Hello to all...grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee and let's read through Genesis 42:1-38.Today we learned about Joseph's brothers.
1Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why are you staring at one another?"
2He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."
3Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "I am afraid that harm may befall him."
6Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold to all the people of the land And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
7When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. And he said to them, "Where have you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
8But Joseph had recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him.
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Now Joseph remembered his dream and said to them they must be spies...
15by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here!
16"Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."
17So he put them all together in prison for three days.
Joseph kept one in prison and let the others go and retrieve their youngest brother...(and take food to their families)
20and bring your youngest brother to me, so your words may be verified, and you will not die." And they did so.
21Then they said to one another, "Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us."
Joseph sent them on their way with food and money for the trip...on the way out one brother opened his sack and saw the money...they were very afraid(for fear of them thinking they took it)
The brothers returned home and told their father Jacob what had happened. They told him that they need to return with the younger brother and Jacob said No! He had already lost his youngest boy and he was not going to loose this son too.
38But Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left If harm should befall him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow."
Poor Jacob...he did not understand that it was indeed Joseph that had sent for the boy. It seems so funny to me that the brothers were so concerned with God's wrath on them for what they had done to Joseph in the first place...they must have grown up watching their father's spirit die along with his favorite son Joseph...it seems to me that maybe they were humbled in the process.....Please join with me in tomorrow's reading where we learn what happens to Joseph and his brothers... Genesis 43:1-34
