Genesis 43-45
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wolfbiblemoonJoseph tricks his brothers to find out if they've reformed
* The Calypso in the musical in which the brothers beg and plead with Joseph to let their youngest brother, Benjamin, go when he is found with the cup that was planted on him is my favourite song in the whole show.
Though having now read the original story in the bible, I'm not sure that offering to go to jail themselves for a minor crime in the place of their brother is enough to redeem these men who a few chapters ago were slaughtering a whole city for their sister's honour (someone who's been entirely forgotten about since) and then tried to kill Joseph for being the favourite of their father.
But they are forgiven, I guess because their attempts at ridding themselves of Joseph led to him becoming very well off and important so they were just playing their part in the big plan.
Also the brothers now don't seem to have any problem with Benjamin being the new favourite of their father, he's the other son of Jacob's favourite wife, favouritism is a big thing in the bible.
* The Calypso in the musical in which the brothers beg and plead with Joseph to let their youngest brother, Benjamin, go when he is found with the cup that was planted on him is my favourite song in the whole show.
Though having now read the original story in the bible, I'm not sure that offering to go to jail themselves for a minor crime in the place of their brother is enough to redeem these men who a few chapters ago were slaughtering a whole city for their sister's honour (someone who's been entirely forgotten about since) and then tried to kill Joseph for being the favourite of their father.
But they are forgiven, I guess because their attempts at ridding themselves of Joseph led to him becoming very well off and important so they were just playing their part in the big plan.
Also the brothers now don't seem to have any problem with Benjamin being the new favourite of their father, he's the other son of Jacob's favourite wife, favouritism is a big thing in the bible.
