Parashat 11 Portion 43 ‘’Va yigash’ ’and he drew near’’ Gen 44:18-46:27 Jer30:21-31:5 +19 Is 51:12-52;12

Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, Creator of the universe, who desires covenantal intimacy with Your called-out ones – blessed are those whom You have called and chosen and have given a heart that longs for and sincerely seeks Your covenantal life.  Please, YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our hearts and in the hearts of Your people, the family of Israel. May we and our offspring and the offspring of Your people, the house of Jacob – all of us – know Your Name and study Your Torah empowering us to honestly love one another and to love You above all. Please uncover our eyes and open our hearts that we may carefully examine and receive the marvels and mysteries of Your Torah. Blessed are You, YHVH, who has created and established Your Torah for the set apart ones of Israel – through Yahshua our Messiah - Amein.

ויגשׁו - ’Va yigash’ ’and he drew near’

Gen 44:16  And Yehuḏah said, “What do we say to my master? What do we speak? Or how do we clear ourselves? Elohim has found out the crookedness of your servants. See, we are my master’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.” 

This reveals the raw unfiltered grief of Judah and his brothers – they didn’t know what to say, they didn’t know what to do; they didn’t know how they could survive the devastation of losing another brother –the devastation that would come upon their father Jacob, they were undone – this was the coldest darkest moment of their human existence – and most profoundly they were taking full responsibility for this catastrophe which had befallen them.

Gen 44:18  And Yehuḏah came near (יגשׁו) to him and said, “O my master, please let your servant speak a word in my master’s hearing, and do not let your displeasure burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh. 

This is the destiny of a chosen end time faithful remnant – they will not blame others for the time of Jacobs distress – for the time of the great tribulation.

Jer 30:7  Oh! For great is that day, there is none like it. And it is the time of Ya‛aqoḇ’s distress, but he shall be saved out of it. 

This is the destiny of an end time faithful remnant.

From the time of creation until now, it has been man’s disobedience to YHVH and His Torah that has brought chaos and destruction into the world.

Rom 3:10  As it has been written, “There is none righteous, no, not one! 

Rom 3:11  “There is no one who is understanding, there is none who is seeking Elohim. 

Rom 3:12  “They all have turned aside, they have together become worthless (ἀχρειόω - achreioō). There is none who does good, no, not one.” Psa_14:1-3, Psa_53:1-4. 

 

So ἀχρειόω is probably best understood as "rendered useless," "spoiled," "unfit for its intended purpose," or "morally corrupted to the point of being unprofitable." G889 ‘’hapax’’

 

In spite of all this failure - we are covered by a robe of righteousness …..

 

This is the message to an end time faithful remnant.

1Co 10:11  And all these came upon them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come, 

1Co 10:12  so that he who thinks he stands, let him take heed lest he fall. 

 

And so, Judah like the Messiah – empties himself, taking the form of a servant – Phil 2:7

Php 2:5  For, let this mind be in you which was also in Messiah יהושע,

 

Jer 30:10  And you, do not fear, O Ya‛aqoḇ My servant,’ declares יהוה, ‘nor be discouraged, O Yisra’ěl. For look, I am saving you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Ya‛aqoḇ shall return, and have rest and be at ease, with no one to trouble him. 

Jer 30:11  For I am with you,’ declares יהוה, ‘to save you. Though I make a complete end of all nationsa where I have scattered you, yet I do not make a complete end of you. But I shall reprove you in judgment, and by no means leave you unpunished.’ Footnote: aSee Jer_46:28, Isa_34:2, Isa_45:17, Dan_2:44, Amo_9:8, Hag_2:22. 

 

 

וְיִסַּרְתִּיךָ לַמִּשְׁפָּט, וְנַקֵּה לֹא אֲנַקֶּךָּ – I will chastise you for judgment and will not hold you innocent, no I will not hold you innocent – Rom 8:1

 

In Jeremiah 30:11, the Hebrew word nâqâh (Strong's H5352) primarily means "to be clean," "free from guilt," or "innocent." However, in a legal or punitive context, it means to be acquitted or to go unpunished.

YHVH uses this word twice in a single sentence to provide an emphatic guarantee of discipline with a limit. He states: "...yet I will by no means leave you unpunished" (or literally in Hebrew, naqqēh lo' 'anappēkkā).

Why it is used twice in verse 11:

1.      Hebrew Emphasis (The Infinitive Absolute): The repetition is a common Hebrew grammatical technique where the root verb is used twice, first in its infinitive form and then in its finite form (e.g., "punishing, I will punish you"). This construction expresses absolute certainty, intensity, and focus. (No one is exempt, and we must not forget that this warning is addressed to the family of Jacob)

 

Jer 50:20  “In those days and at that time,” declares יהוה, “the crookedness of Yisra’ěl shall be searched for, but there shall be none; and the sin of Yehuḏah, but none shall be found. For I shall pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.

 

Rev 3:10  “Because you have guarded My Word of endurance, I also shall guard you from the hour of trial which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell on the earth.  (guarding the Torah or word of endurance also comes with a price)

 

Gen 44:18  And Yehuḏah came near (ויגשׁו) to him and said, “O my master, please let your servant speak a word in my master’s hearing, and do not let your displeasure burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh. 

 

Heb 7:25  Therefore He is also able to save completely those who draw near (nagash)to Elohim through Him, ever living to make intercession for them. 

 

The Hebrew phrase בְּכָל־וָכֹל אֶת־הַנִּגָּשִׁים עַל־יָדוֹ לֵאלֹהִים translated into English is:

"In every way and completely, He is able to save those who draw near to Elohim through Him..."

Word-by-Word Breakdown:

·         בְּכָל־וָכֹל (be-khol va-khol): Idiomatically meaning "in every possible way," "altogether," or "completely." It corresponds to the Greek phrase eis to panteles (translated as "to the uttermost" or "forever" in Hebrews 7:25).

