
47.13-4 There was a great famine in Egypt and Canaan, and
Pharaoh profited greatly. The famine was harder on Canaan
because of the wickedness of the Canaanites there.

47.13-4 The Lord Will Show His Children The Correct Way, By His
Punishment On Them. The wickedness in the land of Canaan, He Will
Remove it To Make Room For The Return Of Israel.
47.15 The famine was not as great in Egypt, as in Canaan, Due To
G-d's Blessing On Israel.

47.15 Pharaoh now had all of Canaan and Egypt's money, and still
there was hunger, and still there was greed.

47.16 Joseph will accept cattle for bread.

47.16 Joseph requested the Egyptian's cattle. Egyptians will not
have milk, meat, or plowing, except in Pharaoh's service.
47.17 The cattle that Joseph exchanged for grain, was only
sufficient to buy grain for one year. The value of cattle was low
because of the large supply, and need to feed these.

47.17 Joseph was able to spare the lives of many beasts.
47.18-20 Joseph can and does buy every Egyptian, and his land,
for Pharaoh's service, in exchange for grain, at Egyptian request.

47.18-20 Egypt is a slave state. Animosity has not decreased
toward Hebrews, by Egyptians, now that they also are made
slaves. Resentment grows toward Hebrews as they improve their
condition above the Egyptians.
47.21 The Egyptian people are removed from their lands, and
placed into the service of Pharaoh. All lands are the property of the
state.

47.21 They that kept slaves and profited thereby, have lost all this
gain, and have become themselves slaves. Here is the patience
and the faith of the saints.

47.22 The priests which had deceived their people with false 'g-d's',
were given grain by Pharaoh, and kept their lands.

47.22 The Lord Tolerated the priests To Exist, In Order That Israel
Might Share Also The Same Status through Joseph and his father-
In-Law, priest of On. G-d Chooses the time and place For His
Battles.
47.23-5 Joseph gave the Egyptians, seed to sow Pharaoh's lands
with, and they could keep part of the increase for themselves. The
Egyptians were grateful to Pharaoh to be alive. They still had more
freedom than the slaves they once owned, that Pharaoh now owns.
Every man having no lands of his own should have this same right.

47.23-5 One fifth of the increase now belonged to Pharaoh, and a
portion of the Egyptian share, had to be set aside for seed.
Egyptians must now work to pay this income tax that Pharaoh
levied. All are slaves to Pharaoh.

One may oppress the poor, yet will thy gain increase;
One may give to the rich, yet will want come.

47.26 Joseph made it a statute that Pharaoh should have the fifth
yearly. Under Joseph's control, the majority of this is being used as
a food program for all Egyptians; and for the maintenance of grain
storage facilities in the Noah tradition. This benefited all nations, by
sale, or by alms. G-d Does Require A Tenth of all for Tithe-Giving;
and from this Tithe, only a Tenth for The Service of the Priests.

47.26 Only the lands of the priests alone became not Pharaoh's.
No one could prevent Pharaoh from using as much of the grain
tariff as he would like to, for himself.

From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from Mine
Ordinances, and have not kept Them.

'Return Unto Me, And I Will Return Unto you', Saith The Lord Of
Hosts.

But ye say, 'Wherein shall we Return?' Will a man rob G-d? Yet ye
rob Me. But ye say, 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In Tithes And
Offerings. Ye Are Cursed With The Curse, yet ye rob Me, even this
whole nation.

'Bring ye The Whole Tithe Into The Storehouse, That There May Be
Food In My House, And Put Me To The Test With That', Saith The
Lord Of Hosts, ' If I Will Not Open you The Windows Of Heaven,
And Pour Out for you Blessing, Immeasurable, That There Shall
Be More Than Sufficiency; And I Will Rebuke the devourer For
your Good, And he Shall Not Destroy the fruits of your land;
Neither Shall your vine Cast its fruit Before The Time in the field',
Saith The Lord Of Hosts. 'And all nations shall call you Blessed;
for ye shall be "A Land Of Delight",' Saith The Lord Of Hosts.

