Genesis 42: 14-23 “And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. And he put them all together into ward three days. And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.”
As time went by these men were to be the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. However, at this stage, they were still the sons of one man and four women. These sons fought against each other and ganged up on Joseph because he was the favourite. The Lord was bringing them to the place where they would repent of their sins and then they would be able to move on. Joseph wasn’t taking the place of God, he s just making sure that they would be trustworthy with his only full brother. The ten brothers remembered their sin and confessed what they had done. Joseph was gracious and didn’t kill them as he had every right to do. However, the Lord Jesus Christ treats every sinner in the same way. If we confess that we are sinners and believe in Him we can have everlasting life.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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