They had the same mother and were the two youngest. They would have been a closer bond. Joseph’s connection to his other brothers was not as close. They previously hadn’t got on.
36 “My kingdom,” said Jesus, “doesn’t consist of what you see around you. If it did, my followers would fight so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But I’m not that kind of king, not the world’s kind of king.”
So good!!
Joseph had so much mercy for his brothers. Not only did he forgive them but he did not make them beg for mercy. He provided for them when he could have killed them.
“And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life….So it was not you who sent me here, but God” (Gen. 45: 5, 8a). The fact that Joseph was able to forgive his brothers and see God’s goodness in the midst of it all is astounding! I’m pretty sure I would have still held a grudge against my brothers if I were him. This passage reminds me of the verse that says, “what you meant gif evil, God meant for good.”
It is in the quiet alone time with the Lord that He reveals Himself to us, just as Joseph removed everyone from the room before He told His brothers who He was. This is such a lovely foreshadowing of how we find Jesus and how He cares for us even before we have the A-Ha! moment. How He removes from us all the things that hinder us from knowing Him. How wonderful :)
They had the same mother and were the two youngest. They would have been a closer bond. Joseph’s connection to his other brothers was not as close. They previously hadn’t got on.
Why did Joseph give Benjamin more portions/ money than he gave his other brothers?
To see if they would repeat his own story of jealousy and quarreling or is their characters had changed
I think it’s because Jospeh and Benjamin share the same mother and father so their bond and connection would’ve been close
36 “My kingdom,” said Jesus, “doesn’t consist of what you see around you. If it did, my followers would fight so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But I’m not that kind of king, not the world’s kind of king.”
So good!!
Joseph had so much mercy for his brothers. Not only did he forgive them but he did not make them beg for mercy. He provided for them when he could have killed them.
Every pit in our Christian journey is a setUP for greater things ahead!
“And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life….So it was not you who sent me here, but God” (Gen. 45: 5, 8a). The fact that Joseph was able to forgive his brothers and see God’s goodness in the midst of it all is astounding! I’m pretty sure I would have still held a grudge against my brothers if I were him. This passage reminds me of the verse that says, “what you meant gif evil, God meant for good.”
It is in the quiet alone time with the Lord that He reveals Himself to us, just as Joseph removed everyone from the room before He told His brothers who He was. This is such a lovely foreshadowing of how we find Jesus and how He cares for us even before we have the A-Ha! moment. How He removes from us all the things that hinder us from knowing Him. How wonderful :)
Love this! So true
We are Barrabas, justly deserving of death, but God accepted Jesus in our place. Humbling.