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1 | Joseph practices divination? | Gen 44:5 | Chusarcik | 168664 | ||
How is it that Joseph, a man of God, would practice divination, an art that was forbidden for God's people? (Genesis 44:5 and 14) | ||||||
2 | Joseph practices divination? | Gen 44:5 | TEP | 168675 | ||
He didn't. Joseph is continuing to test his brothers before revealing himself. He was trying and proving them to see if they were still the same brothers and would treat Benjamin as they had treated him. He continued his act until he was confident of their complete submission and confession of guilt, hatred, and envy; to make them merciful and kind to one another; and to find out their true and deepest love for Jacob. He wanted to know what they were willing to do to help a youger brother and protect their father from suffering. He eventually became fully satisfied that they had greatly changed. Note Judah's plea verses 18-34. Here Judah is at the height of his manhood. It shows his generous devotion to his father and brothers. |
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3 | Was Joseph involved in occult practices? | Gen 44:5 | Just Read Mark | 195865 | ||
I was surprised to find Joseph claiming secret knowledge through divination (Genesis 44:5, Genesis 44:15). Perhaps he was “role playing” to further test his brothers? Or had he been influenced by his wife’s family, worshiping the god On? (see Genesis 41:45 and repetitions) |
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4 | Was Joseph involved in occult practices? | Gen 44:5 | stjohn | 195868 | ||
Hello JRM V 5. Is not this it in which my lord drinketh—not only kept for the governor's personal use, but whereby he divines. Divination by cups, to ascertain the course of futurity, was one of the prevalent superstitions of ancient Egypt, as it is of Eastern countries still. It is not likely that Joseph, a pious believer in the true God, would have addicted himself to this superstitious practice. But he might have availed himself of that popular notion to carry out the successful execution of his stratagem for the last decisive trial of his brethren. --Robert Jamieson God bless John |
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