47.27 The Egyptians continued to worship idols.

47.27 G-d Allowed Israel to enjoy the benefits that the priests did,
and obtain possessions in Goshen.
47.28 Jacob and his family survived five more years of famine in
Egypt, and Jacob lived twelve more years after the famine, to a
total of one hundred, forty seven years.

47.28 G-d's Message was lost on the Egyptians, and slavery, and
idol worship persisted, and Pharaoh grew yet more wealthy.
47.29-30 Jacob's time to die approached, and he needed Joseph's,
and Pharaoh's permission, to be buried in the land of his nativity.

47.29-31 Pharaoh approved, and Joseph was honoured to be able to
grant his father's last request, and Israel Gave Thanks To G-d For This.

48.1 Joseph was told his father is sick. Joseph lived among the
priests.

48.1 Joseph journeyed with his two sons to visit and give comfort
to Israel.
48.2 Jacob was told of Joseph's coming, and Israel was
strengthened thereby.
48.3-4 Jacob tells Joseph of The Blessings That G-d Bestowed
upon him.
48.5-6 Jacob tells Joseph that Ephraim and Manasseh are also
Part Of G-d's Blessing Regarding their Inheritance From G-d.
48.7 Israel still retains the good memories of Rachel, and makes
mention to Joseph, to comfort Joseph thereby.

48.7 Alas for Jacob, Rachel died, and he had buried her body
before Beth-Lehem. Israel retains the loss and the longing for
Rachel, with pain. Jacob did not express the same to his other
sons of Leah. Jacob's portion of Rachel and Leah, is death.

48.8-9 Israel asks that Joseph's sons be brought to him, that he
Bless them. He did not require anything for his Blessing.

48.10 The eyes of Israel were dim with age.

48.10 Israel did not require good eyesight to kiss and embrace his
grandchildren.
48.11 Israel Is Grateful To G-d For Allowing him To 'See', not just
Joseph, but also his seed.
48.12 Israel Fulfilled G-d's Dream To Joseph whereby he bowed
before Joseph, and not only Joseph, but also his seed.
48.13 Joseph guided his sons toward Israel, in a manner to show
preference to the first-born.
48.14 Israel deliberately rejected the status of the first-born, in
favour of the younger. No one had tried to deceive him.

48.14 Isaac needed to be deceived by Rebekah and Jacob's hoax.

48.15-6 Israel blessed Joseph and his sons, and Gave Credit To
G-d And The Angel Who Redeemed him From All Evil, For Guiding
his father's way, and his way. He blessed both sons equally, with
his heart and the words of his soul.

48.15-6 Both shall receive the same blessing, however, Ephraim
shall receive it before Manassah.
48.17 Joseph discovered his father's preference toward Ephraim,
and tried to remove it by holding up his father's hand.

48.18 Joseph discovered his father's preference toward Ephraim,
and tried to correct him with words.
48.19 Israel refused his son's 'correction', and gave explanation also.
He Had 'Seen' What G-d Wanted him To See, what Issac had
refused to See.
48.20 Israel would bless Ephraim and Manassah that day, and
future generations would use them as a model to emulate.

48.21 Israel acknowledged his death within Egypt.

48.21 Israel told Joseph, G-d Would Be With them, And Bring
them Back Into The Land of their fathers.
48.22 Israel gives Joseph a greater portion than his brethren, in
Canaan, with the land he purchased by Shechem.

48.22 Animosity may still exist in Shechem when they return.

49.1-2 Israel knew what would befall his children in the end of days.
He assembled them, that they should hear and hearken unto him.
49.3 Reuben, the first-born; The might and first-fruits of Israel's
strength; The excellency of dignity and of power. The Lord Will
Make him Many.

49.4 Reuben had not the excellency to control his power. He
lacked the stability even of water, as he went up to his father's bed,
and defiled it.
49.5 Simeon and Levi are kin to weapons of violence.
49.6 Israel hopes not to come into their council, or his glory be
united in their assembly, for their anger and self-will, which killed
men and had not compassion on beasts.

