THE FINAL TEST OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN
2. Put my cup.. in the sack's mouth of the youngest] Joseph evidently
did this as an excuse for keeping Benjamin with him. Perhaps, too, it
was a test of the brethren whether they would act as cruelly in
deserting their youngest brother as they had dealt with him... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREBY INDEED HE divineth] Divination by means of bowls of water was
very prevalent among the ancients. They appear to have had a
superstitious fancy that if one gazed long into a cup, he would see
future events reflected in its contents. Bowls have been found in
Babylon, inscribed on the inner sur... [ Continue Reading ]