·         אֶת־ (et): A grammatical marker pointing to the direct object.

·         הַנִּגָּשִׁים (ha-niggashim): "Those who draw near" or "those who approach" (plural participle from the root nagash, used heavily in the priesthood context for approaching YHVH's presence).

·         עַל־יָדוֹ (al-yado): "Through Him," "by His hand," or "by means of Him."

·         לֵאלֹהִים (le-Elohim): "To Elohim."

 

Gen 44:19  “My master asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’ 

Gen 44:20  “And we said to my master, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a young child of his old age, and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him.’ 

Gen 44:21  “And you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, and let me set my eyes on him.’ 

Gen 44:22  “And we said to my master, ‘The boy is not able to leave his father, for if he leaves his father, his father shall die.’ 

Gen 44:23  “But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you do not see my face again.’ 

Gen 44:24  “And it came to be, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my master. 

Gen 44:25  “And our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’ 

Gen 44:26  “But we said, ‘We are not able to go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we shall go down, for we are not able to see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ 

Gen 44:27  “Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons, 

Gen 44:28  and the one went out from me, and I said, “Truly, he is torn, torn to pieces!” And I have not seen him since. 

Gen 44:29  And if you take this one from me too, and harm comes to him, you shall bring down my grey hair with evil to She’ol.’ 

Gen 44:30  “And now, if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us – since his own life is bound up in his life – 

Gen 44:31  then it shall be, when he sees that the boy is not with us, that he shall die. So your servants shall bring down the grey hair of your servant our father with evil to She’ol. 

Gen 44:32  “For your servant went guaranty for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall be a sinner before my father forever.’ 

 

"...וְחָטָאתִי לְאָבִי כָּל־הַיָּמִים" "...then I shall have sinned against my father all my days." Or ‘’I will never be able to be reconciled to my father forever’’

 

Gen 44:33  “And now, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a slave to my master, and let the boy go up with his brothers. 

Gen 44:34  “For how do I go up to my father if the boy is not with me, lest I see the evil that would come upon my father?” 

 

After this desperate selfless plea from Judah – Joseph could no longer restrain his emotions, he was hiding from his brothers.

 

Zec 12:10  “And I shall pour on the house of Dawiḏ and on the inhabitants of Yerushalayim a spirit of favour and prayers. And they shall look on Me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son. And they shall be in bitterness over Him as a bitterness over the first-born.

 

Rev 1:7  See, He is coming with the clouds, Dan_7:13 and every eye shall see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of Him. Zec_12:10 Yes, Aměn. 

 

Gen 45:1  And Yosěph was unable to restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he called out, “Have everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Yosěph made himself known to his brothers. 

Gen 45:2  And he wept aloud, and the Mitsrites and the house of Pharaoh heard it. 

Gen 45:3  And Yosěph said to his brothers, “I am Yosěph, is my father still alive?” But his brothers were unable to answer him, for they trembled before him. 

Gen 45:4  Then Yosěph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” And when they came near, he said, “I am Yosěph your brother, whom you sold into Mitsrayim. 

 

 

Gen 45:4  ויאמר יוסף אל־אחיו גשׁו־נא אלי ויגשׁו ויאמר אני יוסף אחיכם אשׁר־מכרתם אתי מצרימה׃ 

 

Gen 45:5  “And now, do not be grieved nor displeased with yourselves because you sold me here, for Elohim sent me before you to preserve life. (Gen 45:10 – Goshen)

Gen 45:6  “For two years now the scarcity of food has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there is neither ploughing nor harvesting. 

Gen 45:7  “And Elohim sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to give life to you by a great escape. 

Gen 45:8  “So then, you did not send me here, but Elohim. And He has set me for a father to Pharaoh, and master of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Mitsrayim. 

Gen 45:9  “Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Yosěph, “Elohim has made me master of all Mitsrayim. Come down to me, do not delay. 

Gen 45:10  “And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and be near to me, you and your

children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have. 

Gen 45:11  “And I shall provide for you there, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty, because five years of scarcity of food are still to come.” ’ 

Gen 45:12  “And look, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Binyamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you. 

Gen 45:13  “And you shall inform my father of all my esteem in Mitsrayim, and of all that you have seen. And you shall hurry and bring my father down here.” 

Gen 45:14  And he fell on his brother Binyamin’s neck and wept, and Binyamin wept on his neck. 

Gen 45:15  And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers spoke with him. 

Gen 45:16  And the report of it was heard by the house of Pharaoh, saying, “The brothers of Yosěph have come.” And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants. 

Gen 45:17  And Pharaoh said to Yosěph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your beasts and go, enter the land of Kena‛an, 

Gen 45:18  and take your father and your households and come to me, and I give you the best of the land of Mitsrayim, and you eat the fat of the land. 

Gen 45:19  And you, you have been commanded, do this: Take wagons out of the land of Mitsrayim for your little ones and your wives. And you shall bring your father, and come. 

Gen 45:20  And do not be concerned about your goods, for the best of all the land of Mitsrayim is yours.’ ” 

Gen 45:21  And the sons of Yisra’ěl did so. And Yosěph gave them wagons, according to the mouth of Pharaoh, and he gave them food for the journey. 

Gen 45:22  He gave to all of them, to each man, changes of garments, but to Binyamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments. 

Gen 45:23  And he sent to his father this: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Mitsrayim, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, and bread, and food for his father for the journey. 

Gen 45:24  So he sent his brothers away, and they left. And he said to them, “Do not quarrel along the way.” 

Gen 45:25  And they went up out of Mitsrayim, and came to the land of Kena‛an to Ya‛aqoḇ their father. 

Gen 45:26  And they told him, saying, “Yosěph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Mitsrayim.” And Ya‛aqoḇ’s heart ceased, for he did not believe them. 

Gen 45:27  But when they spoke to him all the words which Yosěph had spoken to them, and when he saw the wagons which Yosěph had sent to transport him, the spirit of Ya‛aqoḇ their father revived. 