49.6 Israel knows the paths which should be avoided. Levi Will
Seek The Manifestation And The Truth With Thy Holy One, and
rule over sin, which coached them with its desire. 'But This Is The
Covenant That I Will Make With the house of Israel after those
days', Sayeth The Lord, 'I Will Put My Law In their Inward Parts,
And In their Heart Will I Write It; And I Will Be their G-d, And they
Shall Be My People; and they shall teach no more every man his
neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, "Know The Lord";
For they Shall All Know Me, from the least of them unto the
greatest of them, for I Will Forgive their Iniquity, And their Sin Will
I Remember No More. Levi Has Taught G-d's Law To Israel; Israel
Is Teaching The Law to Canaan; Canaan Shall Teach The Law to
the nations; And they Will All Know The Law, And The Lord.'

49.7 Their anger was fierce, and their wrath was cruel.

49.7 G-d Will Divide And Scatter Simeon And Levi in Israel; But
More So Shall He Shall Divide And Scatter the violent of all nations.
I swear by those which scatter with a scattering, the way of an
eagle in the air; and by those which carry a burden, the way of a
snake upon a rock; and by those which run lightly, the way of a
ship in the midst of the sea; and by those which divide or
command a matter, the way of a man with a young woman: True
indeed, Is That with Which ye are Threatened, And Lo! The
Judgment Will Surely Come. By the star-tracked heaven, ye are
discordant in what ye say. So is the way of an adulterous woman;
she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and sayeth, 'I have done no
wickedness'. But whoso turneth himself from violence, is turned
from it. Vie in haste For Pardon From Your Lord, And A Paradise,
vast as the Heavens and the Earth, Prepared For The G-d-Fearing,
who give alms both in prosperity and in poverty, and who master
their anger and forgive others! G-d Loveth The Merciful. He that is
slow to anger, is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit,
than he that taketh a city. The Fear Of The Lord is the beginning of
knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline. Then will
they Call Me, But I Will Not Answer; they will Seek Me Earnestly,
But they Shall Not Find Me; for that they hated knowledge, and did
not Choose The Fear Of The Lord; they would have none Of My
Counsel, they despised All Of My Reproof. Therefore shall they eat
of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For
their waywardness, and their thoughtlessness shall slay them, and
the confidence that fools possess shall destroy them. But whoso
Hearkeneth Unto Me shall Dwell Securely, And Be At Peace, With
No Fear of evil.
49.8 Judah's brethren shall praise and bow down before him. His
hand shall be upon the neck of his enemies. 'Thy foot shall bruise
their head', As Had Spoken The Lord, regarding the seed of Eve At
The End Of G-d's Kingdom On Earth. Now shall the hand of
Judah bruise the head of the enemies Of G-d and men, At The
Beginning Of His Kingdom On Earth.

49.8 That G-d or men shall have enemies.

49.9 Judah is like unto the spawn of lions, in ferocity, even in rest;
and in the taking of prey, his portion did not exhaust the supply.

49.10 Judah's rule will end if men no longer come unto Shiloh.

49.10 The obedience of the people shall be to Judah from
beginning until the end, as from the hand holding the sceptre until
the feet divided by the ruler's staff. G-d's Dominion Will Be
Restored Thereby On Earth, With This Division Of Power Into The
Right Hand Of G-d.

49.11 Judah will not need his foal to travel beyond the vine, nor his
ass's colt to plow beyond the vine. Days filled with drunken excess.

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, thou son of David, it is not for
kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?'
Lest they drink, and forget that which is decreed, and pervert the
justice that is due to any that is afflicted. Give strong drink unto
him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul; let him
drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are
appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and
plead the cause of the poor and needy.

49.11-2 A kingdom ruled by men will not endure, but A Kingdom
Ruled By G-d Only.

49.12 Judah's life consists of drunkenness, the burden of this on
men and on cattle, instead of cultivation and husbandry.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh; for
the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and
drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

49.12 With G-d's Kingdom shall be the end of wastefulness, by
more responsible animal husbandry, and better land management
for the feeding of all men. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy
flocks, and look well to thy herds; For riches are not forever; And
doth the crown endure unto all generations? When the hay is mown,
and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains
are gathered in, the lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats,
the price for a field; and there will be goats' milk enough for thy food,
for the food of thy household, and maintenance for all peoples.

