Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Okay, James, you got me. After carefully checking the text for all the other
responses I did above, I let loose one response based on memory, and proved
that my memory is sometimes faulty.
But this still does not rule out that the main character of Genesis 37:2b
through the end of the book is Joseph. The blessings of his father are part
of his story too.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:33 AM, James Read <J.Read-2 AT sms.ed.ac.uk> wrote:

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>>> Doesn't that strike supporters of the 'this is a story about Joseph'
>>> as just a little odd. Joseph is the hero of the day but according to
>>> his fathers blessing he will bow down to Judah who will hold the
>>> scepter just like the rest of the brothers.
>>>
>>> No that’s not odd, just part of the story. Secondly, where in Genesis 49
>>>
>> does it say that he is to bow down to Judah? I don’t find it. I find it
>> neither explicit nor implicit. That again sounds like eisegesis. Just
>> because Judah is specifically mentioned as having a scepter does not
>> negate
>> that the other brothers also held scepters, just that they’re not
>> mentioned.
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> Genesis 49:8
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> The sons of your father will prostrate themselves to you.
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> Looks pretty darn explicit to me.
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> James Christian
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>>> James Christian
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>> Karl W. Randolph.
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