25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
26Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. 28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes, 30returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
The brothers seem heartless because they sat down to eat a meal after throwing their brother Joseph into the pit.
“Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?” “let us sell him to the Ishmaelites”.
They sold him for twenty shekels of silver!
Jesus was sold too!
Matthew 26:14Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Reuben tears his clothes, a sign of horror and mourning.
Did the brothers think or care about their fathers feelings?
Next study, covering sin with a lie!
Blessings, David
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