49.13 Zebulun shall not dwell with his brethren, but shall dwell
among the merchants whose watercraft he services for their trades,
and the dockage he provides to them.

He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread;
but he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.

49.13 Zebulun shall rejoice in his goings out, for The Peace That
Shall Be. He shall rejoin his brethren for this purpose.

49.14 Issachar wastes his time sleeping among the sheep instead
of tending to them.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vinyard of the man
void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thistles,
the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall
thereof was broken down. Then I beheld, and considered well;
I Saw, And Received Instruction. 'Yet a little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep... So shall thy
poverty come as a runner, and thy want, as an armed man.'

49.15 Issachar chose servitude for himself by his lack of initiative.
He allowed himself to be seduced by a pleasant land and a
comfortable resting place.

49.14-5 G-d Will Punish him With Task-work, as a servant, for his
laziness. Hunger tends to dispel idleness. Issachar shall Learn
From This, And Call many peoples Unto The Mountain Of The Lord.
The multitude of food and money he shall give, shall make room
for him and bring him before great men. He Serves G-d Best who
serves his fellow man.

49.16 Dan did judge his people, without having the Authority to do
so.

49.16 The Lord Only Shall Judge men for their Actions.

49.17 The judgments pronounced by Dan, Did Set Back The
Lord's Work, And Allowed Punishment Unto His People by bringing
them to Egypt.

49.17 The Lord Will use this set back to Save Many, And Set
Forward His Kingdom. The Lord Has Brought Dan's Judgments
Back Onto Dan.
48.18 The Lord Will Bring Dan Back From Bashan, The Mountain
Of The Lord, With Strength And Power. He Will Bring His
Salvation At Last. The Fear Of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And The Knowledge Of The All-Holy is Understanding. The Fear Of
The Lord is to hate evil, And The Completion Of Wisdom is Peace
on Earth.

49.19 Invaders shall storm over Gad.

49.19 Gadites, in wisdom, shall give chase at the heels of these
invaders, by first scattering, then reorganizing.
49.20 Blessed be Asher above sons; let him be the favoured of his
brethren, let him have abundant oil that his lamp go not out, a
secure home, strength and longevity also. Asher is contented and
peaceful for having married Dinah, who bore him Imnah, Ishvah,
Ishvi, Beriah, and daughter Serah.
A woman of valour who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he hath no
lack of gain. She doeth him good and not evil, all the days of her
life. She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchant-ships, she bringeth her food from afar.
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth food to her
household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field,
and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands, she planteth a vinyard.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good; her lamp goeth not
out by night. She layeth her hands to the distaff, and her hands
hold the spindle. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she
reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow
for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
She maketh for herself, coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and
purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among
the elders of the land. She maketh linen garments and selleth them;
and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. Strength and dignity are
her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come. She openeth
her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not, the
bread of idleness. Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her
husband also, and he praiseth her, 'Many daughters have done
valiantly, but thou excellest them all.' Grace is deceitful, and
beauty is vain; but a woman that Feareth The Lord, she shall be
praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her works praise
her in the gates.
Let not the world be unto Israel, as Shechem unto Dinah; but as
Asher, who did love her with all his heart, and was happy.
49.21 Naphtali gives good speeches.

49.21 Words without deeds are almost nothing.

49.22 Joseph is compared to a fruitful vine by a fountain, whose
branches run unsupported over the wall.

49.23 Life has dealt bitterly with Joseph, and attacked and hated
him.

49.24-5 Joseph's Resolve Was Made Firm, By The Shepherd, The
Stone Of Israel; And his hands were Made Strong By The Mighty
One Of Jacob. The Only G-d of thy father Shall Help, And Almighty In
His Blessings To Joseph Of Heaven Above, Unto The Earth Below;
and of wife unto children.
49.26 The blessings of Joseph's father go well beyond the
blessings that he received from his fathers. To the end of the
everlasting hills shall they remain with Joseph, the prince among
his brethren. His control shall extend to the end, and ends of the
Earth.

