Portion of the Week; Miketz 51-4, Rabbi Konovitch

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although it has charm of the work is highly poetic but if we penetrate below the surface we shall find that there is quite possible for the features of the story of joseph who have been drawn some actual life from conditions as they really occurred from circumstances that actually brought about the amity and indifference among the members of the same family in our day we know of a number of cases which sadly show the alienation of affection and confidence of robbers there are instances the day when brothers parted never to meet again and when some calamity does bring them together they hardly know each other similarly in the case of joseph we are told by joseph know his brothers when he saw them they did not know him that was to be expected there are many exterior changes in him he grew from

youth to manhood them the coat of many colors which they emptied some years ago was exchange for the dignified dress of the great prince of egypt in his brother's on the other hand there was less alteration true they were older but they were not old they were already man when joseph it seemed the last laps of a little over twenty years they have slack in the activity of their step it may have for other lines on their cheeks but it had not carried the oldest of them beyond the vigor of life in addition to all this joseph might have expected their arrival because the famine was spread over all the countries around including canine his brother's for them all could not possibly have imagined that roy

and then sold those years ago to an ordinary caravan should become supreme ruler under the sovereign of the proud kingdom of egypt no one the joys of that not recognize as brothers and they did not recognize him we would have been surprised that they have known him but why the joys of disguise himself why did he keep them in suspense why did you not tell him immediately when he was was about cruel of him to make them suffer so much when they came for food does he not betray a measure of harshness when he puts them to do so many severe tests possibly does but by such line of action he shows that he has a definite purpose he shows by the manner in which he received his brother's body has a definite plan the key to the whole method is but he's

trying to find out whether or not their characters had improved and during those many trying years he wants to satisfy himself as to whether or not they would behave in the same way as they have done before so he pulls them to the test severe but not without reason the man's their younger brother benjamin as he hold to the man he watches carefully how it reacts on them what will be their response he wonders when they look upon benjamin's going with them as though they were losing jaws of a second time have the times of remorse which they surely must have experienced had any good effect on them or are they still the same selfish reckless and feeling then was so jealous of that is not enough to

increase the mystery and the fear joseph artist simon to be put in prison as guaranteed and benjamin calm while he sends the rest home to bring their father food also the money for the provision they brought your returns and this acts he does not want the money nor does he want revenge he wants to prepare them for the climax he wants to understand the nature their true nature and sent back all lego only imagination can make us realize the scene in the age of fathers home when they return from egypt they return with sacks full of food but with a song last another song gone and the demand for benjamin undoubtedly this open and our room than the father's heart the famine presses necessity compels them to go back to egypt

there is not a more summer brennan the house and after a great deal of cleaning benjamin is allowed to go with them as the door closes behind them jacob weeping says me have believe that my children joseph as gollum simon is gone and benjamin you're taking away all these things are against me as they wind their way through the paths as far as theater seizes upon them feel about that sort of having benjamin with them fear of meaty that stern look who had brad simon imprisoned fear about the question's you might ask concerning the money i found in the stacks that is merrill arriving at the food city they are invited to justice palace where they see table set with everything of the best we might call it a get together a meal

they of course did not know what it was all about they fear they trundle down and it was this all mean time joseph is about a breakdown he retires to one of his chambers and bear has a good cry he returns and commands the attendant to serve them according to their age is the firstborn according to his prior births and the youngest according to his youth a marvel they are or struck they are mystified how does this darren lynn no outrages but inwardly asked themselves above all of benjamin's porsche mixing the various fivefold why does he receive five times as much as we began by asking really the whole method is beyond them because a rental because a puzzle

joseph all this was method or this was part of the test he wanted to know once and for all rather run out they are still of a jealous disposition will they be jealous of benjamin as they had been jealous of joseph twenty years before and at the conclusion of the meal and the final test joseph instructed the superintendent of this house the film the sights of these men with provisions every man was to find his money returned to decide in benjamin sachs wants to be but not only the refund that money but also joe says silver cup early in the morning they started for home hardly that they passed the city limits when the superintendent over the eminences that and searching their sacks they were terrified to see the money in their bundles they were particularly

horrifying and how are stricken to find a silver cup and benjamin site which according to superintendent belong to his lord the prime minister of egypt he immediately ordered them to return to the city they charge of theft was laid against the one and lose possession the couple says gov it was futile to attempt to record or the points of artistic excellence of the joseph story we must preserve the conclusion of this dramatic story for next week's portion suffice it to say that the author did not a mere we're presenting a plot in the form of a drama he had in mind a fundamental lesson of judaism witchey wanted to teach them a thought the arthur wanted to express was that god the changes the evil which meant doing too good just us from out there the beautiful rose blossoms forth in accordance with god's will

so likewise in accordance with god's will another man's evil deeds greater goods and lessing must in time spring fall it is well for men to remember this men may mean to do evil men may do evil but god changes is very evil into greater good god has not merely created the world and set it going and since he has set it going he sits back and pass a vital it's such imagining is all wrong god is still in the world he still guides the destiny of men all right he still manifests itself by means of his rise and benefits of laws he still sees to it that the evil witch men do should not be eternal the evil witch men do should not be eternal

the evil witch men do might have the effect for the time being for the moment but in the long run the evil are shown in its full of blue nets and out of the people with his result in dublin as good as developed with his result and beauty this is the message of the joseph story as found in this portion of the case this is the teaching of judaism this is the path of progress which leads men to the goal of human existence this is the foundation for the real faithful on as constructive life this is an historical fact dramatically presented in the story and roll express later on by the hero of the drama when he said he'd meant the rule against me but god meant that for going to bring to pass as it this and as they to save much people alive

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