Genesis 37:25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.
In the eyes of his brothers, Joseph was a pest and a pain. Given the chance, many of them wanted to get rid of him for good. Here they had their chance. He came far enough away from his daddy that they could come up with a plan. While Joseph sat in the pit without food or water, they sat around the campfire eating and deciding. Judah remembered Cain and Abel. That did not end well for the surviving brother. The alternative presented itself and Judah found a way to spare his younger brother's life. Maybe not the ultimate solution, but better than murder. How often (or rarely) do wiser heads prevail in our decisions?
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