Genesis 43:1-2 - Now the famine was still severe in the land. So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food."
I wonder how much grain they "bought" the first time they went to Egypt. Was there a limit? It sounds like each of the brothers only had one sack of grain. How big was it? It doesn't sound like anyone else had gone with them, so there would only have been 9 sacks. How long would that last?
And why did they leave their brother in Egypt until all the grain was gone, or nearly gone? Didn't the brothers dare to bring up the topic with Jacob sooner? Didn't Jacob care about the missing son? Did he really care that much more about Benjamin?
And didn't Benjamin have anything to say about all this?
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