Monday, 24 August 2009 02:00 | and posted in Brotherly Betrayal
"Please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of [Benjamin], and let the boy return with his brothers," [begged Judah]. "How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father.” Genesis 44:34
Reconciliation after abuse is not a simple process. Broken trust needs to be restored and depending on the level of abuse this may never happen.
Joseph, as the victim, continues to use his anonymity and authority to test his brother’s characters. The brothers return to Egypt a second time and Joseph makes it look as if Benjamin had stolen his silver cup. Judah’s response here to Benjamin’s fate enables Joseph to feel safe enough to reveal his identity.
