Torah Portion Week 9 – Genesis 37:1 – 40:23 – Study Notes 2025 – 2026

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Torah Portion Week 9 – Va’Yeshev “and he lived” (25-26)
Joseph’s dreams, Judah and Tamar, Joseph is sold, Joseph and Potiphars wife and the 2 dreams in Jail interpreted by Joseph

Gen 37:1 – 40:23

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37:3 – Are we sons and daughters of YHWH’s old age?

37:4 – Why do others dislike what we do so much? – Is 59 & Wisdom 3,5

37:11 – Mention Leah – Jasher 41:2-3

37:36 – Read Jasher account – Jasher 41:19-34

Best information available about envy, jealousy, anger etc…

Testament of Simeon – 1:6-20

  • Also 2:5-11

Testament of Zebulon – 1:6-10

Dan 1:4-17

Gad 1:4-end (evil report)

  • Gad 2:1-3

YHWH allows situations to test envy/jealousy

  • Parable of the talents
  • This very scenario
  • Yahusha himself – Matt 27

Dreams Are from YHWH (but we must be wise and discerning) – Verses

Joseph on the road with the Ishmaelites – Jasher 42:1-29, 44-48

38)

Judah and Tamar

Testament of Judah 2:10-31

Jasher 45:23-24

39)

39:3 –  Whatever it is you do, do it with all your being (prospering even in the worst situations)  – – Col 3, 1 Pet 2, Eph 6, Ps 1

  •  Yahuah will raise you up in due time 1 Sam 2

39:20 – An expounded story between Zelicah and Joseph Testament of Joseph 1:25-81

  • Jasher account as well – Verses

39:21-23 – Here he probably had the right attitude again (Sirach 2)

40)

40:23 – The pattern repeated with Daniel (dreams) and subservient to an earthly king