23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them. 24And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan
25Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, return each man’s silver to his sack, and give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out, 26and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
27At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack. 28“My money has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.”
Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
The brothers openly admit their sin against Joseph amongst themselves but Joseph understood them and he turned away and wept. Reconciliation is an emotional roller coaster but the brothers still need to repent.
The first part of reconciliation is admitting to ourselves that we hurt (sinned against) someone.
We don’t know why Simeon was chosen but all of this is part of God’s plan.
Joseph gave them provisions and hidden gifts and sent them on their way.
When they discovered the silver in their sacks they became fearful and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
Our Father gives us gifts before we repent also. HE returned their silver as a test and instead of being joyful with the riches of silver they became fearful.
They passed the test!
In what way have you been tested?
Blessings, David
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