Yaakov's will

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1. Not Egypt!

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 35 minutes

   Yaakov is on his deathbed, and he wishes to give his final instructions for his burial. Why does he repeat his instructions, and why is the first set given to Yosef, without the other brothers present? Why does Yaakov act so deferential, and yet insists on Yosef swearing an oath to fulfill his wishes? The two sets of instructions serve two different important purposes: political expediency and transmission of identity and legacy.