Family Conflicts and the Restoration of the Cosmos

In Genesis 37–50, the image of kingly humility and servanthood is not the lion of Judah, but a foreign widow.

The Hebraic morals of kingship emerge in the struggle between Joseph and his brothers. This confounding story inverts the typical relationship between ruler and ruled.

Surprisingly, the destructiveness, and even violence, evident within Abraham and Sarah’s family are exactly what suits it to God’s restorative purpose. This family is God’s answer to a violent and destructive world.