Joseph can no longer handle the display of fraternal loyalty and continue his charade. He commands for every person except the brothers to leave his presence, and then, in a cry that reverberates ...
The Torah calls him a man. The prophet Hosea called him an angel (Hosea 12:4-5). The sages said it was Samael, the guardian angel of Esau and a force for evil. Jacob himself was certain it was God.