Gen 45:28  And Yisra’ěl said, “Enough! My son Yosěph is still alive. Let me go and see him before I die.” 

 

There is a well-known midrash connected to Genesis 45:26:

 

This tradition appears in several rabbinic sources, including Midrash HaGadol, Sefer HaYashar, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, and later compilations. The most detailed version involves Serach (Serah) bat Asher — Jacob’s granddaughter, daughter of Asher.

 

The Story:

When the brothers returned from Egypt with the astonishing news that Joseph was still alive and was ruling over Egypt, they feared the sudden shock would kill their elderly father Jacob (who had mourned Joseph for 22 years and whose “heart stood still / became numb” in Gen 45:26 - Hebrew: vayyaphag libo, meaning his heart fainted or became paralyzed with disbelief).

To cushion the blow, the brothers asked Serach, who was known for her musical talent, to gently break the news to Jacob through song and music.

·         She sat before Jacob and played on the lyre/harp (Hebrew: kinnor) while singing something like: “Joseph my uncle is alive; he rules in Egypt; he has two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”

·         She repeated the gentle melody several times.

·         The music and poetic form allowed Jacob to absorb the news gradually without fatal shock.

·         Once the truth sank in, joy filled Jacob’s heart, the Holy Spirit rested upon him, and he believed. He then blessed Serach, saying something like: “My daughter, because you have revived my spirit, death shall never have power over you” (explaining the midrashic tradition that Serach entered Paradise alive and lived an exceptionally long life).

This is why Serach is listed among those who went down to Egypt (Genesis 46:17) and is one of the few women named in the genealogies.

 

Significance of the Midrash

·         It highlights the brothers’ care and repentance, they are now protecting their father’s life after previously causing him great pain.

·         It shows the power of music and gentle speech to convey truth and bring healing.

·         Serach becomes a heroine in Jewish tradition: a wise woman who later helps in other biblical events (e.g., during King David’s time) and symbolizes the transmission of hidden/redemptive knowledge.

This is a beautiful aggadic (narrative) expansion that fills in the emotional drama behind the terse biblical text. The text is terse because it gives the essential facts with minimal words and leaves a lot unsaid.

 

 

Blessed are you YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have given us your Torah of truth and have planted everlasting life within our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Amein.

 Jer 30:21  And his Prince shall be from him, and his Ruler shall come from among him. And I shall bring him near, and he shall approach Me, for who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?’ declares יהוה. 

Jer 30:22  And you shall be My people, and I shall be your Elohim.’ ” 

Jer 30:23  See, the storm of יהוה shall go forth in a rage, a whirling storm! It bursts upon the head of the wrong. 

Jer 30:24  The burning displeasure of יהוה shall not turn back until He has done and established the purposes of His heart. In the latter days you shall understand it.b Footnote: bSee Jer_23:20. 

The Lord Will Turn Mourning to Joy

Jer 31:1  “At that time,” declares יהוה, “I shall be the Elohim of all the clans of Yisra’ěl, and they shall be My people.” 

Jer 31:2  Thus said יהוה, “A people escaped from the sword found favour in the wilderness, Yisra’ěl, when it went to find rest.” 

Jer 31:3  יהוה appeared to me from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I shall draw you with loving-commitment. 

Jer 31:4  “I am going to build you again. And you shall be rebuilt, O maiden of Yisra’ěl! Again you shall take up your tambourines, and go forth in the dances of those who rejoice. 

Jer 31:5  “Again you shall plant vines on the mountains of Shomeron. The planters shall plant and treat them as common. 

Parashat 10 Portion 42 ‘’Miketz’’ Gen 43:14 -44:17 1 Kings 8:50-58 +66 Is 54:11- 52:12

Final section of Parashat 10 מקץ (קֵץ) from a primitive root which means ‘to cut off’

Our lives are defined by a series of ‘’entering and leaving’’ – One season comes to an end, and we transition into a new season – in this Torah portion, the season of hostility and separation of Jacobs family is now coming to an end – the family is about to reconcile and unite.

 

Some of our greatest trails come during the periods of transition from one season to the next – this Torah portion of a transition defines one of the greatest trails that the family of Jacob had to face then and will once again define their greatest trail in the last days – before meeting Messiah ben Yosef face to face.

 

The final seven-year apocalypse coming on earth is about bringing the family of Jacob back together again.

 

Why Transitions Are So Hard (and Important)

• They disrupt stability: Leaving the familiar (even if it's comfortable or "successful") brings uncertainty, grief, or fear. Entering the new often feels like stepping into unchartered territory.
• They shape character - "entering and leaving" moments defines our journey. They refine faith, expose what we truly rely on, and prepare us for fruitfulness in the next season.
• The way we leave one season will determine how we will enter the next season.

 

We need a great wakeup call – the return of Messiah is not about the restoration of Christianity or the Church – it is all about the restoration of the ‘’fallen tent of David’’ (Amos 9:11) the coming together of the house of Jacob – including all gentiles who have crossed the threshold of Jacobs house – some gentiles will stay, while others will only visit –

 Psa 15:1  יהוה, who does sojourn (visits) in Your Tent? Who does dwell in Your set-apart mountain? –

Mat 15:24 “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ěl.

Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, Creator of the universe, who desires covenantal intimacy with Your called-out ones – blessed are those whom You have called and chosen and have given a heart that longs for and deeply desires Your covenantal life.  Please, YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our hearts and in the hearts of Your people, the family of Israel. May we and our offspring and the offspring of Your people, the house of Jacob – all of us – know Your Name and study Your Torah to enable us to sincerely love one another and to love You above all. Please uncover our eyes and open our hearts that we may carefully examine and receive the marvels and mysteries of Your Torah. Blessed are You, YHVH, who has created and established Your covenant with the called apart ones of Israel – through Yahshua our Messiah - Amein.

