“And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:”
Then their father Israel said to them: if it must be, then do this: put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift — a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds. The gifts Jacob prepares for the man in Egypt echo the gifts the Ishmaelites carried when they bought Joseph — spices, balm, myrrh (Genesis 37:25). The application: the same goods that traveled with Joseph to Egypt now travel back to Egypt as gifts from Jacob's household. The providential circle is closing.
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