The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 70
Zebulun 2
Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to kill him, prompting Joseph to fall on his face and plead for their pity. Themes: Divine Providence and Plan
1or Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to kill him.
2 And Joseph fell upon his face, and said unto them, Pity me, my brethren, have compassion upon the bowels of Jacob our father: lay not upon me your hands to shed innocent blood, for I have not sinned against you; yea, if I have sinned, with chastening chastise me, but lay not upon me your hand, for the sake of Jacob our father.
3 And as he spoke these words, I pitied him and began to weep, and my heart melted within me, and all the substance of my bowels was loosened within my soul.
4 And Joseph also wept, and I too wept with him; and my heart throbbed fast, and the joints of my body trembled, and I was not able to stand.
5 And when he saw me weeping with him, and them coming against him to slay him, he fled behind me, beseeching them.
6 And Reuben rose and said, My brethren, let us not slay him, but let us cast him into one of these dry pits which our fathers digged and found no water.
7 For for this cause the Lord forbade that water should rise up in them, in order that Joseph might be preserved; and the Lord appointed it so, until they sold him to the Ishmaelites.
Did You Know?
Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to kill him, prompting Joseph to fall on his face and plead for their pity.
Joseph begged that if he had sinned they should chastise him, but not lay hands on him to shed innocent blood.
One brother pitied Joseph so intensely that his heart melted and all the substance of his bowels loosened within his soul.
Seeing that brother weep, Joseph fled behind him while beseeching the others who were coming to slay him.
Reuben urged casting Joseph into dry pits their fathers dug, kept waterless by the Lord until they sold him to the Ishmaelites.
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