ואל שׁדי - El Shaddai (אֵל שַׁדַּי) is the name of YHVH as the All-Sufficient One, the Nurturer, the Almighty who can provide in impossible situations. El Shaddai promises the sustaining and nourishing of the patriarchal covenant promises, promising fruitfulness and multiplication even in times of famine, barrenness, and even impending annihilation (see Gen 17:1, 28:3, 35:11). Jacob calls YHVH by this specific name here because the family is at the end of their resources, they need the Elohim who is “more than enough” to intervene in their transition – to rescue them.

“El Shaddai” highlights the central issue of this Torah portion - In the hardest moment of transition — when everything seems cut off — Israel calls upon the Elohim who is more than enough. He is the One who turns famine into Goshen, separation into reunion, and the fallen tent into restored worship.’’

Gen 43:14  “And Ěl Shaddai give to you compassion before the man, so that he shall release your other brother and Binyamin. And I, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved!” 

Gen 43:15  And the men took that present (את־המנחה הזאת) and Binyamin, and they took double the amount of silver in their hand, and arose and went down to Mitsrayim, and stood before Yosěph. 

 

That Present: (את־המנחה הזאת) According to Mat 27:46 Yahshua breathed out his last breath on the ninth hour – 3pm – the exact time of the ‘’minchah’’ offering for the temple service – ‘’minchah’’ is the same Hebrew word used in Gen 43:15 ‘’And the men took that present’’

 

Gen 43:16  And Yosěph saw Binyamin with them, and said to the one over his house, “Bring the men home, and make a great slaughter, and prepare, for these men are to eat with me at noon.” 

Gen 43:17  And the man did as Yosěph said, and the man brought the men into Yosěph’s house. 

Gen 43:18  And the men were afraid because they were brought into Yosěph’s house. And they said, “It is because of the silver, which was put back into our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, to throw himself upon us and fall upon us, to take us as slaves, our donkeys too.” 

Gen 43:19  So they came near to the man over the house of Yosěph, and spoke to him at the door of the house, 

Gen 43:20  and said, “O my master, we indeed came down the first time to buy food, 

Gen 43:21  but it came to be, when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks and saw each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack, our silver in its weight. And we have brought it back in our hand. 

Gen 43:22  “And we have brought down other silver in our hands to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.” 

Gen 43:23  But he said, “Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your Elohim and the Elohim of your father has given you treasure in your sacks – your silver had come to me!” And he brought Shim‛on out to them

Gen 43:24  And the man brought the men into Yosěph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their donkeys fodder. (all adding to the brothers’ increasing confusion and anxiety)

 

Gen 43:25  And they made the present ready for Yosěph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they were to eat there. 

Gen 43:26  And when Yosěph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand, into the house, and bowed down before him to the earth. 

Gen 43:27  And he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” 

Gen 43:28  And they said, “Your servant our father is in good health, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads down and did obeisance. 

Gen 43:29  And he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Binyamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “Elohim show favour to you, my son.” (Joseph wasn’t gloating over his brothers, he was being guided by YHVH’s Hand)

Gen 43:30  And Yosěph hurried, for his emotions were deeply moved towards his brother, and he looked for a place to weep, and went into his room and wept there. 

Gen 43:31  Then he washed his face and came out, and controlled himself, and said, “Serve the food.” 

Gen 43:32  And they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Mitsrites who ate with him by themselves, for the Mitsrites could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Mitsrites. 

Gen 43:33  And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at each other in astonishment. 

 

This was statistically improbable for a stranger to know, which is why the brothers were amazed. It is one of several subtle revelations Joseph gives before fully disclosing himself in the next parasha (Vayigash).

This foreshadows the Messianic Age / Millennial Kingdom, where the tribes of Israel have distinct, honoured places in the restored Kingdom under Messiah.

This does not diminish the inclusion of the nations; rather, it fulfills the Abrahamic promise that all families of the earth will be blessed through Israel’s restoration.

This moment at Joseph’s table is a beautiful foretaste of the future wedding supper of the Lamb and the Kingdom feast where Israel’s tribes have designated honour, and all who belong to Messiah (Jew and Gentile) rejoice together.

 

Gen 43:34  And he took portions to them from before him, but Binyamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they feasted and they drank with him. 

 

Midrashic and rabbinic tradition (e.g., in Talmud, Rashi, and earlier sources): The Temple was built in Benjamin’s portion because Benjamin did not participate in the sale of Joseph. This gave him the unique privilege of hosting the Divine Presence. Jerusalem itself straddled the border, but the sacred core (Moriah / the most set apart place – Kodesh Kodishim) belonged to Benjamin.

This makes Benjamin’s inheritance uniquely tied to the most contested set apart site on earth.

 

In many end-time teachings (especially in Messianic and restoration circles), this culminates in attempts to capture, destroy, or change ownership of the Temple Mount — the very place in Benjamin’s inheritance. This aligns with the Time of Jacob’s Trouble (Jer 30:7): intense pressure on the House of Jacob, particularly focused in Jerusalem.

 

Zechariah 12:2–3, 14:2 — Jerusalem becomes a “cup of reeling” and a “burdensome stone” for all peoples; nations gather against it.

 

Midrashically and typologically: The number five often symbolizes grace, favour, or strength in Scripture (five books of Torah, five-fold ministry in Ephesians, etc.). Benjamin receiving “five times more” can picture extraordinary grace and provision needed for the tribe/portion bearing the heaviest burden — guarding or hosting the most set apart place on earth during the most severe last days assault.

 

The Temple Mount in Benjamin’s ancient inheritance (Zechariah 12:2-3, 14:2; Psalm 83; Ezekiel 38–39). Jerusalem and the Temple mount will become the focal point of global conflict.