49.27 Benjamin, in the beginning, is like a wolf devouring prey.
Though they were many, The Lord Shall Make them Of The
Smallest of the tribes of Israel.

49.27 Benjamin, in the end, will have to share his spoils.
49.28 Israel blessed his children according to his blessing to them:
My sons, despise not The Chastening Of The Lord, neither spurn
thou, His Correction. For whom The Lord Loveth, He Correcteth;
even as a father, the son in whom he delighteth. Be not afraid of
Sudden Terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it
cometh; for The Lord Will Be thy Confidence, And Will Keep thy
foot from being caught. For the path of righteousness is as the
light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto The Perfect Day.
The way of the wicked is as darkness, they know not at what they
stumble. For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up
again; but the wicked stumble under adversity. Rejoice not, when
thine enemy falleth; and let not thy heart be glad, when he
stumbleth; Lest The Lord See it, And it Displease Him, And He
Turn His Wrath Instead to thee. There are six things which The
Lord Hateth, yea, seven Which Are An Abomination Unto Him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
a heart that deviseth wicked thoughts; feet that are swift in running
to evil; a false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth
discord among brethren. Behold, Happy Is the man Whom G-d
Correcteth; therefore, despise not thou The Chastening Of The
Almighty, For He Maketh Sore, And Bindeth Up; He Woundeth,
And His Hands Make Whole. He Will Deliver thee In Six Troubles;
Yea, In Seven, There Shall No Evil Touch thee. In famine, He Will
Redeem thee From Death. And in war, From The Power Of The
Sword. Thou Shalt Be Hid, from the scourge of the tongue. Neither
Shalt thou Be Afraid of destruction when it cometh; At destruction
and famine, thou shalt laugh. Neither Shalt thou Be Afraid of the
beasts of the Earth; For thou Shalt Be In League with the stones of
the field; and the beasts of the field Shall Be At Peace with thee.
And thou Shalt Know that thy tent is in Peace, And thou Shalt
Visit thy Habitation, And Shall Miss Nothing. Thou Shalt Know
Also, that thy seed shall be great; and thine offspring, as the
grass of the Earth. Thou Shalt Come to thy grave In Ripe Age, like
as a shock of corn cometh in its season. Whatsoever Cometh Into
Being, The Name Thereof Was Given Long Ago, And It Is
Foreknown what man is; neither can he Contend With Him That Is
Mightier than he. Seeing there are many words that increase vanity,
what is man the better? A good name is rather to be kept than
great riches; and loving favour, rather than silver and gold. A good
name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the
day of one's birth. What a loathsome brood are the children of
sinners, brought up in the haunts of the G-dless; their inheritance
disappears, and their descendants live in lasting disgrace. A
G-dless father is taunted by his children for the disgrace they
endure on his account. Woe to you who are impious, who have
abandoned The Law Of G-d Most High! When you are born, you are
born to a Curse; and when you die, a Curse is your lot. All that is
of Earth, returns to Earth; so too, the G-dless go from Curse to
Destruction. There is grief over the death of the body, but sinners
have no good name to survive them. Take regard for your name, it
will outlive you, longer than thousands of great hoards of gold. The
days of a good life are numbered, but a good name lasts for all time.
Be true to your upbringing, my children, and live in Peace. Then
they Who Shall Have Believed, And Done The Things That Be
Right, Shall Be Brought Into Gardens Beneath Which The Rivers
Flow; Therein Shall they Abide For Ever By The Permission Of
their Lord; Their greeting therein shall be 'Peace'. Seest thou not
to What G-d Likeneth a good word? To a good tree; its root firmly
fixed, and its branches in the Heaven; yielding its fruit in all
seasons By The Will Of its Lord. G-d Setteth Forth These
Similtudes to men, that haply they may reflect.
The Lord Hath:
Looked And Heard,
Wrestled And Judged,
Hired And Brought Fortune,
Dwelled With And Made Happy,
Joined And Added To The Praise
Of The Son Of The Right Hand, Israel.
Hidden wisdom, and buried treasure; what is the use of either?
Better someone who hides his folly, than one who hides his
wisdom. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and Glorify your Father Which Is In Heaven. Bless not
only those you love, but Pray also for the Egyptians, as Abraham
and I have; and for the Philistines, as Abraham and Isaac did, for
so are they men as well. Love your enemies, Bless them that curse
you, do Good to them that hate you, and Pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you: That ye may be The
Children Of your Father Which Is In Heaven: For He Maketh
His sun To Rise on the evil and on the good, And Sendeth rain on
the just and on the unjust. Pray for them, that they Be Healed. It Is
For This Reason That The Lord Will Bless all those that bless you,
And Curse all those that curse you. Evil is like unto a plant in the
Earth: it is not destroyed easily as a seed, but it is as its roots
grow more abundant during the phases of the moon, before it put
forth seed, that it is most mortal. Likewise, when evil is in its
growth phase, it is most easily removed. Twelve times in a year
shall each of your families Pray For Healing of all men, according
to the number of their Nazirites; a different tribe each month, for a
different evil each month. Say also: Stir me Up O Lord, to be
Thankful For Thy Favour which Thou Hast Shewed upon me and
upon my parents, And To Do Righteousness that shall be Well
Pleasing To Thee; And Bring me In, By Thy Mercy, Among Thy
Servants, The Righteous.
49.29-30 Israel was honest with his sons about his approaching
death, and he charged them with his burial, with his fathers.
49.31-2 Abraham was buried in the place with Sarah, and Isaac
with Rebekah; and soon, Leah would be joined by Israel there.

