Read Genesis 42:1-38 at Bible Gateway.
Hebrew paragraph division
Gen 41:1-44:17 {s} Joseph the overseer
These structures which do not span an entire Hebrew paragraph, strong theme, or Torah portion, but which are smaller structures as this one is, often contain overlapping elements, and we see that in this one.
The central axis contains two signs of Messiah: first, the number three, which is the most common sign of Messiah teaching tool, and second, the sign of resurrection and life. For slavery and prison are two prophetic types for death in Torah, as they end the life previously known. But on the third day, the brothers were raised up from prison to life, Joseph even saying, “This do, and live” to them on the third day.
We have seen a great many instances in Torah where someone was raised up to life on the third day, or miraculously escaped an assured death on the third day. Why? Just the sheer number of them found over and over again in Torah, the foundation of all Scripture, testifies that life from death on the third day is a Torah doctrine, established from the earliest chapters; thus when the Man who is miraculously raised from death on the third day shows Himself to be Messiah, it is not a violation of Torah to believe Him.
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