In that hour, the “Benjamin” remnant — the faithful core tied to the covenants and the Set Apart place — will face their darkest hour. Just as young Benjamin needed special protection and favour when the family stood at the threshold of their greatest transition, so the end-time “Benjamin” portion will require supernatural wisdom and understanding.

 

It is possible that a significant non-Jewish remnant (Gentile/Ephraimite) will make ‘’aliyah’’ and return to the embattled family of Jacob, during the heightened phase of the Time of Jacob’s Trouble. This company draws near in humility, brings their offering, and participates in comforting Zion – See Is 40

 

Batya Ruth Wootten (pioneer in the Messianic restoration movement) and author extensively uses the Joseph story to describe the awakening and return of Ephraim (the “fullness of the nations,” Gen 48:19). She links the second descent and family reunion to the end-time regathering of both houses of Israel, where non-Jewish believers (seen as Ephraim) play a key role in comforting and restoring Zion.

 

Non-Jewish / Ephraimite Role: In restoration theology (as discussed with Batya & Angus Wootten and similar teachers), the awakening of the “fullness of the nations” (Gen 48:19 — Ephraim) fulfills the “light to the Gentiles” role. These grafted-in ones participate in comforting Zion (Isa 40) and helping restore the fallen Tent of David (Amos 9:11). They do not replace Judah but join in the regathering.

 

Joseph Tests His Brothers

Gen 44:1  And he commanded the one over his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as they are able to bear, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack. 

Gen 44:2  “And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the silver for his grain.” And he did according to the word of Yosěph which he spoke. 

Gen 44:3  As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. 

Gen 44:4  And when they had gone out of the city, not having gone far, Yosěph said to the one over his house, “Rise up, follow the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? 

Gen 44:5  Is this not the one from which my master drinks, and with which he indeed divines? You have done evil in what you have done.’” 

Gen 44:6  So he overtook them and spoke these words to them. 

Gen 44:7  And they said to him, “Why does my master say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do according to this word. 

Gen 44:8  “See, we brought back to you from the land of Kena‛an the silver which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then should we steal silver or gold from your master’s house? 

Gen 44:9  “With whomever of your servants it is found – he shall die and we shall become my master’s slaves as well.” 

Gen 44:10  And he said, “Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found becomes my slave, and you are innocent.” 

Gen 44:11  And they hurried, each man let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack. 

Gen 44:12  And he searched, with the oldest first and with the youngest last, and the cup was found in Binyamin’s sack. 

Gen 44:13  And they tore their garments, and each man loaded his donkey and went back to the city. 

Gen 44:14  And Yehuḏah and his brothers came to Yosěph’s house, and he was still there. And they fell before him on the ground. 

Gen 44:15  And Yosěph said to them, “What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that a man like me indeed divines?” 

Gen 44:16  And Yehuḏah said, “What do we say to my master? What do we speak? Or how do we clear ourselves? Elohim has found out the crookedness of your servants. See, we are my master’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.” 

Gen 44:17  But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose hand the cup was found, he becomes my slave. And you, go up in peace to your father.” 

 

This is the moment of total surrender for the brothers – this is the ultimate ‘’dark night of the human soul’’

 

This section is about crossing the darkest threshold right before the revelation of Joseph revelation and Goshen (provision, protection, and family reunion). Jacob’s family must leave the old season of separation and enter the unknown — mirroring how the Time of Jacob’s Trouble is the “greatest trial” in the transition before Messiah’s return and the full restoration. “He shall be saved out of it” (Jer 30:7) parallels Joseph’s eventual self-revelation and the move to Goshen.

 

In the end times, Jacob’s Trouble involves unparalleled distress — wars, deception, economic collapse, and isolation — that drives Israel and the scattered House of Jacob into a place of total dependence and surrender. Like Jacob’s family, they reach the end of their own resources and have now reached that place where they do not love their lives even unto death – (“if I am bereaved, I am bereaved”).

 

Jer 30:6  Ask now, and see if a man is giving birth. Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labour, and all faces turned pale? 

Jer 30:7  Oh! For great is that day, there is none like it. And it is the time of Ya‛aqoḇ’s distress, but he shall be saved out of it. 

Jer 30:8  And it shall be in that day,’ declares יהוה of hosts, ‘that I break his yoke from your neck, and tear off your bonds, and foreigners no more enslave them. 

 

Jer 30:10  And you, do not fear, O Ya‛aqoḇ My servant,’ declares יהוה, ‘nor be discouraged, O Yisra’ěl. For look, I am saving you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Ya‛aqoḇ shall return, and have rest and be at ease, with no one to trouble him.

 

So, how is it possible not to fear? – Because this is just a transition – the old season is passing away – a new season is about to begin – it is not just a transition – it is a means to an end.

 

2Co 4:16  Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outward man is perishing, the inward man is being renewed day by day. 

2Co 4:17  For this slight momentary pressure is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of esteem. 

2Co 4:18  We are not looking on what is seen, but on what is not seen. For what is seen passes away, but what is not seen is everlasting.c Footnote: cSee 2Co_5:7, Rom_8:24, Heb_11:1 and Heb_11:13. 

 

No matter how bad the transition is – YHVH will send ministering angels to minister to His covenant people.

 

Psa 91:11  For He commands His messengers concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. 

 

Heb 1:14  Are they not all serving spirits sent out to attend those who are about to inherit deliverance? 

 

Psa 34:7  The messenger of יהוה encamps all around those who fear Him, And rescues them. 

 

Rev 12:11  “And they overcame him because of the Blood of the Lamb, and because of the Word of their witness, and they did not love their lives to the death. 

 

Job 13:15 -“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”

 

The sages note that Joseph was acting with prophetic wisdom. He wanted his brothers not only to be sorry, but to demonstrate ‘’teshuvah gemurah’’ (complete repentance) through action. The agony was measured and purposeful — never to destroy, but to heal.

 

In the end times, the House of Jacob will face intensified testing and apparent judgment (the “cup” of wrath or trial - this is not a ‘’diviners’’ or ‘’devils’’ cup – it comes from YHVH Himself) right before Messiah’s full self-revelation.

