Comments on: Genesis 37:1-36, 39:1-23 http://www.thewayofapilgrim.com/2008/01/13/genesis-371-36-391-23/ “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:47:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TheWayofaPilgrim http://www.thewayofapilgrim.com/2008/01/13/genesis-371-36-391-23/comment-page-1/#comment-6 TheWayofaPilgrim Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:28:54 +0000 http://thewayofapilgrim.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/genesis-371-36-391-23/#comment-6 AlexZello...this interpretation of the story seems to be based on the anachronistic idea that the forefathers had the law already revealed to them. There is no reason to think that God made a special revelation of His law before the time of Moses. The simplest interpretation is that Reuben for one reason or another did not eat with his brother's that day and was surprised by their decision to sell Joseph. There is no reason to think that the brothers did not intend to kill Joseph at some point. It is possible that this story is a compilation of a couple different sources, but those sources are telling the same story. The post you referenced does not seem to be making that argument that the brothers were playing a practical joke, rather it is arguing that they never intended to kill him themselves, rather they wanted to leave him to fend for himself against the wild animals. I personally find nothing compelling about the arguments in the post you cite. AlexZello…this interpretation of the story seems to be based on the anachronistic idea that the forefathers had the law already revealed to them. There is no reason to think that God made a special revelation of His law before the time of Moses.

The simplest interpretation is that Reuben for one reason or another did not eat with his brother’s that day and was surprised by their decision to sell Joseph. There is no reason to think that the brothers did not intend to kill Joseph at some point.

It is possible that this story is a compilation of a couple different sources, but those sources are telling the same story.

The post you referenced does not seem to be making that argument that the brothers were playing a practical joke, rather it is arguing that they never intended to kill him themselves, rather they wanted to leave him to fend for himself against the wild animals.

I personally find nothing compelling about the arguments in the post you cite.

]]> By: AlexZello http://www.thewayofapilgrim.com/2008/01/13/genesis-371-36-391-23/comment-page-1/#comment-5 AlexZello Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:47:53 +0000 http://thewayofapilgrim.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/genesis-371-36-391-23/#comment-5 What do you think, please, of Obadiah Shoher's interpretation of the story? (here: samsonblinded.org/blog/genesis-37.htm ) He takes the text literally to prove that the brothers played a practical joke on Yosef rather than intended to murder him or sell him into slavery. His argument seems fairly strong to me, but I'd like to hear other opinions. What do you think, please, of Obadiah Shoher’s interpretation of the story? (here: samsonblinded.org/blog/genesis-37.htm ) He takes the text literally to prove that the brothers played a practical joke on Yosef rather than intended to murder him or sell him into slavery. His argument seems fairly strong to me, but I’d like to hear other opinions.

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