Some call Judah's plea to Joseph the greatest monologue in the Old Testament. In today's Bible study, we'll learn why this is likely true.<ol><li>The Brothers' Test (v.1-5)</li><li>The Brothers' Change (v.6-13)</li><li>The Brothers' Guilt (v.14-17)</li><li>Judah Becomes Surety (v.18-34)</li></ol> <ul><li>Judah Requests a Favorable Hearing (v.18)</li><li>Judah Recounts Their First Visit (v.19-23)</li><li>Judah Reports His Father's Distress (v.24-31)</li><li>Judah Renders Himself As Surety (v.32-34)</li></ul> Judah's passionate offer to become Benjamin's substitute and surety foreshadows our surety, our Lord Jesus Christ. No wonder Jesus is called the Lion of Judah.

2.2 A Portrait of Forgiveness (Genesis 45:1-8 Bible Study)

Concise, meticulous Bible studies for Christians. Your facilitator is Pedro Cheung. He is a husband, father, and full-time physician. Pedro believes every word in the original documents of the Bible is verbally inspired and inerrant. He uses a grammatical-historical-theological method to interpret the Bible. Bible studies are released on Mondays.