 

Isa 51:17  Awake, awake yourself! Rise up, O Yerushalayim, you who have drunk at the hand of יהוה the cup of His wrath. You have drunk the dregs of the cup of reeling, and drained it out. 

Isa 51:18  Of all the sons she bore, she has none to guide her. And of all the sons she has brought up, none is strengthening her hand. 

Isa 51:19  Both these are coming upon you – who is sorry for you?: Ruin and destruction, scarcity of food and sword. How shall I comfort you? 

Isa 51:20  Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, like a gazelle in a net. They are filled with the wrath of יהוה, the rebuke of your Elohim. 

Isa 51:21  Therefore please hear this, you afflicted and drunk, but not with wine. 

Isa 51:22  Thus said your Master, יהוה and your Elohim, who pleads the cause of His people, “See, I shall take out of your hand the cup of reeling, the dregs of the cup of My wrath – never again shall you drink it. 

Isa 51:23  “And I shall put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your being, ‘Bow down, and we pass over you.’ And you made your back like the ground, and as the street, to walk over.” 

 

This is the climax of pressure before the full revelation and reunion in the next parasha (Vayigash).

 

Blessed are you YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have given us your Torah of truth and have planted everlasting life within our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Amein.

 

Siener van Rensburg: The Final Prophecies of Fire, Famine, and the New Dawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39TWkhjQXiM

 

Parashat 10 Portion 41’’Miketz’’ Gen 42:18-43:13 Is 50:10 – 51:7-11 Is 49:14 – 51:3

Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, Creator of the universe, who desires covenantal intimacy with Your called-out ones – blessed are those whom You have called and chosen and have given a heart that longs for and deeply desires Your covenantal life.  Please, YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our hearts and in the hearts of Your people, the family of Israel. May we and our offspring and the offspring of Your people, the house of Jacob – all of us – know Your Name and study Your Torah to enable us to sincerely love one another and to love You above all. Please uncover our eyes and open our hearts that we may carefully examine and receive the marvels and mysteries of Your Torah. Blessed are You, YHVH, who has created and established Your covenant with the called apart ones of Israel – through Yahshua our Messiah - Amein.

Isa 51:4  “Listen to Me, My people, and give ear to Me, O My nation, for the Torah goes forth from Me, and My right-ruling I set as a light to peoples. Isa 51:7  “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, a people in whose heart is My Torah: do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their reviling’s. 

ויאמר אלהם – ‘’and he said unto them’’

Gen 42:18  ויאמר אלהם יוסף ביום השׁלישׁי זאת עשׂו וחיו את־האלהים אני ירא׃ ויאמר אלהם – ‘’and he said unto them’’

Gen 42:18  Now Yosěph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear Elohim: 

 

Do what and live?

 

‘’When My family comes together again you will live’’

 

The scribe was inspired to begin this portion with the phrase ויאמר אלהם  (Gen 42:18) – it is a calling from YHVH to bring back together a covenant people – only a unified covenantal people can restore covenant life on earth -  covenantal life is  resurrection life – it is a life that comes back after the death of everything that stands in the way of covenantal life.

 

By demanding Benjamin be brought down, Joseph is forcing the brothers to confront the very Person (Yahshua) who embodies the "right hand" (covenant authority) of the Father.

 

The resurrection was a non-negotiable cornerstone of Yahshua’s identity and Israel’s future restoration. The resurrection message elevated Yahshua’s teaching of the Torah into the universal declaration of victory over sin and death and pointed to the unification of YHVH’s family sometime during the ‘’third day’’ - Hos 6:2  After two days He shall revive us, on the third day He shall raise us up, so that we live before Him. 

 

When religious leaders demanded a miraculous sign to prove his authority, Yahshua repeatedly stated that no sign would be given except the "sign of the prophet Jonah"—predicting he would be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights (Matthew 12:39–40)

 

First-century Jewish theology largely viewed the resurrection as a single corporate event at the very end of time.

 

For the first century Believers – it was the ultimate vindication of their faith - 1Co 15:14  And if Messiah has not been raised, then our proclaiming is empty, and your belief also empty, 

1Co 15:15  and we are also found false witnesses of Elohim, because we have witnessed of Elohim that He raised up Messiah, whom He did not raise up, if then the dead are not raised. 

1Co 15:16  For if the dead are not raised, then neither Messiah has been raised. 

1Co 15:17  And if Messiah has not been raised, your belief is to no purpose, you are still in your sins! 

 

For this reason, the scribe starts off this section with the words ויאמר אלהם – ‘’go and tell your brothers the appointed time for our family reunion/resurrection has come’’ and so it shall be repeated one final time again in the last days.

 

Gen 42:18  Now Yosěph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear Elohim: 

 

When Joseph appears to his brothers again – it was like Joseph died and rose again.

 

When an end time remnant appears before the Messiah (Ben Yosef) it will be because they too have experienced the same kind of death and resurrection – Gal 2:20

 

Gen 42:19  “If you are trustworthy, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house, and you, go, bring grain for the scarcity of food of your houses. 

 

Mishnah (Pirkei Avot / Ethics of the Fathers 3:17), spoken by the sage Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah. The full, symmetrical statement reads:

 

אִם אֵין קֶמַח אֵין תּוֹרָה; אִם אֵין תּוֹרָה אֵין קֶמַח.
Im ein kemach, ein Torah; im ein Torah, ein kemach.
"If there is no flour, there is no Torah; if there is no Torah, there is no flour."

 

Flour comes from crushed grain.

 

And so, in the last days - Messiah ben Yosef repeats these same words to an end time remnant –

 

“ Be trustworthy while your Birthright Brother (Yahshua) remains in a place of waiting for you and your brothers will come together again to proclaim this eternal word to all nations – and then the end shall come - Mat 24:14  “And this Good News of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come’’ 

 

Rom 8:18  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the esteem that is to be revealed in (Gk - εἰς or into) us. 

