“And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.”
When portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank freely with him. The five-fold portion for Benjamin is Joseph's love for his full brother expressed through the medium available to him — the governor's table. The brothers eat; they drink freely; the tension begins to ease. The application: the joy of the covenant meal — feasting and drinking freely — is the joy that the providential meeting has created. The brothers do not yet know everything, but the meal is real.
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