[Avodah] asara harugei malchut and mechirat yosef

[Eli Turkel]

<<It is only Eile Ezkera that posits
the link with Mekhirat Yossef and a discussion on the subject with the
Roman emperor or one of his officials, that would require them to be
contemporaries.>>

>From my original post I have other sources. Of course no way to know if they are
independent

Eli Turkel


>
> 2. Rabbenu Bachya = Bereshit 44:17, Bereshit 50:17, Bereshit 38:1
> Connects ketonet hapasim with a bodily punishment which ened up on the 10 sages.
> The word "anashim" appears 10 times n the parsha as a remez to the 10
> harugei malchut
>
> Yosef never gave mechila to his brothers and so they died in sin and
> so the need for the death of the 10 sages
>
> He then asks that only 9 brothers sinned since reuven was not in the conspiracy.
> He answers that the 10th brother is Yosef!!
> He caused the whole story by his behavior and so he also deserved a punishment
> Another answer is that Reuven was included because of the sin with
> Bilhah not the sin with Yosef
>
> 3. Tikunei Zohar p110
>
> The 10 harugei malchut were copies (diyuknayhu) of the sons of Yaakov
> Yosef was punished also in that he should have had 10 tribes from his
> descendants
>
> 4. R Chaim Vital parshat Vayeshev
>
> Reuven looked with ruach Hakodesh that the 10 harugei malchut were to
> be killed for
> the sin of selling Yosef by his brothers and G-d would avenge on them
>



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Eli Turkel