Rom 8:19  For the intense longing (a) of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of Elohim. Footnote: aLit. anxiously looking with outstretched head. 

Rom 8:20  For the creation was subjected to futility, not from choice, but because of Him who subjected it, in anticipation, 

Rom 8:21  that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage to corruption into the esteemed freedom of the children of Elohim. 

Rom 8:22  For we know that all the creation groans together, and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 

Rom 8:23  And not only so, but even we ourselves who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we ourselves also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 

Rom 8:24  For in this expectation we were saved, but expectation that is seen is not expectation, for when anyone sees, does he expect it? 

 

Gen 42:20  “And bring your youngest brother to me, and let your words be confirmed, and you do not die.” And so they did. 

 

If the Messiah does not return – we will all die in our sin without any kind of a future hope.

 

Gen 42:21  And they said to each other, “Truly, we are guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the distress of his life when he pleaded with us, yet we did not listen, that is why this distress has come upon us.” 

Gen 42:22  And Re’uḇěn answered them, saying, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the boy,’ and you would not listen? And see, his blood is now required of us.” 

Gen 42:23  And they did not know that Yosěph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter. 

 

This situation will be repeated in the last days amongst the ‘’brothers’’ of Yahshua – and when he hears them Yahshua too like Yosef will weep (in secret) with great rejoicing –

 

Gen 42:24  And he turned himself away from them and wept but came back to them and spoke to them. And he took Shim‛on from them and bound him before their eyes. 

Gen 42:25  And Yosěph commanded and they filled their sacks with grain, also to put back every man’s silver to his sack, and to give them food for the journey. And thus, it was done for them. 

 

We are not redeemed with silver:

 

1Pe 1:18  knowing that you were redeemed from your futile behaviour inherited from your fathers, not with what is corruptible, silver or gold, 

1Pe 1:19  but with the precious blood of Messiah, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, 

1Pe 1:20  foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for your sakes, 

1Pe 1:21  who through Him believe in Elohim who raised Him from the dead and gave Him esteem, so that your belief and expectation are in Elohim. 

 

‘’Silver is the currency of the betrayal (both of Joseph (20 pieces of silver) and later of Yeshua for thirty pieces of silver). Therefore, silver can never be the currency for restoration. The covenant is only restored when self-preservation dies, and substitutionary love takes its place.’’

 

Gen 42:26  So they loaded their donkeys with the grain and went from there. 

Gen 42:27  And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his silver, for there it was in the mouth of his sack! 

Gen 42:28  And he said to his brothers, “My silver has been returned, and there it is, in my sack!” And their hearts sank and they were afraid, saying to each other, “What is this that Elohim has done to us?” 

Gen 42:29  So they came to Ya‛aqoḇ their father in the land of Kena‛an and reported to him all that befell them, saying, 

Gen 42:30  “The man, the master of the land, spoke to us harshly, and took us for spies of the land. 

Gen 42:31  “But we said to him, ‘We are trustworthy, we are not spies. 

Gen 42:32  We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Kena‛an.’ 

Gen 42:33  “And the man, the master of the land, said to us, ‘By this I know that you are trustworthy: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the scarcity of food of your households, and go. 

Gen 42:34  And bring your youngest brother to me, then I know that you are not spies, but that you are trustworthy – I give your brother to you, and you move about in the land.’” 

 

 By saying they can "move about" or "trade," Joseph is offering them an official business visa. He is granting them the legal right to bypass Egyptian border security, conduct commerce, and buy food during a catastrophic global famine – and so shall it be again in the last days.

 

Gen 42:35  And it came to be as they emptied their sacks, that look, the bundle of each man’s silver was in his sack! And when they and their father saw the bundles of silver, they were afraid. 

Gen 42:36  And Ya‛aqoḇ their father said to them, “You have bereaved me – Yosěph is no more, and Shim‛on is no more, and you would take Binyamin! All this is against me.” 

Gen 42:37  So Re’uḇěn spoke to his father, saying, “Take the lives of my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I myself bring him back to you.” 

Gen 42:38  But he said, “My son is not going down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any harm should come to him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my grey hair with sorrow to She’ol.” 

 

Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt

Gen 43:1  But the scarcity of food was severe in the land. 

 

Let us remind ourselves, in the last days things will go from bad to very bad to almost unbearable –

 

Let us all get ready for the scariest rollercoaster ride in all history -

 

2Ti 3:1  But know this, that in the last days hard times shall come. 

2Ti 3:2  For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of silver,a boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, thankless, wrong-doers, Footnote: (a)Implying money. 

2Ti 3:3  unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, haters of good, 

2Ti 3:4  betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim, 

2Ti 3:5  having a form of reverence but denying its power.b And turn away from these! Footnote: bSee 2Ti_3:13, and also Isa_24:5-6, Mat_24:12, Rom_1:30-31, 2Th_2:3-11.

 

At the end of this bleak description in verse 5, Paul gives Timothy a direct, actionable command: "And from such people turn away!" Believers are instructed to recognize these destructive mindsets and actively disassociate from those who promote them, especially those who pretend to have an appearance of ‘’godliness’’ - 2Ti 3:5 They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people. 2Ti 3:6  For some of these men go into homes and deceive (Gk capture) foolish women who are burdened with sins and swayed by all kinds of desires. 2Ti 3:7  These women (Gk gunaikarion) are always studying but are never able to arrive at a full knowledge of the truth. 

