Benjamin's Testimony

Benjamin’s testimony; was the twelfth son of Jacob and Rachel, the baby of the family that turns philosopher and philanthropist. A copy of the words that he commanded his sons to observe, after he had lived a 125 years: “Since Rachel my mother died in giving me birth, I had no milk; therefore I was sucked by Bilhah her handmaid. Rachel remained barren for twelve years after she had borne Joseph; and she prayed to G-d with fasting twelve days, and she conceived and bare me. My father loved Rachel dearly and prayed that he might see two sons born from her. Therefore was I called Benjamin, that is, a son of days.
When I went into Egypt to Joseph, my brother recognized me; he asked me what my brothers had told my father and I answered him. In reply, he told me the rest of the story; that they had stripped him of his coat, giving him to the Ishmalites, gave him a loin cloth, scourged him, and bade him run. And as for the one of them that had beaten him with a rod, a lion met him and slew him. And so his associates were affrighted.
Therefore, my children, love the L-rd G-d of heaven and earth, keep His Commandments and let your mind be unto good, for he that hath his mind right sees all things rightly.
Jacob embraced Joseph and kissed him for two hours, saying: In you shall be fulfilled the prophecy of heaven concerning the Lamb of G-d and Savior of the world, and that a blameless one shall be delivered up for lawless men, and a sinless one shall die for ungodly men in the blood of the covenant, for the salvation of the Gentiles and of Israel, and shall destroy Beliar and his servants.
See you, therefore, my children, and the end of the good man? Be followers of his compassion, therefore, with a good mind, that you also may wear crowns of glory. For the good man has not a dark eye; for he shows mercy to all men, even though they be sinners.
If any one is glorified, he envieth him not; if any one is enriched, he is not jealous; if any one is valiant, he praises him; the virtuous man he lauds; on the poor man he has mercy; on the weak he has compassion; unto G-d he sings praises.
If you do well, even the unclean spirits will flee from you and the beast will dread you. For where there is reverence for good works and light in the mind, even darkness flees away from him.
The good mind has not two tongues, of blessing and of cursing, of contumely and of honor, of sorrow and of joy, of quietness and of confusion, of hypocrisy and of truth, of poverty and of wealth; but it has one disposition, uncorrupt and pure, concerning all men.
It has no double sight, nor double hearing; for in everything which he does, or speaks, or sees, he knows that G-d looks on his soul. And he cleanses his mind that he may not be condemned by men as well as by G-d.
Flee the malice of Beliar; for he gives the sword to them that obey him. And the sword is the mother of seven evils. The first, the mind conceives through Beliar, and first there is bloodshed; secondly ruin; thirdly, tribulation; fourthly, exile; fifthly, dearth; sixthly, panic; seventhly, destruction.
The Temple of G-d shall be in your portion, and the last Temple shall be more glorious than the first. The Most High shall send forth His salvation in the visitation of an only-begotten prophet. He shall enter into the first Temple, and there shall the L-rd be treated with outrage, and He shall be lifted up upon a tree. The veil of the Temple shall be rent and the Spirit of G-d shall pass on to the Gentiles as fire poureth forth. He shall ascend from Hades and shall pass from earth into heaven.
Know you my children that I am dying. Do truth each one to his neighbour and keep the Law of G-d and His Commandments, for these things do I leave you instead of inheritance. Also give them to your children for an everlasting possession; for all these things they gave us for an inheritance, saying; Keep the Commandments of G-d until
G-d shall reveal His salvation to all Gentiles. And then shall you see Enoch, Noah, and Shem, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, rising on the right hand in gladness.
Then shall we also rise, each one over our tribe, worshipping the King of heaven, who appeared upon earth in the form of a man in humility. And as many as believe on Him on the earth shall rejoice with Him.
And G-d shall judge Israel first, for their unrighteousness; for when He appeared as G-d in the flesh to deliver them, they believed Him not. Then shall He judge all Gentiles, as many as believed Him not when He appeared upon earth. He shall convict Israel through the chosen ones of the Gentiles.
There shall arise in the latter days one beloved of G-d of the tribe of Judah and Levi, a doer of His good pleasure in his mouth, with new knowledge enlightening the Gentiles. Until the consummation of the age shall He be in the Synagogues of the Gentiles and among their rulers as a strain of music in the mouth of all. He shall be inscribed in the holy books, both His work and His word, and He shall be a chosen one of G-d forever. He will fill up that which laked of your tribe.”
And when he had said these things he stretched out his feet. And died in a beautiful and good sleep at the age of 125 years old.