[Avodah] Who sent the wagons?

[Akiva Miller]

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Bereshis 45:27 tells us that Yaakov saw the agalos (wagons) that Yosef had
sent. Rashi there explains that Yosef was sending a coded message, by way
of a pun, because when Yosef left Yaakov, they had been learning about the
eglah arufah.

But actually, in Bereshis 45:19, Paro commanded Yosef to tell his brothers
to take wagons. it was not Yosef's idea to send wagons at all. The idea
came from Paro.

Technically, Yosef DID tell his brothers to take wagons, but my point is
that it wasn't Yosef's idea. It seems that in order to send this message to
Yaakov, Hashem inspired Paro to command Yosef about the wagons.

Comments?

Akiva Miller
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