 

For 2 Timothy 3:6, gynaikaria being a hapax means its exact shade of meaning is not exactly known (“little/silly/weak/gullible women”) draws heavily from the derogatory context rather than widespread NT usage. The ‘’hapax’’ strongly suggests that this does not apply to all women –

 

1Ti 2:12  But I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority (Gk ‘’authority’’ or domineering’’ also a hapaxlegomenon) over a man, rather, to be in silence – (‘’authority’’ Gk authenteō - The ‘’hapax’’ strongly suggests that this does not apply to all women )

 

Why Does Paul Forbid Women to Preach to Men? (1 Timothy 2:12) – 3min 10sec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0WeoGXccIw

 

1Ti 2:12  Moreover, in the area of teaching, I am not allowing a woman to instigate violence towards a man. Instead, she is to remain calm. 

 

Wilf Kent defines deception as the most violent form of brutality because you destroy yourself on an instalment plan and resent any interference. (this deception obviously applies to both men and women)

 

This mirrors the serpent’s approach with Eve (subtle deception targeting vulnerability). The goal was often to gain influence over the entire household through the women – see Is 3 :1 – 4:1

 

Some scholars refer to the church as the ‘’great harlot’’ (Rev 17)

 

In the last days YHVH is going to do a ‘’new thing’’ He restores the patriarchy by surrounding them with righteous women - Jer 31:22  “Till when would you turn here and there, O backsliding daughter? For יהוה has created what is new on earth: a woman encompasses a man!” 

 

Jer 31:22  Hoe lank sal jy bly aarsel, (English ‘’hesitate’’) o afkerige (rejection of YHVH’s order) dogter? Want die HERE het iets nuuts op die aarde geskape: Die vrou sal die man beskerm. 

 

Isa 4:1  "At that time, seven women will cling tightly to one man and will make him this offer: 'We'll provide our own bread. We'll provide our own clothes. Just let us marry you so we won't be stigmatized anymore.'"

 

Why? In the last days very few people will survive and there will most probably be 7x times more righteous women than men – (this a popular theory among several scholars regarding this verse – but also debated by many others)

 

(AI) The Joseph Story as the Prototype of Healing:

The fragmentation of Jacob’s family is the ultimate picture of a "fatherless" society, even while the father is still alive. Because the brothers were disconnected from the heart and vision of their father, they operated in jealousy, deceit, and violence—traits that define a broken, fragmented culture.

Healing only comes when patriarchal responsibility is restored through Judah:

·         The Heart Turns to the Father: When Judah pleads for Benjamin in Genesis 44, his entire argument is centred on the heart of his father: "How shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest I see the evil that will come upon my father?" (Gen 44:34).

·         The Death of Self-Interest: Judah steps into true patriarchal leadership by offering his own life. He stops acting like an orphan fighting for survival and starts acting like a father-figure protecting the lineage.

 

The End-Time Application

Scholars who apply this to our modern era argue that society cannot be healed by human systems, legislation, or financial schemes (the "silver" economy). True healing requires a resurrection of the paternal spirit—men who step out of the spiritual passivity of the "pit" and into the sacrificial responsibility of covenant guardians – (end quote)

 

‘’The Hebrew word for "father" is אב (Ab), and its linguistic construction reveals the exact blueprint for covenantal patriarchal leadership. In the ancient pictographic Hebrew script, words were not just random sounds; they were functional descriptions of the object's purpose.

1. The Pictographic Meaning of אב (Ab)

The word is made of two foundational letters:

·         א (Aleph): Represented by the head of an ox. It signifies strength, power, and leadership.

·         ב (Bet): Represented by the floor plan of a tent or house. It signifies the home, the family, or the inside.

When you combine these two letters, the word אב (Ab) literally means "The Strength of the House" [1]. A true patriarch is not an authoritarian ruler over the house, but the pillars that hold the tent up. If the Aleph (the father) is missing or weak, the Bet (the family/society) collapses’’ AI

 

Gen 43:2  And it came to be, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Mitsrayim, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.” 

Gen 43:3  But Yehuḏah spoke to him, saying, “The man vehemently warned us, saying, ‘You do not see my face unless your brother is with you.’” 

Gen 43:4  “If you let our brother go with us, we go down and buy you food. 

Gen 43:5  “But if you do not let him go, we do not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You do not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ” 

Gen 43:6  And Yisra’ěl said, “Why did you do evil to me to inform the man that you still had another brother?” 

Gen 43:7  And they said, “The man kept asking about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we informed him according to these words. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” 

Gen 43:8  And Yehuḏah said to Yisra’ěl his father, “Send the boy with me, and let us arise and go, and live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. 

Gen 43:9  “I myself shall stand guaranty for him – from my hand you are to require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. 

Gen 43:10  “For if we had not delayed, truly by now we could have returned this second time.” 

Gen 43:11  And their father Yisra’ěl said to them, “If so, then do this: Take some of the best fruit of the land in your vessels and bring a present down for the man, a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds. 

Gen 43:12  “And take double silver in your hand, and take back in your hand the silver that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. It could have been a mistake. 

Gen 43:13  “And take your brother, and arise, go back to the man. 

 

Now Jacob has once again comes to an end of himself – ‘’And I, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved!”  כאשׁר שׁכלתי שׁכלתי  ‘’shachalti’’- if I lose my family I lose my family – Rev 12:11 “And they loved not their lives unto the death.” – sign of an overcoming end time generation-

 

Mal 4:4  “Remember the Torah of Mosheh, My servant, which I commanded him in Ḥorěḇ for all Yisra’ěl – laws and right-rulings. 

Mal 4:5  “See, I am sending you Ěliyah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of יהוה. 

Mal 4:6  “And he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with utter destruction. “a Footnote: aSee also Zec_14:13. 

 

Blessed are you YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have given us your Torah of truth and have planted everlasting life within our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Amein.

Co 1:8  For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, of our pressure which came to us in Asia, that we were weighed down, exceedingly,a beyond ability, so that we despaired even of life. Footnote: aSee 2Co_4:8-9 and 2Co_4:17. 

2Co 1:9  Indeed, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in Elohim who raises the dead, 

2Co 1:10  who rescued us from so great a death, and does rescue, in whom we trust that He shall still rescue us,