Judah's suggestion to sell Joseph instead of killing him demonstrates the power of influence. Our words and actions can significantly impact the lives of others, for better or worse. God's Sovereignty in Human Decisions

26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime. 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!”

Judah seized the opportunity to propose to his brethren to sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites. "What profit have we," he said, "that we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; and our hand, let it not lay hold of him …

2021年12月9日 · The portion of Vayigash describes the pivotal showdown between Joseph and his older brother Judah. The meeting between the long-separated siblings is far from a pleasant reunion. Joseph appears to Judah as Zaphnath-Paaneah, the second most powerful man in Egypt, a bearded non-Jew who in no way resembles the spoiled tag-along brat he last saw ...

2021年11月22日 · Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, the medieval Biblical commentator known by the acronym Rashi, explains the three-stages which Joseph was sold into slavery: Joseph’s brothers pulled him from the pit and sold him to the Midianites, who sold him to the Ishmaelites, who sold him to the Egyptians.

2017年11月3日 · Indeed, despite being the fourth oldest son, Judah was granted the role of sovereign ruler and all legitimate rules of Israel, including Jesus, descended from the tribe of Judah. His idea to sell Joseph to the Midianites saved Joseph’s life and directly set God’s plan in motion. The man in the field

2024年4月21日 · Judah (Leah’s fourth son, and the son through whom Jesus would come) also came up with an alternative to killing Joseph—selling him into slavery. People often make decisions for their own gain. Although Judah’s suggestion to sell Joseph into slavery might have been due to some compassion for his “own flesh and blood,” greed was a ...

Seeing a caravan of Ishmaelites, Judah proposes to sell Joseph instead of killing him. The brothers agree and sell Joseph for twenty shekels of silver. Discovering Joseph's absence, a distraught Reuben finds his brothers deceiving their father with Joseph's blood-soaked robe. Believing Joseph to be dead, Jacob mourns deeply.

Judah convinced his brothers to remove Joseph from the pit and instead sell him into slavery. The arguments employed by Judah to achieve his goal warrant careful study. 23.

2016年8月30日 · When Judah asks what unjust gain (the meaning of the term for “profit” or “gain” in 37:26) they could get from killing their brother, one might expect him to repudiate unjust gain altogether. Instead, he suggests sparing their brother by selling him to the traders (37:27).