Notes from Genesis - Judah steps up:
'The family is in a terrible
position they need food desperately and instead of a trip to Egypt
to get food they have found unknowingly found themselves in the middle of a
test of trust from their brother Joseph. Jacob is unwilling to let
Benjamin go back with the brothers, he doesn’t trust them and he fears that
he may lose him too. It is apparent he has never gotten of the loss of
Joseph. None of the brothers, apart from Reuben’s poor attempt, step up to
take on the task of Benjamin’s safety.
It is then that Judah
steps up and says his own life with be his pledge that he will bring Benjamin
back with him safely. Judah
is saying that he will guard and protect him no matter what for his father.
He is also saying that if anything is to happen to Benjamin may he be blamed
forever. Wow, what a vow to make. This shows a real strength of character and
duty to his family.
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Through
doing this Judah
becomes the heir of the father and takes on the role of leader. This is a real
lesson to the original readers of responsibility and consequence. The result of
all this testing from Joseph is that Judah out of all his brothers
becomes a man worthy of something great.'
'To have a character worthy of greatness you need
to be willing to sacrifice yourself. You may not have to put your life on the
line, as Judah
did, but you might need to sacrifice money, your time or your freedom. To be a
great leader it takes putting others over your own needs and dying to your own
rights and your own wants. This is a godly character someone who takes on
responsibility far beyond what they are asked from others.'
LOVE this book!!
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