49.31-2 That even righteous men lack enough righteousness To
Abide Beside G-d, and live. Their sin is written in their flesh.

49.33 Jacob made an end to charging his sons, and died peacefully.

49.33 Jacob dies in Egypt, five hundred, ninety nine After Flood.

50.1 Joseph was grieved upon the body of Jacob, his father.

50.1 Joseph's grief alone could not restore the life of Jacob.
Joseph's profound grief, stifled the expression of grief by his
brethren.

50.2 Joseph commanded Israel be embalmed, and it was
performed so the body could be transported to Canaan for burial.

50.2 The embalming of Israel could not restore the life of Jacob.

50.3 The Egyptians also were grieved, and wept for Jacob forty
days. Their love for Jacob helped them to forget their prejudices
towards Hebrews, and allowed the embalming process to take
place.

50.3 The embalming process took forty days to accomplish, and
created an extended mourning. The grief of the Egyptians also did
not bring back life to Jacob.
50.4-5 Joseph needed Pharaoh's permission to leave Egypt, even
to bury his father, he also lacked the authority to ask Pharaoh
directly.

50.5 Joseph followed his father's wish concerning burial. Joseph
gave his word in the ears of the house of Pharaoh, that he would
return afterwards.
50.6 Pharaoh granted Joseph's request concerning the burial.

50.6 Joseph however, was Pharaoh's servant and would not
therefore be allowed to be removed from Egypt for his own
interment in Canaan.

50.7 All peoples of Egypt, of low or high esteem, went with Joseph
for the burial; from the servants of Pharaoh, to the elders of his
house and his people.

50.7 The great company of people may also insure Joseph and his
family return.

50.8 All the house of Joseph, and the houses of his brethren, are
to attend the burial.

50.8 All Israel's children, flocks, and herds are left alone in Goshen;
also a guarantee they will return.

50.9-10 A great company made mourning for Israel, for seven days
beyond the Jordan to the east of Canaan.

50.9-10 A protracted mourning for the dead, does not alter it.

50.11 Even the Canaanites could recognize the great mourning of
Egypt.
50.12-3 Israel's sons obeyed and fulfilled his word to them,
concerning his burial in Canaan, land of his nativity, traveling
westward from the land of Nod, Wandering into Canaan.

50.12-3 For the Egyptians, they made this a journey toward the
setting of the sun, thus honouring their belief in a sun 'g-d'.

