Now this is very interesting how Joseph does his brothers, not that they don't deserve more, but he really plays them well. Joseph's brothers don't recognize him when they come to Egypt to get grain. Joseph keeps Simeon as prisoner till they get back with their youngest brother Benjamin. He sent them on their way and filled their sacks with grain and placed their money back in their bags. Hmm! They thought what's up here? They had no clue what was going on. This was really perplexing then and they didn't know what to think, they were a bit worried and even thought it to be a test. They told their father Jacob what had happened and what the Prime Minister (Joseph unbeknownst to them at the time) had told them to do. Jacob was hesitant about giving them Ben to go back with them. He did want them to go back to get more grain, but the boys wasn't wanting to go without Ben. Jacob agreed. they went down and the Egyptians took them into Joseph's home and they didn't know what was gonna happen. They were worried about being in trouble for having the money from the last trip down. Simeon was excited to see their return. Joseph fed them and had their bags filled again with grain and had his servant place his personal cup in young Ben's bag along with their money in the tops of their bags as well, just like the last time. He let them leave and then he had his guards go after them and stop them to search them to find his personal cup. He found it in the Young Ben's bag, and he asked what this was, them taking advantage of him and his generosity after all he had done for them. He told them he was gonna place Ben in prison and then Judah begged to take his place because his father wouldn't live through losing another son. Joseph couldn't take it any longer and he finally told them who he was. They all embraces and they couldn't believe he was still alive, and in such standing in the Pharaoh's house. The Pharaoh found out and invited them to come and stay in the land of Goshen in a nearby the city. The Pharaoh even sent his carts and help back home with them to bring the young and old and the livestock and all they owned. So it was that Jacob left Canaan to go and live in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 42-46 -
I have always loved this story and yea I could have been more detailed but these are some of the things that really spoke to me in regards to how Joseph played and blessed his brothers and they just simply couldn't figure out what was going on. The other part that really get me and it must have hit them too when they finally realized that his dreams came true when they came to Egypt and Called Joseph master and Lord and they all bowed to him. Now I realize this wasn't realized at first but you know it soon had to be when they had time to process the situation. Just think knowing the realization of the Lord's vision upon your younger brother coming true all these years later, especially when you thought he was dead. This would be an absolute amazement to behold for sure. This is when the realization of knowing how blessed their brother is and how the Lord must be using him in the saving of their family. If we all really think and look back upon our own history I'm sure we can see situations in which we find or we see God's work in our past and realize the blessing we have in our lives. The Lord works in mysterious ways for sure.
Genesis 42:6 ESV - Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Father thank you for the continual blessings you have placed over my life even when I never seen or recognized them. I thank you Father for the intercession you placed in my life when I needed it and especially when I didn't see it. I know you work all things out for your glory Father, thank you. I give you all the honor praise & glory I have in me. I pray all in the wonderful counseling gracious loving humbling kind benevolent respectful praising glorious name above all names Christ Jesus, Amen!
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