“And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.”
But Joseph said: far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace. The application of the modified penalty — only Benjamin, the rest go free — is the final and most critical condition of the test. Joseph is offering the brothers the exact equivalent of the situation twenty-two years ago: the vulnerable younger brother held, the rest free to go. The application: the test of Genesis 44 is the test of Genesis 37. Will the brothers take the free pass and go home?
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