50.14 Israel's sons, and all the host of Egypt, return to Egypt.
Joseph's word to the house of Pharaoh is made good.

50.14 Israel returns to servitude in Egypt.

50.15 Joseph's brethren recognized after the death of their father,
that they truly were at Joseph's mercy for the evil they had done to
him.

50.15 Joseph's brethren were guilty concerning him.
50.16-7 Joseph's brethren created a lie concerning their father,
commanding Joseph to forgive his brethren what they did.

50.16-7 Joseph's brethren also asked forgiveness again from Joseph.
Joseph was moved to tears at their words. He knew it was a lie,
and was amazed they did not know he loved them, to have created
this lie.

50.18 Joseph's brethren also went and fell down before his face, in
fear.

50.18 Joseph's brethren offer themselves as Joseph's bondmen, for
their misdeeds.
50.19 Joseph corrected his brethren for falling down before him,
for he, as stated, is not In The Place Of G-d.
50.20 Joseph Gives Credit To G-d For Bringing them To Egypt To
Preserve Life.
50.21 Joseph gives word that he will continue to sustain his father's
house. He also gives comfort and kindness with his words to them.

50.21 It would be wrong, if they are able to support themselves, and
rely instead on Joseph, unless unable or serving a higher purpose.

50.22 All Israel lived together. Joseph lived a hundred and ten years,
a long life.

50.22 All Israel lived in Egypt, Not The Land G-d Gave them, and
subject to Egyptian rule.

50.23 Joseph saw his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

50.24 Joseph recognizes his approaching death.

50.24 Joseph reminds his brethren that G-d Will Bring them Home.
50.25 Joseph took oath of his brethren to bring his bones with them
When G-d Remembers them Again.

50.26 Joseph dies in Egypt, six hundred, thirty five After Flood.

50.26 Joseph lived a hundred and ten years, and they embalmed
him, and placed him in a coffin.
x1.1-5 Jacob's family escaped the famine.

Hear, O Israel:
The Lord thy G-d,
The Lord Is One;
And I Have:
Looked And Heard,
Wrestled And Judged,
Hired And Brought Fortune,
Dwelled With And Made Happy,
Joined And Added To The Praise
Of The Son Of The Right Hand, Israel;
And I Will Betroth thee Unto Me Forever;
Yea, I Will Betroth thee Unto Me In Righteousness,
And In Justice, And In Lovingkindness, And In Compassion,
And I Will Betroth thee Unto Me In Faithfulness, And thou shalt know The Lord;
And thou shalt love The Lord thy G-d with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might;
For Then Will I Turn To The Peoples, A Pure Language, That they may all call Upon The Name
Of The Lord, to serve Him with one consent. And These Words, Which I Command thee
This Day, Shall Be Upon thy heart; and thou Shalt Teach Them diligently unto thy children;
and Shalt Talk Of Them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way,
and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up; And thou Shalt Bind Them For A Sign
upon thy hand; and They Shall Be For Frontlets between thine eyes;
And thou Shalt Write Them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

GRACE

Praise be to G-d, Our Father,
Lord Of The Worlds which art in Heaven;
The Compassionate, The Merciful, Hallowed Be Thy Name;
King On The Day Of Reckoning;
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done, In Earth As In Heaven;
Thee only do we worship, and To Thee do we cry For Help;
Please Give us this day our Daily Bread;
And Guide Thou us On The Straight Path,
The Path of those to whom Thou Hast Been Gracious;
And Forgive us our Debts, as we forgive our debtors;
with whom Thou Art Not Angry, and who go not astray;
And Lead us Not Into Temptation,
But Deliver us From Evil In The Name Of G-d;
For Thine Is The Kingdom;
The Compassion And The Power;
The Mercy And The Glory;
Forever.
Amen.

I did Strive with G-d;
I am Christian toward men;
I will be Submissive To G-d;
And I will betroth Thee unto me forever;
Yea, I will betroth Thee unto me in righteousness,
and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in compassion,
and I will betroth Thee unto me in faithfulness; and I shall know The Lord.